10-28-200710-28-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2383
October 28, 2007 10:00 AMCalender
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Automaton of a Boy and Gray Hound

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$1,645$1,400
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2383Location: BoltonDate / Time: October 28, 2007 10:00AM

Description:

Automaton of a Boy and Gray Hound, probably Germany, from a pull-toy, the boy with open-mouth bisque head, fixed blue eyes, and original country costume, holding a stick in his right hand, on base with papier-mache landscape top and papier-mache dog, the mechanism causing the boy to turn his head, wave the stick, and the dog to move up and down as though running, ht. 13 1/4 in.
Illustrated p. 83.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

Germany, open-mouth bisque head