11-01-201411-01-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 1, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Musical Automaton of a Female "Flower Vendor,"

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$492$400
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2760MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 01, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Musical Automaton of a Female "Flower Vendor," R. Aldridge, in the style of Henry Phalibois, the female figure dressed in a chiffon and suede dress with gilt-metal trim and lace, adorning a wide-brimmed bonnet, standing below a tree with an array of dried floweres, the key-wind, single-air mechanism activates the rotating head, her left hand holding a basket of flowers, and her right holding a bouquet of flowers, both rise and fall, all mounted to a green carpeted lawn and a velvet molded base with a plaque reading La Venduse a Fleurs, ht. 26 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

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Keywords

gilt-metal trim, Henry Phalibois, rotating head