Musical automaton “Clown cellist”
Musical automaton “Clown cellist”
France, Paris
Late 19th century
Thorens (musical mechanism), Lambert, Léopold
Wood, metal, fabric, papier-mâché, fur, glass; carpentry and mechanical works, sewing, molding, painting
106 × 38 × 36 cm
On the disc label: “THORENS/SWITZERLAND/START/Martha//90”. On the disc: “SWITZERLAND”. On the mechanism: “STOP/START”
The automaton is made in the form of a clown figure holding a cello, standing on wooden barrel. When the automaton is turned on, the figure begins to move. The musical mechanism is switched on separately.
The set includes a screw-on winding key of the musical mechanism.
1452.1-2/ММП