Musical automaton "Clown Magician"
Musical automaton "Clown Magician"
France, Paris
Circa 1905
Wood, metal, biscuit porcelain, fabric, braid, hair, papier-mâché; carpentry works, mechanical works, painting, sewing
60 × 20 × 27.5 cm
On the key: "LB"
Musical automaton in the form of a clown magician stands behind a small table draped with dark green woolen cloth trimmed with brown fringe braid. The figure is mounted on rectangular wooden base covered with burgundy velvet drape edged with gold braid. When the spring is winded and the mechanism is activated, a melody plays. During the performance the magician turns his head to the right and left, tilts it and raises it. The right hand holding a small cup and the left hand holding a wand are raised; items open one after another.
1948/ММП