Automata

Musical automaton "Carousel"

    Musical automaton "Carousel"

    France

    Circa 1880

    Wood, metal, fabric (silk, velvet), sequins, rhinestones, gesso; painting, mechanical work, carpentry, molding

    43 × 32 × 32 cm

    On the label: "2 AIRS" and partially rubbed handwritten titles of the tunes

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    Automaton is mounted on rectangular wooden base with lateral panels painted by brushstrokes of yellow, red and blue oil paint. When the automaton is activated, the figures begin to rotate clockwise while the upper rings turn counterclockwise.
    Paper label with a handwritten list of two tunes adorned by decorative vignette is on the stand bottom cover.
    The winding key for the automaton mechanism is in the set.

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