Musical automaton "Butterfly catcher"
Musical automaton "Butterfly catcher"
Germany, Köppelsdorf
Circa 1890
Germany, Köppelsdorf Circa 1890 Ernst Heubach, Köppelsdorf, Ernst Heubach
Fabric (silk), biscuit porcelain, wood, leather, metal, lace; carpentry, mechanical work, sewing, painting
50 × 15.5 × 15.5 cm
On the nape: "HEUBACH / 250-8 /0 / Köppelsdorf / GERMANY"
Musical automaton in the form of a toddler is mounted on rectangular wooden velvet-lined stand. When the mechanism is winded, a tune plays. The toddler turns the head right and left, up and down, and the arms move as he tries to catch a butterfly.
1487/ММП