New Year Online Auction (#344)
Lot 547:
Description
European Automaton
(4) total items including a European chinoiserie automaton depicting a juggler balancing an object having bell-tipped silk streamers on his forehead, a porcelain head and glass eyes, standing upon a silk covered stand; together with (2) marionettes including an Asian Hindu deity, Hanuman and a Latin American style female samba dancer as well as a pair of small Chinese embroidered shoes
Property from: an Estate, Chicago, Illinois
Height: 35 inches, Width: 9 inches, Depth: 9 inches (tallest, without strings)
Condition: overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use, the automaton not in workable condition having dislocated mechanism, lacking crank for wind-up, cracks to hands, some fraying of silk, a bell-tipped silk streamer detached (present), fraying to cloth of Hanuman
Disclaimers: the automaton not tested, we cannot guarantee the operation, not checked for replacement parts
Category: Collectibles > Toys
Estimated Sale Time: 4:43 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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Last modified: January 6, 2026, 4:02 pm
Condition report:
overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use, the automaton not in workable condition having dislocated mechanism, lacking crank for wind-up, cracks to hands, some fraying of silk, a bell-tipped silk streamer detached (present), fraying to cloth of Hanuman
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