Lot 424

GUSTAVE VICHY MUSICAL AUTOMATON, 'THE MANDOLIN PLAYER'
CIRCA 1890







Auction: 28 September 2016 at 12:00 BST
£3,750
Description
the papier mache figure of a minstrel with wool hair, silk coat and waistcoat fitted with bells, with a lace ruff and cuffs, 'playing' a mandolin whilst he rocks and nods his head, blinks his eyes and moves his mouth, with original key
Dimensions
72cm high
Footnote
The Roger & Heather Daltrey Automata Collection






