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A Napoleonic French prisoner of war carved bone spinning Jenny automaton, early 19th century, the figure standing behind a wheel, with cogs and hand crank between two platforms, on four turned bun feet, height 10cm, width 5cm, depth 5cm.

A Napoleonic French prisoner of war carved bone spinning Jenny automaton, early 19th century, the two figures standing behind a wheel, with three cogs and hand crank between two platforms, on a turned circular base, height 15cm, width 7.5cm, depth 4.5cm. (See illustration)

A Napoleonic French prisoner of war carved bone automaton of a cooper, standing behind a barrel, the hand crank turning a revolving circular platform on a square plinth base, height 13.5cm, width 5.2cm, depth 5.3cm. Condition report: Figure turns round and hits hammer. There is a small crack on bone plinth.

A REUGE MUSIC SAINTE CROIX REPRODUCTION AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD IN A CAGE, the cage with Capo di Monte porcelain mounts to top and base, red feathered bird on branch moving beak and tail, bird turns on branch, settings for intermittent, song and stop, numbered 6999 (or 6669) to base, height approximately 31cm

A REUGE MUSIC SAINTE CROIX REPRODUCTION AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD IN A CAGE, the cage with Capo di Monte porcelain mounts to the top and base, yellow feathered bird on a branch with moving beak and tail, bird turns on branch, settings for intermittent, song and off, height approximately 31cm

Hasbro Industrial Automaton R2-D2 Fully Operational Droid. Unopened in VG box.

A quantity of automaton fish etc.

A Japanese Kobe toy automaton, as a comical figure eating from a bowl, rectangular base, 9.5cm high, Meiji period; another, a dice box, protruding eyes, 5.5cm high (2)

Folk Art - an early 20th century softwood and pyrography automaton toy, the bat shaped plateau with four weighted model chickens, 26cm long

A Black Forest novelty mantel clock, early 20th century, the arched hood enclosing dial and movement over a body with automaton wall fountain, 35cm high and one larger Black Forest mantel clock, 47cm high, (a.f.), (2).

A miniature musical caged birds automaton, in need of repair,

Gilt metal singing birds automaton, 1970s, gilt metal cage, winding mechanism, 30cm.

Ivory cased singing bird automaton, French or Swiss, late 19th Century, oblong case with engraved decoration of birds and scrolling foliate, key wind musical mechanism, width 12cm.Provenance: Purchased at auction, Important Clocks, Watches and Mechanical Music, Sotheby's London, 19th June, 2003, Lot 110.

Automaton: A Société Française de Fabrication de Bébés et Jouets (SFBJ) clockwork automation of a walking doll with another in cart, standing doll as found.

Miscellaneous Collectable Items. This lot includes a large quantity of cigarette cards (regimental badges, signals, medals, uniforms, monarchy and characters from Dickens) amongst them, Victorian miniature bisque-headed doll with sleeping eyes, Kensitas cigarette silks, match boxes, advertising badges, miniature Holy Bible contained within the original tin box, miniature hymn book, minute Victorian porcelain doll contained within an enamel pill box, kitten automaton lapping milk (af). 

AN UNUSUAL LATE 19TH CENTURY GERMAN AUTOMATON, of a doll in a rocking chair. 10ins high.

A Vitascope Industries Ltd bakelite cased electric ship automaton clock, cream case with curved front and seascape with three masted ship, pierced hands and dot numerals, untested. Estimate £200 - £300

An interesting wooden boxed automaton type surprise snake toy, 28.5 x 10 x 10cm.

A Sainte-Croix Reuge music automaton of a singing bird on a perch in a domed gilded cage, with ring handle, 29cm high copy link below in browser to see the bird singinghttps://www.facebook.com/179911905378549/videos/vb.179911905378549/1712090325494025/?type=2&theater CONDITION REPORT: Some of the feathers need re-aligning, head and beak do not move some surface scratches,

A picture clock with a rural landscape with figures and boating scene and a church, automaton windmill and music box, 32 x 45cm, framed

Three Black Forest automaton bottle stoppers, one in the form of a drinking dog, together with a man who raised his cap and man with opening mouth (3)

A 1950's German alarm clock under a dome with musical ballerina automaton. 6'' high

Two original vintage Japenese Meiji/early Showa period Kobe Toy wooden carved automaton figures of stylised japenese men . Both AF.

A BIRD AUTOMATON comprising two song birds in a patinated metal cage, with a clockwork mechanism, overall 27cm high.

An early 20th century coin operated mahogany and brass, twin bird automaton with a carrying handle, a domed cage, one bird on a perch and the other on the ground, over a square base with canted corners, metal mount, winding hole and drawer on turned feet, with a key, 22 1/2"h, working

Approximately forty St.Leger dolls house automaton miniatures including sheep jumping over the bed, dentist, stork delivering a baby down the chimney, hand made by Laurence and Angela St.Leger

A modern Reuge Music automaton musical alarm open faced keyless pocket watch No. 7285, the enamel dial with subsidiary dial with Arabic numerals, above gilded and silvered automaton depicting a young man on a horse at a water pump with young lady in attendance, and with enameled landscape to background, to 17 jewelled movement, contained in engraved gilt metal case, 57mm diameter (made in 1994) and with black suede covered fitted box with key with lyre pattern terminal

A 19th Century automaton of a seascape with French three-masted sailing ship, and a headland with windmill and cottage, under glass dome, 13ins wide x 15ins high

AN OLD AUTOMATON BIRD CAGE A/F, TWO CHAMPLEVE CANDLARBRAS A/F ETC

A 1930's automaton doll and another

Quantity of twentieth century decorative items including porcelain jars and covers, Yixing teawares, carved wooden Buddha, soap stone carvings, clockwork birdcage automaton etc.

Vintage tin monkey musical automaton toy, German, with cymbals (working)

An automaton clock with bird in a cage with carrying handle on circular base

A Swiss Reuge automaton music box, the oval hinged lid opening to reveal a dancing and tweeting bird, with pierced gilt grill and blue and cream overall body, with canted corners and figure decorated panels, model 2066

A French automaton by Bontems of Paris in the form of a birdcage containing two birds, one on a floral branch, the square gilt base with canted corners, 49.5cm high/see illustration Condition Report: The automaton is in good condition and working order. The base has been re-gilded and the birds, although mechanically sound, have some loose feathers and are quite dusty. Provenance: Harrods, 29 Jan 2002, stock number 6042SS

A lithographed tin plate "Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace" clockwork automaton, marked "USA Pat. British Pat. Pending DRGM. DRPa" to the back

A 19th century oak cased longcase clock, the case later carved, the breakarch dial with silvered chapter and ship automaton signed Wilkinson, Wigton. 88'' high

*Automaton. Early 20th century birdcage automaton, with single singing bird perched on a branch in a gilt metal cage with carrying handle, 30cm high, working (1)

A 20th Century Swiss clockwork automaton singing bird in cageMarked to base Ivolene, 30cm high

An H.A.U. (Hamburg Amerikanische Uhrenfabrik) tinplate automaton carriage clock, mounted with a ferris wheel above white enamel roman dial.

A RESIN WALL HANGING AUTOMATON CLOCK 'FLYING SCOTSMAN' AND A RESIN GROUP OF TWO ELEPHANTS SEATED CRYING

BRADFORD EXCHANGE 'RAF 90th ANNIVERSARY DAWN PATROL', CLOCK, AUTOMATON WALL CLOCK AND A BRADFORD EXCHANGE 'NATURES TIMELESS MYSTERY' CUCKOO CLOCK (2)

A musical automaton, bowing man

An early 20th century French brass musical automaton singing bird, perched on a bar in a birdcage, with a leaf and floral decoration and a ring for suspension, the underside stamped 'MADE IN FRANCE', 28.2cm high.Click here to view the online page turning catalogue.

An original mid to late 20th century automaton figure being made originally for the Labour Party Bristol. Raised on plinth base with tall figure in blazer with boxed tray having notation for ' Please Take One ' 135cm x 50cm. 

A French gilt metal singing bird cage bird automaton music box, early 20th century, 32cm high.

A late 19th early 20th century Automaton in the form of a small boy, possibly a boy scout, pulling a small covered wagon. The figure which is probably of French origin has a small bisque head , arms and legs, and is working with a large key.

A 20TH CENTURY CLOCKWORK AUTOMATON OF TWO BIRDS IN A CAGE, both birds sing and move beaks, the red bird with moving head, circular embossed base, height to top of ring approximately 30cm

A 20TH CENTURY GERMAN SILVER GILT BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX, the case decorated with putti, foliate scrolls, birds and musical instruments, pull out button to side, oval hinged lid opening to reveal singing bird within a pierced grille, the whole on bun feet, marked Sterling, Germany 925 to underside, height 6cm x width 11cm x depth 8cm, with key

A rare clockwork duck automaton, circa 1910, possibly French with papier-mâché bill, orange and black glass eyes, carton body with white wool plush belly, purple, green, cream and brown patterned velvet upper, metal and painted cloth webbed feet and fixed key to the rear causing the duck to waddle and quack - 13¼in. (34cm.) high (some wear, one eye chipped)

A German advertising automaton of a chef, with composition head and hands, carton body, white linen chef whites embroidered Joe and holding a can of Lubby’s Tomato Juice, the clockwork mechanism causing Joe to nod - 17½in. (44.5cm.) high (mechanism inoperative, whites discoloured and slight restoration)

A rare German clockwork nodding Father Christmas automaton, with composition head, hands and feet, hole in one hand to hold tree, blue painted eyes, rabbit skin beard replenished with cotton wool, mica covered base, original red felt costume and keywind mechanism causing him to nod - 20in. (51cm.) high (damaged fingers)

A rare French push-a-long running dachshund automaton, 1920s, flock covered papier-mâché with brown, black and white glass eyes, detailed moulding with ears flying backwards, tail in and two large wheels causing the four legs to walk when pushed along - 16½in. (42cm.) long (one ear replaced and some wear) - this dog is very similar in manufacture to the barking French bulldogs

A rare French automaton of an Egyptian Sarcophagus 1920s, painted papier-mâché, the body decorated with a winged scarab beetle and other coloured designs in bands, the grey painted face with black moulded hair and white, brown and black glass eyes, a keywind mechanism to back with start-stop knob causing the eyes to move from side to side in a spooky fashion - 24¼in. (61.5cm.) high (slight wear)

A Roullet & Decamps boy with cart automaton, the Simon & Halbig 1079 head with blue lashed eyes and brown mohair wig, a clockwork mechanism is housed in the body with metal hands and composition legs wearing velvet shorts, lace shirt, black socks and shoes, when wound he walks and pulls along his wooden two-wheeled cart - 13¼in. (34cm.) long (hairline to forehead)

A German clockwork nodding lion automaton, felt covered carton with green and black glass eyes, sheepskin mane, keywind mechanism causing him to nod and open his mouth, revealing white glass teeth - 21in. (53.5cm.) long (some moth damage, missing tip of tail)

Carved Oriental wooden figure, mother of pearl decorated box and one other and a carved wooden wind-up automaton hand

A Brass Musical Automaton Bird, in case in the XIX Century manner, 12.5cm high; together with wooden base and glass dome.

A birdcage automaton, possibly by Blaise Bontems (1814-93), the Golden Oriole like bird on a perch amongst leaves within a square section cage surmounted by a ring through a ball knop, the gilt gesso base applied with floral cartouches, 46.5cm (18.25 in) high

AN EBONISED CASED WALL HANGING CUCKOO CLOCK, the wooden framed two train weight driven movement with anchor escapement striking on a gong, the hour train with outside count wheel and linked to a pair of bellows operating the automaton, 4 1/2" white enamel dial with Roman numerals set within a gilded blue paper surround, the oblong case with arched top with cuckoo aperture, fluted base and brass sleeve weights, 7 3/4" x 11" (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)