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A Collection of Various Treen to Comprise Extending Rack, Bellows, Pipe Rack etc Together with a Musical Cat Group Automaton, Wicker Box etc

Early 20th Century Automaton Standing Drum Player, a composition head black doll wearing a pink cotton suit and white shirt, on a papier mache body with painted boots, head nods, clockwork motion (key missing), on a painted square wooden stand, 55cm high

A modern solar system gilt metal automaton and a quantity of hardstone specimens and minerals contained in collectors trays. (qty)

Early 20th century tinplate clockwork automaton of a gentleman removing his top hat, 22cm high

An Antique brass caged mechanical automaton with musical bird, height 28cm.In working order

Bontems style clockwork double singing bird automaton, possibly French, 26 cm high, late 19th or early 20th century

An Austrian Biedermeier brass automaton portico mantel clock, 11cm dial inscribed with Arabic numerals and centred by a putto blacksmith, striking his anvil in conjunction with the chime, twin winding holes, eight day movement striking on a bell, the architectural case crested by an eagle, 59cm high, 34cm wide, 13cm deep

An Austrian Biedermeier ebonised automaton portico mantel clock, 11.5cm dial inscribed with Arabic numerals and centred by a putto blacksmith, striking his anvil in conjunction with the chime, twin winding holes, eight day movement striking on a bell, the architectural case quite plain, 41cm high, 26cm wide, 14cm deep

A reproduction automaton clock modelled as birds in a cage, H19cm

A singing bird-in-a-cage musical clockwork automaton, 20th c, of stamped brass and wirework, 26cm h Good condition and working order

A quantity of wooden items including tea caddy, cigar boxes, Jerusalem olive wood automaton clock etc

Early 20th century French walking elephant automaton, probably Roullet & Decamps, kid suede covered papier mache composition, naturalistically painted, with bone tusks and glass eyes, original key, mechanism needs attention, H18cm

An early 19th century mahogany longcase clock with eight day movement striking on a bell, the 12-inch painted breakarch dial with foundry scene automaton to arch above black Arabic hour numerals, subsidiary seconds and date aperture, inscribed 'Aquilla Barber Bristol', the hood with swan neck pediment, above glazed door and fluted columns, the trunk with cut corners and rectangular door, on a plain base and plinth, height 212.5cm, with two weights and pendulum. Note: Aquilla Barber is a recorded clockmaker working in Bristol from 1781 to 1846. He died in Newport in 1849.

A Sam Zell 2000 automaton 'No Free Lunch' 459/675 with the instructions, booklet and original box Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request

A collection of mixed bakelite, celluloid and other similar items to include; a cased set of red and light green circular gaming counters; a novelty spinning toy with central chromed bar with two green birds, approx. 17.6cm long; a novelty circular bakelite abacus like toy with multi coloured central pieces on a black bar approx. 7.7cm diameter; a box of multiple stained bone gaming counters; a set of celluloid dominoes in leather commemorative case 1953; a Bamdalasta black celluloid / bakelite dominoes set in original circular case with applied domino design to top, approx. 12.2cm diameter; a bakelite cased set of small gaming counters; a novelty part automaton articulated figure of a gymnast on pole; a multicoloured octagonal set of toys with various names of animals to bases, all of graduating sizes, and a mix of multicoloured and multi-designed bakelite / plastic charms on ring holders, one of two Highland Terriers etc, also a novelty faux tortoiseshell bakelite folding lady, approx. 8.7cm long.  Further details: all generally okay, some with minor loss and scratches, general wear.

A gilt metal and walnut novelty bird-cage automaton table timepiece, the clockwork mechanism moving the bird from side to side, the central revolving dial of bird's-nest form with three bead eggs, the turned base raised on filigree ball feet13.5cm highsplit to wood base. movement not tested for accuracy or duration. The mechanism causes the bird to oscillate, but there is no music, singing or whistling accompanying 

A Roullet & Decamps musical drinking polar bear automaton, early 20th century, covered in white fur, with orange and black glass eyes, composition nose and bone teeth, carved wooden hands and feet, clockwork mechanism causing the bear to pour liquid from a metal bottle to a cup and drink40cm highSome slight paint loss and cracking to fingers and toes, possibly with old retouching. Cosmetically in generally good condition, though with some slight fur loss to rear legs and one seam slightly open to true left side. Appears to function well mechanically.

A Roullet & Decamps knitting rabbit automaton, early 20th century, the bespectacled rabbit inset with glass eyes, the key-wind mechanism to the back moulded with initials R D30cm highMechanically appears to run well. With original label to underside. Slight gesso losses to paw, some loss of lacquer to spectacle frames, but generally in good decorative order.

A Roullet & Decamp clockwork tiger automaton, circa 1900-1910, inset with glass eyes, the carton body clad in fur, articulated legs and head, the motor causing the tiger to stalk and then pounce16 x 48 x 9cmA number of tears and losses to 'fur', particularly noticeable to the tail, neck and muzzle. Appears to have an old overlaid 'fur' collar of a similar pattern, now also loose. Mechanism functions. Well loved and somewhat tired.

Automaton: A French, late 19th century, musical automaton, incorporating a fortified tower, medieval windmill, and a three masted Man-of-War flying the French tricolour with a hand painted view upon the glass dome. Mechanism will be operated by pull strings with various functions including moving a soldier, rocking the ship, turning the sails of the windmill, playing two airs, although it does need servicing. Printed label on the underside of the case "Musique a 2 Airs, La Marseillaise, Choeur des Girondins, and handwritten number to the bottom of the label", case measuring approx. 50cm width, 20cm depth, 49cm height.

A late 19th early 20th century articulated gadget cane with carved wood French bulldogThe head with glass eyes, automaton with spring-loaded lower jaw segmented collar, carved shaft, metal ferrule, ears with celluloid repairs, 91cm long, (35 1/2in long)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Shop Display Automaton figure with chefs outfit with blue/white hooped trousers holding a tray, when operated the head and right arm swing back and forth 32", 82cm high

A 19th century Bradley & Hubbard cast iron John Bull blinking eye automaton clock case, painted in polychrome, 40cm high overall

A 19th century brass musical caged bird automaton, the base having stamped decoration and containing two birds, h 28cm 

A 1906 Italian Automaton barrel percussion piano by Fratelli Erba, ebonised with gilt detailing, playing an array of instruments including drum, cymbal, triangle, piano. Crank wound playing ten melodies playing on a 15 inch barrel. 20 cent play. Working order. (On wheels)

Hayter Hobby 41 Electric lawnmower together with ransomes patent chain automaton roller

A Napoleonic prisoner of war carved bone automaton modelled as a man operating a grinding wheel, height 12cm.Condition Report: Not in working order, lacking right arm.

A Napoleonic prisoner of war carved bone automaton modelled as a man opening a barrel, with interesting paper label to base inscribed 'Made by French prisoners of war in Dartmoor about 1803-5 John Mousford Commissary', height 9.5cm.Condition Report: Missing a finial and in partially working order.

A Napoleonic prisoner of war carved bone automaton modelled as a seamstress attending to a Spinning Jenny, in working order, height 10cm, and another similar in need of restoration (2).

PETER MARKEY. Seagull, an acrylic painting featuring a solitary automaton seagull. Unsigned. 61 x 91cm. Condition Report: In good condition. In one corner, glue blocks have become loose.  Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING.  The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CANNOT SHIP THIS LOT due to fragility, size or weight. Our recommended carrier is MBE Plymouth on +44 (0) 1752 257224 or info@mbeplymouth.co.uk.

J H Animations advertising shop window display automaton figure of a baker, applied plaque to base, lacking tray, H84cm

A vintage scratch built fairground automaton with hand painted livery for Brown's galloping horses with adapted Mamod traction engine and transformer

An antique silver cased automaton musical bird box, the cased decorated with winged cherubs playing musical instruments - the oval hinged lid revealing a singing bird with coloured feathers - 11cm x 8cm CONDITION REPORT In our judgement this lot is offered in working order, in that in winds, runs and chirps.Good condition thoughout, though notably the inner bird-shaped hatch is not attached. Importantly, it is included with the lot to allow for restoration.Our team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself. To that end, we have provided a number of additional images to showcase the lot in further detail.

Peter MARKEY (1930-2016) 'The Painter' and 'The Trojan Horse' 'The Painter', wooden automaton, signed,13cm high, 19.5cm wide and 7cm deep, together with 'The Trojan Horse', unsigned, 19.5cm high, 10cm wide and 6cm deep Shipping is available from £21.76 to a UK Mainland address.The Painter is missing its head, but is otherwise in good working order. The Trojan Horse is missing its tail and the movement is not running altogether smoothly, though is working. The Painter is signed Peter Markey whereas the Trojan Horse is not - please view added image.

A 20th century automaton - modelled in the form of an Arab horseman, 16cm high.

A 20th century boat automaton - the sailor aboard star gazing, 23cm high.

A Mid-20th century Silver Plated Bird Automaton Musical Box A Mid-20th century Silver Plated Bird Automaton Musical Box, of shaped outline and decorated with birds amongst foliate scrolls in relief, with clockwork mechanism, stamped "EB Metal" to underside.10cm wideAppears to function but no guarantee of working order, hinged cover slightly off centre, surface pitting and rubbing to plate.

A vintage jewellery box automaton with a bird sat upon a swing

A cast iron novelty Bradley & Hubbard mantel clock, cast as John Bull, dated July 1887, automaton eyes, painted in polychrome, 40cm high overall

A cast iron automaton figure clock with moving eyes

A cast iron automaton figure clock with moving eyes

Early 19th century mahogany inlaid cased 8-day longcase clock, Henry Geater, Bristol, the signed 13-inch break-arched Roman dial with subsidiary seconds and calendar crescent, within spandrels painted as flowers, the arch painted with landscape scene with see-saw automaton, 214cm high, sold with pendulum, two weights and winding key

A Napoleonic prisoner of war bone automaton model, of a spinning Jenny, with figure, 11cm high, c.1815

Gold-plated brass Karl Grisbaum music box with bird automaton and floral engravings. 20th century. Music box plays nicely, however, the bird does not go back in the box. Dimensions: 5.5 x 12 x 7 cm. In good condition.

A West German singing bird automaton modelled as three birds housed in a gilt cage with a domed top and ring handle CONDITION REPORT: winds but does not function

A late 19th/early 20th century bisque headed automaton doll, with painted eyes, eyebrows and moving head and arms, height 48cm. Condition Report: https://youtube.com/shorts/iHNqNuO2114

VITASCOPE; an Art Deco electric automaton clock, with three masted ship above a dial with dots for numerals, height 31cm.Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR IN-HOUSE POSTAGElight surface wear and scratches throughout, two screws missing from the underside, losses to the white paint on hands. We have not tested the item and offer no guarantee of working order. 

An unusual bisque automaton rolling/walking doll with painted eyes and eyebrows, and articulated limbs.Condition Report: When wound the doll does not move, clothing is ripped and stained, the hair is glued down so we cannot give an accurate report on the condition of the head.

SIMON & HALBIG; a late 19th/early 20th century bisque headed automaton doll, with open glass eyes, and moving head and arms, impressed S H 1039 DEP, height 57cm,

SFBJ; a French bisque headed automaton dancing doll, with glass eyes, painted eyebrows and limbs, height 61cm.

SIMON & HALBIG; a German bisque headed automaton dancing doll, with painted eyes, eyebrows and bisque limbs, height 50cm.Condition Report: Mechanism does work, the key is not original. Velvet to the base worn throughout. Head and shoulders appear ok, grubby in parts and a couple of slight and light scratches. Hands a little grubby and with very slight rubbing to tips of fingers. Clothes with age wear discolouration throughout. One earring lacking. Flower garland with age wear fading and lightly grubby throughout. Legs with minor wear, shoes with some wear and marks. Fixed foot with a crach to arch of foot. Despite faults overall appearance ok. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aEAf3hNV9cs

A GEORGE II EBONISED AUTOMATON BRACKET CLOCKBY THOMAS MORTON, LONDON, C.1745the brass eight day twin fusee movement with an anchor escapement and repeat mechanism, striking on a bell, the backplate with engraved scrolling foliage, the brass dial with a silvered chapter ring and black Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, the matted centre with a date aperture and silvered cartouche inscribed 'Thos Morton LONDON', inside foliate spandrels and beneath the arch with an automaton of a young couple riding a see-saw before a harbour scene, the ebonised case with a caddy top, brass swing handle with an arched glazed front and back doors, with glass side panels, with a brass pendulum46cm high, 28.3cm wide, 18cm deep

SFBJ 301 antique bisque doll and baby automaton, French, impressed 301 23, 1899-on, blue fixed eyes, mohair lashes, open mouth, very tiny chips to left upper eye lid, blonde wig and pate, wooden, hollow carton and wire armatured body, composition hands cradle tiny all-bisque baby, with painted features and hair, jointed limbs, key wound movement (sticky) to waist, allowing mother to rock baby by swaying torso and arms, mother height 15"/38cm and baby height 1.75"/7cm. Mounted on rectangular velvet covered wooden plinth, housing key wound musical movement, overall height (including doll) 17"/43cm. 

Early 20th Century 'The Oriental Lady' automaton Circa 1920 The hand-wound mechanism playing music from an internal music box as the automaton fans herself From the Gaia Servadio Collection Dimensions: 19.5 in. (H) x 13.5 in. (H) x 4 in. (D)

19TH FRENCH COUNTRY COMTOISE LONGCASE CLOCK, Jiffaux (à Touques), 8in. Roman enamel dial, in pressed metal mount, scumble painted case, grid iron pendulum, untested, 238cms (h) together with ANTIQUE FRENCH PRESSED METAL COMTOISE WALL CLOCK, enamel Roman dial in floral rococo surround, stamped L.P., suspending an associated pressed metal pendulum with chinoiserie and rocking automaton, sheet metal with dings, rear case sides loose, lacks weights, overall height 141cms (2)Provenance: private collection PenarthComments: as listed above, untested

A mixed lot, to include a clockwork automaton; and a part chess set.

Vintage Japanese battery operated automaton of a 'shoe shine' bear smoking a corn cob pipe

A RARE GILT METAL AND SILVERED AUTOMATON ‘LIGHTHOUSE’ TIMEPIECE WITH DUPLEX ESCAPEMENTBy André Romain Philéas Guilmet, Paris, No 1978, circa 1900Modelled as a lighthouse, with a domed top and finial, above the ‘lamp’ formed with a glass cylinder and oscillating glass bars to imitate the light, with a galleried platform, above tapering column with circular enamel dial and stepped base, the underside of the base stamped 1978 and DH25cm high**PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS SOLD SUBJECT TO 5% IMPORT VATCOMPARATIVE LITERATURE:Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, 1999, p.258CONDITION REPORTIn good condition and working.  The gallery has lost its original pierced balustrading and is replaced by plain bars and uprights.

A Bontems style clockwork singing bird automaton, late 19th or early 20th century, probably French, the chirping feathered bird modelled with articulated head and tails, set among naturalistic metal foliage in a domed wirework birdcage with hanging loop, 28cm high overall (at fault)Condition reportWhen wound the birds head rotates as it sings, however this appears to be intermittent as the movement pauses. 

A gilt metal mounted singing bird box automaton, 19th century, the canted rectangular box with chased and engraved decoration, the enamelled hinged lid painted with a pastoral scene and opening to reveal a singing bird with iridescent feathers, contained within associated leather box3.5 x 8.5 x 5.5cmBird action working but in need of some attention as reluctant to fold back into box. Side lever working but again the mechanism needs servicing. The bird does sing tunefully and move to some degree. Needs attention.As per the images the leather covered case is partially missing and has a sticker over the top. Enamel panel good to the naked eye, with tiny surface nicks and marks. Some oxidisation to pierced surround behind bird.