22nd Feb, 2024 12:00
The Important Private Antique Doll Collection of Austin Smith and Margaret Harkin - Part 1
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An unusual clockwork automaton acrobat circa 1900
Sold for £300
Estimated at £400 - £600
An unusual clockwork automaton acrobat circa 1900, with Gebruder Kuhnlenz bisque head, blue glass eyes, pale orange mohair wig, composition arms with clenched fists holding onto hoops, carton body housing clockwork mechanism, composition legs, original orange and pale green costume, stockinette sleeve and tights, red silk shoes with buckles, when wound the figure somersaults when suspended —13 1/4in. (34cm.) high (green shirt perished)
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