Automata

Fantastic poster of a Spanish magician.

This clock form, unique to Scandinavia, is one of the best and most complicated of the form (see attached basic models). The case has beautiful marquetry throughout, and retains an o...

A beautiful 8 day arched rocking swan automata Grandfather clock. As the clock ticks, the swans

A rocking father time automata arched painted dial clock with 8 day striking the hours movement by

around the world. Jacques Bruguier is one of the most celebrated names in the history of Swiss automata

A second quarter of the 19th century Viennese grande sonnerie wall clock with automata. The glazed

Very rare 8 day arch painted dial automata clock with striking on the hours on a single bell. To

A fine small 8 day arched painted dial original rocking ship automata clock, by Charles Botta of

tidal automata dial which shows the high and low tides at Liverpool dock indicated by the sea level

The automata is house shaped. The front part shows a clock, A semi circular window as a door. The

A fine George III period ebonised and brass mounted automata bracket clock by Thomas Grinnard

operated by rods, the mechanical automata movement has a two air musical box providing a sound of fine

atop, below the crenellations, being signed by the maker, and a music box. The automata is operated

charm! 20th Century Musical Bird Automatons, also known as Bird Cage Automata, were popular tabletop

A French automaton: a cage with birds in gilded brass. Automata were built by master watchmakers to

from this era. The music box is a fine example of late 19th-century musical automata.

box on which it is presented. Only the oldest automata have a key to wind them up. It has the initial

Milanese collection. Automata have attracted the interest of the most refined collectors, since they were

reminiscent of the greatest automata ever created, making this piece a true masterpiece of artistry and

specialized in production of automata. The company's history started in 1866 when Jean Roullet opened a small

automata that delighted collectors and connoisseurs throughout Europe. Set against a regal burgundy

Marvel ca.1870 In the enchanting world of antique automata, there exists a rare and extraordinary gem

-inspired automata, these clocks are extremely popular with collectors and difficult to find in such

timekeeping with mechanically-inspired automata, these clocks are extremely popular with collectors and

timekeeping with mechanically-inspired automata, these clocks are extremely popular with collectors and

toy manufacturing company operating in the 19th Century, which specialized in automata and papier

timekeeping with mechanically-inspired automata. Not only does it include a clock face at its center, but also

automata. A painstaking and costly process was required to create just one of these elaborately ornamented

one-of-a-kind objet d'art was inspired by the mechanical complexity of 19th-century Swiss automata

-kind objet d'art was inspired by the mechanical complexity of 19th-century Swiss automata, and it

workshop specialised in exquisitely crafted items such as musical boxes, automata, and richly enamelled

The Clockwork Universe, German Clocks and Automata. NY: Neale Watson Arcademic Publications, Inc

, and corals to paintings, ivory trophies, measuring instruments, and incredible automata, it was a

, and corals to paintings, ivory trophies, measuring instruments, and incredible automata, it was a

underneath is 36".. With the automata pulled out, the chair becomes a lounge and is 70" long. A complement

automata and soft toys. Found at an Estate Sale in Nuremberg, Germany.

; and a catalogue image appears on page 238 of "Automata" by Christian Bailly written in 1987. Mr

French, "Ship's Quarter Deck" Automata clock from the Industrial Series. The bronze and silvered

and the automata. The ship rides on an oval shaped cam which makes it lift and roll. It is lit

mains supply (at 50 cycles) to a synchronous movement which drives both the hands and the automata

the three main attributes which continue to place antique automata in the spotlight - suspense

Automata - The Golden Age 1848-1914, C. Bailly, p.285 showing the three sizes from the R&D catalogue

A rare and probably unique arch painted dial automata of (Man lifting his glass of beer as the

most famous today for the elaborate musical clocks and automata that he produced and exported to China

many of his stock of objects de luxe and automata, but they were made in the workshops of leading

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

Over the years, British design company Linley has developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the R...

Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...

Model of a greenhouse in glass and iron. The greenhouse has an iron base, rectangular in shape, with cut corners. The body of the greenhouse, made of iron and glass, is welded to the...

A beautiful grocery shop room box, painted and stained wood with lithographed wall and floor papers, side stair case and upper gallery, some drawers on rear wall with metal handles a...

Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...

Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...

An ebonized wood cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels Augsburg, southern Germany, mid-17th century Dimensions: h. 43 cm, w. 32 cm, d. 20 cm Ebonized wood, inlay of painted piet...

Miniature Wunderkammer Grand Tour architectural model, entirely handmade, in balsa wood and brass, depicting the Tower of Pisa. The bells made of brass are inserted in the final part...

Rare Napoleon III style paneled room in blackened wood (stained beech) with its fireplace in stucco in imitation of porphyry. The fireplace, which is the centerpiece of this paneled...

Restoration-period mahogany-veneered boat-shaped sofa-bed with slightly inverted headboard. The front is soberly adorned with an ormolu plaque featuring scrolls and fleurons framing ...

Located in the hall of a ballroom, this exceptional fireplace welcomed the 80 guests of Edward Julius Berwind's luxurious New York home in the Louis XV style. It attests to the true ...