Automaton Doll
19th Century French Automaton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous rare 19th century automaton. Most likely made in France at the end of the 19th century
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain
Rare 19th Century Automaton Theater
Located in Madrid, ES
This important and rare automaton theater dates from the late 19th century and features both its
Category
Antique 1890s Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fruitwood
Unusual Continental Bisque Porcelain Automaton Figure
Located in London, GB
Unusual bisque porcelain automaton figure
Continental, circa 1900
Measures: Height 57cm, width
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure/Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Textile, Porcelain
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure Toy French
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage working condition
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
ANTiQUE FRENCH HAND MADE MUSICAL AUTOMATON JESTER CLOWN THAT PLAYS MUSIC & MOVES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
musical and moving Automaton Jester clown
A very good looking and well made piece, the hand moves to put
Category
20th Century French Edwardian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Velvet
H 15.95 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
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Handmade Articulated Wood Automoton Figural Doll Sculpture-Collectible Curiosity
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular Handmade collectible curiosity articulated wooden stationary automaton doll. Intricate
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Primitive Automaton Doll
Located in Peekskill, NY
This doll has a face only a mother could love. The disproportions are almost comical and can fall
Category
20th Century Unknown Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Pair of Hand Made German Automaton Doll Figures
Located in Culver City, CA
Pair of Automaton figures, metal and paper mache with glass eyes and carved teeth.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Lambert & Jumeau French Doll Automaton "Marquesita", music and 3 movements
By Lambert et Fils
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind and amazing French automaton from the prestigious house of Lambert (1858-1935) and
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
H 16.15 in W 7.09 in D 5.91 in
19th Century French Porcelain Musical Automaton Jumeau Doll with Basket
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a true treasure for seasoned doll collectors! This 19th century doll by Jumeau was crafted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Porcelain
French Walking Peacock Automaton
By Roullet & Decamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
This absolutely spellbinding peacock automaton is attributed to the French toy-making company
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Other Toys and Dolls
Materials
Paper, Feathers
French Walking Peacock Automaton
Located in New Orleans, LA
This spellbinding peacock automaton is attributed to the French toy-making company Roullet et
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Toys and Dolls
Materials
Feathers
Unusual Automaton Music Box Ballerina
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual automaton music box ballerina, working mechanics, articulated side to side and glowing
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure
Located in London, GB
Creepy clockwork musical automaton figure
Creepy comes to mind when you turn the clockwork
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Early Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Composition
Mid-20th Century Karl Griesbaum Automaton
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Automaton signing bird in cage music box by Karl Griesbaum. Made in Germany
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Violinist automaton with dome
Located in London, GB
19th Century French Violinist automaton with dome
This original and well-aged late 19th Century
Category
Antique 1870s French Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Vintage Singing Bird in a Gilded Cage Automaton C.1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage singing bird in a gilded cage automaton C.1930s
This charming little red bid sings when
Category
Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
19th c German Musical Automaton Toy by Zinner & Sohne Co. British Raj Theme
Located in Savannah, GA
The German manufacturer Gottlieb Zinner & Sohn produced sensational mechanical dolls and toys from
Category
Antique 1890s German British Colonial Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood
H 17 in W 15.75 in D 8.25 in
Carillon of five rag musicians, cloth body, iron feet, papier-mâché head, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
19th century, with small defects due to age, ideal for collectors of automatons and antique dolls. each
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric
H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Mid-20th Century German Working Baby Doll Automaton Figure
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th century automaton figure
We are proud to offer a fully working one off automaton figure
Category
Vintage 1950s British Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Composition
19th Century Roullet et Decamps French Rare Oversized Automaton Cow
Located in London, GB
19th century Roullet et Decamps Automaton cow
We are proud to offer a rare circa 1880 automaton
Category
Antique 1880s French Victorian Toys
Materials
Faux Fur, Wood, Paper
19th Century Articulated Automaton Doll
Located in London, GB
19th century articulated automaton doll
We are proud to offer a highly collectable and rare
Category
Antique 1880s British Folk Art Toys
Materials
Pine
Tall 19th Century French Porcelain Musical Automaton Jumeau Doll
Located in Dallas, TX
Here is a treasure for doll collector! This 19th century doll by Jumeau was crafted in France
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Porcelain
Antique Smoking Turkish Automaton
Located in Madrid, ES
Antique Smoking Turkish Automaton
A fascinating 20th-century automaton depicting a seated Turkish
Category
Vintage 1940s Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fruitwood
Adorable and Therapeutic Musical Clown Automaton Figure/Toy
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality therapeutic musical automaton clown toy in wonderful vintage condition.
Features
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
19th Century "Classroom" Automaton G.A. Schwarz, PA, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century "Classroom" Automaton G.A. Schwarz, PA, circa 1880
Measures: 17" wide x 11" deep x
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Lithographed Tinplate Automaton 'The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace'
Located in London, GB
A small and unusual lithographed tinplate automaton - 'The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham
Category
Vintage 1930s German Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
H 4 in W 8 in D 4 in
Antique German Toy Automaton Music Box with Girls Dancing Around the Maypole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
a hand-painted landscape on the back panel and three dolls depicting three girls in festive attire
Category
Early 20th Century German Bohemian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
H 11.25 in W 11.75 in D 9.5 in
20th Century French Musical Automate by Farkas with Its Dome Glass, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Magnificent and rare automaton pianist doll under a globe made by automaton repairer and
Category
Vintage 1950s French Musical Instruments
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Automaton Texas Cowboy Doll Playing Drum, 1960s
Located in Retie, BE
1960s vintage automaton of a Texas cowboy doll playing drum.
Mechanical cowboy doll, moving doll
Category
Mid-20th Century European Toys and Dolls
Materials
Textile, Felt, Plastic
Mechanical Doll with Music Box by Bru, Late 19th Century
By Bru
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This original mechanical doll (automaton) was made by Bru, a french company, at the end of the 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Sand Toy and Music Box Automaton Featuring High Wire Aerialists
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a sand-powered acrobatic automaton.
When the box is rotated and set down, the sand turns a
Category
Vintage 1950s Toys and Dolls
Materials
Glass, Cardboard
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Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
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18thC English Automaton Picture Clock
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
An unusual framed picture clock with automaton see saw, windmill and clock tower. The painted copper sheet depicts a bucolic pastoral scene, with trees and hills, a rustic cottage an...
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19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
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Memento Mori in Wood with Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, Italy End of 17th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in almost true-to-life measurements, sculpted with art and finished with a wealth of detail...
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H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
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...
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19th Century German Doll House Miniature Furniture
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century German Doll house miniature furniture
A sewing table, a table and 2 chairs.
The sewing table has a flap and the table has 5 compartments with a small scissor, a ...
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Antique 19th Century German Toys and Dolls
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Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in London, GB
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, an extremely fine and unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
Swiss-made, October 2001,
Height 9cm, width 6.5cm, depth 1.5cm
Open: height 9cm, width 13cm, d...
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Early 2000s Swiss Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
H 3.55 in W 2.56 in D 0.6 in
Antique German Christmas Scene Doll in Sled, with Music Box, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Bisque Head doll, with a smaller baby doll, is seated in a metal sled. The doll has brown glass eyes, blonde hair and teeth. The coat is made of pressed cotton. The sl...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
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Musical Automaton Picture Clock by Xavier Tharin, c. 1860
Located in Madrid, ES
Musical automaton picture clock by Xavier Tharin, c. 1860
Paris, hand-colored lithographed scene depicting a Mediterranean harbor scene with abbey, fountain, viaduct and watchtower ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Decorative Art
Materials
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Collection of 3 Italian 19th Century Marionettes
Located in London, GB
Collection of 3 Italian 19th century Marionettes
A fantastic set of 3 19th century hand crafted marionette puppets. All with original cotton, silk and valour clothing intact, han...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Early Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
Automaton Singing Birds
Located in Norwich, GB
Automaton Singing birds
Automaton singing birds housed in a gilded case standing on a stepped gilded base.
Three articulated singing birds standing on a green base with l...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
19th Century French musical automaton clock
Located in London, GB
This fine, antique mantel clock is constructed in ebonised wood by the renowned Parisian maker of automata, Xavier Tharin (French, active mid 19th Century). The clock face is set ont...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks
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Antique Meissen 68-Piece Floral Dinner Service
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen 68-piece floral dinner service
German, c. 1900
Largest serving dish: Height 6cm, width 52.5cm, depth 37.5cm
Square salad bowl: Height 9.5cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm...
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Antique German Bisque Doll #152/4 Happy Character Baby by Hertel Schwab
Located in Norton, MA
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Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dancer, Doll, 1950, Spanish
Measures: H 33cm, L 23cm, P 17cm.
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Fabric
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
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Automaton Doll For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the automaton doll you’re looking for. Each automaton doll for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, ceramic and porcelain. There are many kinds of the automaton doll you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An automaton doll, designed in the Folk Art or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made automaton doll has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Roullet & Decamps are consistently popular.
How Much is a Automaton Doll?
The average selling price for an automaton doll at 1stDibs is $1,964, while they’re typically $575 on the low end and $34,500 for the highest priced.