This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/24/2019
Harlequin Trapezist Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2000s. Wooden automaton with exposed works. A small-scale replica of magician’s automaton popular in the nineteenth century, the trapeze artist appears out of a wooden trunk and disappears back into the trunk by cranking handle. Hardwood and metal construction. 6 x 3 ½ x 6”. Signed by Mayer. Working. .69. Laetitia Princess of the Air Automaton. Paris: Pierre Mayer, ca. 2012. A small wooden figure levitates in front of a mirror, and her hands and arms extend as she rises. Handmade from wood and metal with exposed works. 6 x 3 x 10”. Signed by the maker. 599_088. 125.1,500/2,000