Monkey Advertising Automaton for Peter Pan Scotch Oats by Fife Engineering Co. Ltd., c. 1947With metal head, articulated eyes and mouth, seated at...

16-Key Reed Barrel Organ with Monkey Automaton by Alexandre Théroude, c. 1870No. 392 on barrel and case, with six-air barrel operating five cams t...

Unusual Automaton of a Sarcophagus with Moving Eyes, c. 1920No. 5, papier-mâché sarcophagus with polychrome-painted geometric designs, symbols of ...

Musical Harbor Automaton, c. 1890With painted card buildings, bridge, watermill and three-masted French ship, on ebonized base containing replacem...

Ormolu and Copper Marine Automaton Clock by Eude and Cailly, c. 1840France, with 3¼-inch (8,3 cm) engine-turned Roman dial, two-train movement No....

Rare Narghile Smoker Musical Automaton by Leopold Lambert, 1920sWith papier-mâché head, original paint, green eyes with dramatic grey outline, cur...

Life-sized Electric Automaton Torchbearer by Franz OehrleinMainz, Germany. Papier-mâché and composition figure of an African boy holding aloft a g...

Clown Equilibrist Automaton by Decamps, c. 1920 and laterWith plaster-composition character head, fixed blue paperweight eyes, mohair wig and orig...

"Espagnole" (Spanish Lady) Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps, c. 1890With unsigned Jumeau (Size 1) bisque head with artist's mark "F", close...

Reproduction Automaton "Hoyt Life Picture" of a FarmerWith articulated head, mouth and eyelids, a battery-powered motor causing the man to look fr...

Early Walking Vintner Automaton by Gustave Vichy, c. 1880With French bisque head incised "5", closed mouth, fixed brown glass eyes, feathered brow...

Rare "Sonnette de l'Entracte" ("Intermission Bell") Musical Automaton by Gustave and Henry Vichy, c. 1895With plaster-composition head, blue-tippe...

Contemporary Musical Automaton by Enrico Bertschinger and ZdenkaDepicting an artist and a dancer beneath a rose bower, both figures with bisque he...

Musical Trio Automaton by Clair de Rêve, 1995Paris, depicting a harpist, pianist and violinist with sculpted heads and textured papier-maché hair,...

"Le Monde des Automates", 1928Numbered original edition (no. 706) by Alfred Chapuis and Edouard Gélis, Paris. Volume 1, 348 pages, with 263 illust...

Musical Automaton Portrait of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin by Christian Bailly, 2018Inspired by an automaton by Gustave Vichy, with plaster-compo...

Musical Juggler AutomatonGermany. Figure in traditional Sonneberg style, using a mixture of old and newer parts, with bisque character head, carve...

Unusual Paper Doll Nodding Automaton for Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures, c. 189434 Snow Hill London and Lowell, Massachusetts, copyright C.I. Hood & Co...

"Femme Clown Cirque" ("Female Circus Clown") Automaton by Roullet et Decamps, c. 1900With Simon & Halbig bisque head incised "1300-6 DEP S & H". O...

Alfred Chapuis and Edmond Droz, "Automata, A Historical and Technological Study", 1958Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Édition du Griffon, 414 pages, 23 co...

Rare Dancing Bear Musical Automaton by Roullet et Decamps, c. 1900With fur-covered papier-mâché body, articulated head, mouth, waist and left leg,...

Musical Automaton by Griesbaum, mid-20th CenturyMathias Griesbaum, Triberg, Germany. Walnut case with double doors that open to reveal an illumina...

Musical Automaton Picture of a Bacchanal, c. 1890Hand-colored paper-on-card lithograph of a gentleman and four ladies in room setting with flowers...

Electric Advertising Automaton from 1972 Film "Sleuth", c. 1930sPresumably Germany. Modeled as an auctioneer at wood podium, with papier-mâché hea...

Polichinelle Musical Automaton by Roullet & Decamps, c. 1915With Lanternier bisque socket head lightly incised "Fabrication Française, A.L. & Cie,...

Fine "Pièce à Oiseau" Musical Box, c. 1890Playing eight operatic and other airs on two combs of 23 teeth each (complete) and 31-action organ bridg...

Musical "Globe de Mariage" (Glass Marriage Dome), c. 1900France, with beveled glass mirrors, pressed metal motifs depicting daisies, lilies, a hum...

Musical Toilet Paper Holder, c. 19252 melodies: "Merry Widow" and "Blue Danube", Made in Switzerland by Thorens. Plays at each use. - The most unu...

Interchangeable "Multiphone" Manivelle Musical Box by Charles Ullmann, c. 1890No. 625 (pencil inscription in case), stamped "Ch. U." in triangle, ...

3 Musical Boxes1) 2-air cylinder, movement playing "Silent Night" and another Christmas song, in stained-wood case with pressed-metal mounts, key-...

"Liliphon" Manivelle, c. 1890Black-laquered wood case, lid stamped "Liliphon" and "D.R.G.M.", brass horn, original tune sheet, crank with porcelai...

Cylinder Musical Box by Ami Rivenc for the British Market, c. 1885No. 37535, playing ten lively popular and operatic airs including "Faust Waltz",...

Large "Harp Piccolo" Musical Box with Bells, c. 1885Probably Karrer. No. 16667, playing twelve dance and operatic airs accompanied by six optional...

Rare Musical Coin-Activated Cigar Distributor, c. 1890Switzerland. Nos. 15550 and 15587, with crank-wound cylinder movement playing one of four ai...

Bells-in-Sight Musical Box by Paillard, c. 1885No. 15560, playing six mainly dance airs (Gamme no. 19659), including a march, a gallop and a waltz...

Musical Picture Clock, c. 1870Oil on canvas of a riverside scene in the naive style, with 2-inch (5 cm) enameled Roman dial in clock tower, two-tr...

Interchangeable Musical Box with Bells by C. Paillard & Cie., c. 1880No. 2366, with four nickel-plated cylinders playing six airs each, accompanie...

4 Musical Antiques and Souvenirs1) Cigar temple, nickeled tin, imitation amber insets, 3 grimacing mask feet, 1 air "Doctor Shivago", c. 1965. - 2...

Musical Chalet with Organ and Dancing Dolls, c. 1895Probably by Karrer-Hofmann, Teufenthal, Aargau, Switzerland. Playing ten airs, with 58 teeth i...

Cylinder Musical Box by Jules Cuendet, c. 1890No. 847, playing twelve popular and light operatic airs, with 62 teeth in comb (complete), tune-indi...

"Flûtes Voix Célestes" Musical Box by Bremond, c. 1880No. 44404, playing eight popular and operatic airs (Gamme no. 304) accompanied by 17-note or...

2 Musical Snuff Boxes, c. 18501) No. 1334, playing two airs on sectional comb of 68 teeth in 17 groups of 4 (complete), in black composition case ...

Interchangeable Musical Box by Reuge, 1995Reuge Music, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. Model 8255, no. D0136, with five three-air cylinders, 72 teeth i...

Musical Box with Bells and Dancing Dolls by Ami Rivenc, c. 1890No. 41205, playing eight lively popular and operatic airs, including "Faust" and "D...

Early Tabatière Musical Movement, c. 1830No. 188, with chevron-shaped sectional comb of 57 teeth in 19 groups of 3 (complete), with brass bedplate...

Tinplate Souvenir Musical Box of Altorf, c. 1850No. 23978, playing three airs on single-piece comb (complete), in green-painted case with transfer...

"Bells in Sight" Musical Box by Brémond, c. 1870No. 13164, playing twelve popular and operatic airs accompanied by nine optional engine-turned bel...

Musical Toby Jug, c. 1950English glazed pottery beer jug, height 11 in., base with single-air musical movement, playing "The Widdicombe Fair", wor...

3 Musical Beer SteinsCeramic, polychrome decorated in relief, 2 steins with tin lid, movements in the bases, playing when lifted, sizes between ½ ...

Tortoiseshell Musical Snuff Box, c. 1840Playing two airs, with sectional comb of 54 teeth in 27 groups of two (complete, five neat early repairs),...

Early Tabatière Musical Movement, c. 1830No. 137, playing two airs, with single-piece comb screwed on from the underside (complete), wd. 3 3/8 in....

Reuge CH 3/72 Musical Box with Chopin ProgramPlaying Frédéric Chopin's "Polonaise op. 53" in three revolutions, in walnut-veneered case with glaze...

Part-Overture Musical Tobacco Box, c. 1840No. 100B, playing "Overture de la Dame Blanche" by François-Adrien Boieldieu and "Valse de Freyschutz" b...

Cylinder Musical Box, c. 1880No. 1499, playing six well-arranged airs, with 77 teeth in comb (complete but one mid-range tooth slightly bent), eng...

"Glockenspiel" Musical Box by J.H. Heller, c. 1895J.H. Heller, Bern, Switzerland. No. 9890, playing 10 popular, dance and operatic airs, including...

Large Full-Orchestral Musical Box with Chinoiserie Automata, c. 1880Probably by Paillard. Playing twelve dance and operatic airs including a motif...

Tabatière Musical Movement, c. 1840No. 812, playing two airs on sectional comb of 66 teeth in 22 groups of 3 (bass tooth off), wd. 3 ¼ (8,2 cm), c...

Early Tabatière Musical Movement, c. 1830No. 201, playing two airs on sectional comb of 63 teeth in 21 groups of 3 (complete), wd. 3 ¼ in. (8,2 cm...

Musical Tobacco Box Souvenir of "Le Kalt-Bad sur le Righi", c. 1840No. 319, playing two airs, with 67 teeth in sectional comb of 16 groups of four...

Tabatière Musical Movement, c. 1880No. R78952, playing two lively airs on single-piece comb (complete), wd. 3 ½ in. (9 cm), cylinder 2 3/8 in. (6 ...