PLAYING THEIR PARTS

Sunday, November 20, 2005Lots 1-161

November 20, 2005 in Morristown, NJ

Automata, musical boxes, and singing birds are featured in this fabulous book. Included are detailed descriptions of each of the movements, names of music, and other historical background references. Exceptional for reference, or just to enjoy reading about and seeing these superb antique treasures. 9" x 12". Hardbound. 180 full-color pages.

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French Automaton "Ethiopian Flutist" by Gustav Vichy

French Automaton "Vive la France, Vive la Russie" by Leopold Lambert

Twelve-Tune Cylinder Musical Box by Nicole Freres,Geneva

Enamel and Silver Singing Bird Mechanical Box by Charles Bruguier, Geneva

16" House,"Scenes of Daily Life in Old Basel", The Mechanical House of Emil Wick

Swiss Sectional Comb Cylinder Musical Box with Early Fusee Drive

Necessaire with Early Sectional Comb Musical Box

French Automata "Serenade" by Roullet & Decamps with Eight Movements

French Musical Automaton "The Monkey Conjuror" by Phalibois

French Mechanical "The Lady of the Court" by Alexandre Theroude for Guillard

French Clock by Vincenti & Cie with Animated Tableau

An Early Swiss Singing Bird in Wooden Box with Painted Scene

French Musical Automaton "Shepherdess with Lamb" by Roullet

French Eight-Tune "Drum, Bells, Castanet" Musical Box

25" French Automaton "The Marquis Monkey Smoker" by Gustave Vichy

German Musical Box with Clock, Storage Cabinet and 60 Discs by Polyphon

German Disc Symphonion Music Box, Style #10

10" Mechanical "Spanish Lady with Tambourine" by Vichy

French Automaton "Spanish Lady with Tambourine" by Lambert

French Singing Bird Bush with Waterfall and Butterfly by Bontems

French Automaton "Acrobat Clown with Two Chairs" by Vichy

20" French Parlour Organ by Antoine Henry of Mirecourt in Rare Size

28" French Reed-Playing Barrel Organ with Monkey Automaton by Thibouville-Lamy

French Automaton "Little Duke Seated On Column" by Vichy

French Automaton "The Waltzing Couple" by Gustave Vichy

French Automaton "Clown on the Full Moon" by Roullet & Decamps

French Automaton "The Marquise" by Leopold Lambert

French Musical Animated Painting "Joueuse de Lyre" with Clock by Tharin

French Animated Scene "Fishing Monkey Marquis with Pipe" by Jean Phalibois

French Musical Mechanical Monkey Marquis with Dog by Phalibois

French Mechanical Gliding Lady in Luxury Costume Attributed to Theroude

French Mechanical Doll by Theroude for Giroux & Cie

French Tortoiseshell Mechanical Singing Bird Box by Bontems

French Automaton "The Magician" by Leopold Lambert

German Musical Box with Bells and 20 Discs by Kalliope

"Crying Girl with Broken Polichinelle" by Lambert

French Automaton "Little Girl with Her Toys" by Leopold Lambert

Automaton Little Girl with Mirror and Flowers by Lambert

American Double-Comb Musical Box by Regina with 75 Discs from Original Family Owners

Swiss Cylinder Musical Box "Bells in Sight" Attributed to Junod

Swiss Disc Musical Box "Stella" by Mermod Freres

20" French Automaton "The Professor and Errant Student" by Roullet & Decamps

French Automaton "Lady with Wheelbarrow of Flowers" by Vichy

37" Mechanical Musical Tableau with Clock by Tharin

French Automaton Buffalo Bill Smoker by Gustave Vichy, Deposed Model

28" French Mechanical Musical Tableau "Knife Grinder and His Dog" by Tharin

30" French Automaton "Farmer and His Pet Pig" by Vichy

19" 18th Century Carved Wooden Lady with Walking Mechanism

19" French Automaton "Little Girl with Silk Drum" by Lambert

30" French Automaton "The Harpist" by Jean Roullet

25" Swiss Eight-Tune Cylinder Musical Box by Samuel Troll Fils with Bells and mandarins

28" French Musical Automaton Clock Under Dome

19" French Animated Musical Scene with Clock, "The Monkey Marquis Violinist" by Phalibois

English Chamber Barrel Organ by George Astor

17" French Slant Front Table Organ, Early 19th Century

20" French Automaton "Little Girl at Toilette Table" by Lambert

20" French Automaton "Little Girl with Mirror and Puff" by Lambert

36" Mephistopheles by Leopold Lambert

13" French Automaton "Le Diable Boiteux"

20" French Automaton "Astronomer Showing the Moon" by Roullet & Decamps

18" Bust of Black Man Playing The Banjo by Vichy

23" Swiss Forte-Piccolo Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box by Mermod Freres

13" German Symphonion Disc Musical Box, Style #48

18" French Automaton "Exotic Black Lady with Lyre" by Vichy

17" Six Air Cylinder Musical Box with BB&Cie Insignia

17" French Automaton "Lady Seated at Piano" by Gustave Vichy

7" Singing Bird Call Box, Probably Bontems

6" French Singing Bird Call Box attributed to Bontems

13" French Automaton "Pageboy with Violin" by Vichy as Candy Box

2 1/4" Musical Manivelle for Child in Original Case with Program Card

5 1/2" Musical Manivelle for Children with Original Labels

3 1/4" Musical Manivelle with Program Label

17" French Automaton "Little Girl with Pet Mouse" by Rambour

4 1/2" Swiss Six-Tune Cylinder Musical Box

20" French Automaton "Little Girl with Fan and Flowers" by Leopold Lambert

24" French Musical Globe de Mariee with Original Tune Label

6" Mechanical Sand Toy "The Happy Violinist"

19" French Automaton "The Marquis Monkey Harpist" by Vichy

23" French Automaton "Organ Grinder with Dancing Doll" by Gustave Vichy