#854

French Mechanical Costumed Clown
Live Auction

$1,550
sold
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Description

7"h. A tin clown with painted white clown face is wearing a flat-top red tin hat, cloth clown costume and is posed with arms upright and legs askance. When keywound, and balanced on hat, the clown revolves and waves legs. Excellent condition. Marked "Article Francaise Paris" (and illegible letters). Probably Vincent Bonnet, Martin successor, circa 1924.