#136

Mechanical Gambling Toy
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$800
sold
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Description

A wooden framed painting on glass depicts a harbor scene with a family of six in a boat, other boats in the harbor, labeled Nouveau Jeu Atmospherique Brevete SGDG, and initialed GL. A paper-over-wood roulette wheel is hidden underneath the glass, and can be activated by pulling the string at the base. Maker unknown, French, circa 1865. 12" x 12" (30 x 30 cm).