$5,750
Sold
sold
Click image to enlarge
Description
A smaller version of the automaton #22, with exceptional detail of facial sculpting, each with cobalt blue eyes, portrait expression, and cobalt blue eyes. The woman has elaborately coiffed blonde hair. They wear (frail) silk costumes with applique trim and braid, soutache embroidery on gentleman's costume with matching cap. The metal underskirt is signed A. Theroude Paris and Brevete SGDG. Movements: they twirl round and round, pause, then glide forward on the three wheels at the bottom of the base. By Alexandre Theroude. France. Circa 1850. 12" (30 cm). Waltzing movements. Two tunes.