Musical Automaton Picture Clock
by Xavier Tharin, Paris, c. 1870
Hand-colored lithographed scene, with two-train clock movement,
signed "H. M. Walton, Paris", matching signature on movement,
four-air cartel cylinder movement stamped "Nicole à Genève". With printed inscription: "C. H. Riviere d'après Decamps,
1844".
A handsome and amusing mechanical picture!
Estimate: € 8.000/12.000
US$ 10,800/16,200
Reserve: € 6.500/US$ 8,775
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