Askania “Bipack” Camera

Dec 20, 2023

Askania “Bipack” Camera, 1931 Starting bid: € 4.800 | Estimate: € 7.000 – 9.000 Bamberg Works, Berlin-Friedenau. For 35mm film in four 120-meter metal cassettes, with quadruple-claw mechanism film transport with locking mechanism, sector-adjustable circulation,...

“Poll Tax” Satirical Automaton by Frank Nelson

Dec 20, 2023

“The Poll Tax” Automaton by Frank Nelson, 1986 Starting bid: € 1.800 | Estimate: € 2.000 – 3.800 Carved and painted wood trio depicting a poor man with empty pockets balancing a rich man on his shoul-ders, at the top of the pyramid Margaret Thatcher...

Early Street Barrel Organ by Bruder

Dec 20, 2023

Early Street Barrel Organ by Bruder, c. 1890 Starting bid: € 3.000 | Estimate: € 4.000 – 6.000 Gebrüder Bruder, Orgelfabrikanten in Waldkirch, Schwarzwald, Germany. With eight-air wood barrel pinned by G. Bacigalupo, 44 keys, 19 visible pan flutes, bass pipes on...

Musical Automaton Bust of an Ethiopian Lyre-Player by Gustave Vichy

Dec 19, 2023

Musical Automaton Bust of an Ethiopian Lyre-Player by Gustave Vichy, c. 1890 Starting bid: € 4.400 | Estimate: € 6.000 – 8.000 With papier-mâché head, open smiling mouth, brown glass eyes with articulated lids, original black mohair wig and a single crescent...

Clown with Broom Automaton by Leopold Lambert

Dec 19, 2023

Rare Clown with Broom Automaton by Leopold Lambert, c. 1890 Starting bid: € 4.400 | Estimate: € 6.000 – 9.000 With lightly arched back, papier-mâché head, articulated eyelids and darting tongue, his forehead, cheeks and chin painted with card suits, holding a...