Sold for:
$646
$646
Large French Sand-Operated Cased Paper Picture, mid-19th century, activated picture depicts a boy playing a pipe and drum and tapping his foot (arm moves, foot not functioning) while two dolls are shown dancing and three other children watch from window, the circular picture surrounded by black mat and painted frame, sand-driven paper and string mechanism visible at rear with original label TABLEAUX Mecaniques Circulaire Brevete, (rear glass cracked, old frame repair), picture dia. 7 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-12-11
