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Climbing Monkey Automaton, Germany, 19th century, with bisque character head, papier-mache body with pulley for climbing mechanism, wire arms, coil spring legs, carved hands and feet with blue shoes and bells, in lace- trimmed red and yellow clown costume, (fabric soiled and unstable, inoperative), ht. 10 1/2 in.


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Auctioneer:
Skinner

Date:
2005-11-03

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Auctioneer:
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Date:
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