Sold for:
$2,800
$2,800
Weightlifter Automaton. Paris, Leopold Lambert [?], ca. 1890. When activated, the music box concealed in the base of this automaton plays while the weightlifter hunches over and strains at the barbell gripped in his hands. Barbell is removable. 16” high and 7 ½” wide. Front of wooden stand stamped “Dépose.” Clothing original, but tattered at rear, mechanism working but likely in need of repair. Sold as-is.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06
