Lot 1250* - A212 Decorative Arts - Thursday, 27. March 2025, 01.30 PM
AUTOMATON FEATURING A BOY PLAYING MARBLES
France, second half of the 19th century. Probably by Maison Roullet-Decamps (Jean Roullet & Ernest Decamps).
A boy playing marbles, made of partly painted wood, with a painted porcelain head and a metal frame, dressed in a red silk blouse, black velvet trousers and wearing a red felt hat. The rectangular base is trimmed with red velvet and contains a wind-up mechanism and a music box playing one single melody. The boy throws a marble into the mouth of the painted papier-mâché Pierrot. The marbles roll back (mechanism defective). 1 winding key.
44 × 23 × 45 cm.
Provenance:
Marbles replaced. Fabric partly stained and with holes. Minor retouches to the painting. Mechanism requires revision.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Sold for CHF 5 000 (including buyer's premium)