28th Sep, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Fishing
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A Fun "Marvo" 'Magic Monkey' Automaton
built with early and later elements, the seated monkey, robed in silk, coloured lace and satin layered clothes, composition hands, head and feet, with hookah and rope pipe, dressed interior with rug, dried flowers and wall drapes, in table cabinet with twin side and front glazed windows, ebonised pillars and top, gold finished base frieze - with simple late musical movement drive, all formed of some early and mostly later elements including gilt transfer to front glazed panel, facsimile Lambert labels pasted to the rear rustically finished panel - 27x15", 69x38cm
It is clear this piece was not built to deceive for a number of reasons, but not least as Phalibois used the monkey as their trademark, not Lambert.
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Scientific & Musical Instruments, Cameras & Fishing, 28th Sep, 2022
The Scientific and Musical Sales encompass microscopes, telescopes and binoculars, surveying and navigational equipment, medical and pharmaceutical instruments, woodworking and engineering tools, measuring devices, mining equipment, cameras from vintage to modern and optical toys. The sale also includes all musical related items from antique, vintage and good modern orchestral instruments to vintage and modern guitars, concertinas, musical boxes, juke boxes, polyphones, gramophones and vintage and modern amplifiers and stereo equipment.
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Tuesday 27 September 10am-5pm and morning of sale from 8am
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