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A Phalibois monkey pianist automaton
seated at a velvet-covered upright piano in room setting with two-train clock movement, painted landscape with balustrade, two framed pictures, miniature opera glasses, photograph album and inkwells, the going-barrel movement with wood cam-shaft and seven runners causing the lady to turn and nod her head, open her mouth as though singing, moving her paws wildly across the keyboard, in original pink satin costume with metal-thread border and cream satin turban, the ebonised base containing two-air pull-string cylinder musical movement, under glass dome - 23½in. (60cm.) high, (good movement and tone)
seated at a velvet-covered upright piano in room setting with two-train clock movement, painted landscape with balustrade, two framed pictures, miniature opera glasses, photograph album and inkwells, the going-barrel movement with wood cam-shaft and seven runners causing the lady to turn and nod her head, open her mouth as though singing, moving her paws wildly across the keyboard, in original pink satin costume with metal-thread border and cream satin turban, the ebonised base containing two-air pull-string cylinder musical movement, under glass dome - 23½in. (60cm.) high, (good movement and tone)
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