A Music Automat - 'The Magic Monkey'
The papier-maché seated monkey with articulated jaw and eyes, modelled opening a bottle of ale and fixed through the shoulders on drawer-edge runners, with red velvet backdrop, behind twin doors and above further twin doors housing a small single air musical movement, stamped Reuge, in stained mahogany cabinet with painted decoration, circa 1920 -23in. (58.5cm) wide
A Music Automat - 'The Magic Monkey'
The papier-maché seated monkey with articulated jaw and eyes, modelled opening a bottle of ale and fixed through the shoulders on drawer-edge runners, with red velvet backdrop, behind twin doors and above further twin doors housing a small single air musical movement, stamped Reuge, in stained mahogany cabinet with painted decoration, circa 1920 -23in. (58.5cm) wide
