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AUTOMATON, PARIS, BY G. VICHY, C. 1900. A RARE AND ELABORATE AUTOMATON OF A COUPLE ON A PARK BENCH, SPRING DRIVE, EXCEPTIONAL DOLL FIGURES, WITH EXQUISITE CLOTHING, AND FUR. HE READS THE PAPER WHILE SHE KNITS. WIDE RANGE OF MOVEMENT WITH MUSIC, THEY LOOK BACK AND FORTH AT EACH OTHER, TRULY A BEAUTIFUL PIECE IN WONDERFUL CONDITION, AND QUITE LARGE (EXACT DIMENSIONS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST). FRENCH AUTOMOTA OF THIS VINTAGE ARE AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD, AND MOST HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ATTENTION TO THE FINEST DETAIL.