CIRCA 1820

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A GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY MUSICAL AUTOMATON LONG CASE CLOCK
CIRCA 1820
With architectural tapering case applied with mask and anthemion mounts, the Black Forest mechanical 16 key pipe organ with six automaton figures of a band, the Roman and Arabic dial below a crest, the case probably later mounted
112 in. (284.5 cm.) high, 21 in. (54 cm.) wide, 14 1/2 in. (37 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

A very similar Black Forest automaton movement with a group of five moving musicians above the coat of arms of the King of Spain is illustrated in A.W.J.G. Ord-Hume, The Musical Clock, Mayfield, 1995, p. 192.

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