Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 587
A MUSICAL ROCKING SHIP AND WINDMILL AUTOMATON
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £550
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Description
A MUSICAL ROCKING SHIP AND WINDMILL AUTOMATON
LATE 19TH CENTURY
a sailing boat on a rocking sea beside a cottage, the windmill above, beneath a glass dome painted with a shore scene, a pull string wind and start/stop lever to one side
33cm high
Provenance
Purchased Bonham's Oxford, 4th December 2013, Dolls, Toys and Toy Soldiers, lot 69.