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A Chimney Sweeper Musical Automaton
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,500
Live Auction
European Furniture and Decorative Arts
Location
Chicago
Description
A Chimney Sweeper Musical Automaton
the elder sweeper sitting on a chair with his brush, his apprentice emerging from the chimney.
Height 23 x width 16 x depth 9 inches.
Property from the Myra and Larry Karp Collection of Musical Boxes and Automata, Seattle, Washington
This lot is located in Chicago.
Condition
Restoration to fabric on platform and figure's clothes. The chimney with restoration most prominent on back side of cylinder. The seated figure's hat is later. Additional images available upon request.