ANTIQUE AUTOMATON! MECHANICAL BISQUE DOLL IN CRIB ON WHEELS

AN ANTIQUE AUTOMATA OR MECHANICAL BISQUE DOLL ON CRIB ON WHEELS.
 
WHEN THE CRIB IS MOVED FORWARD SHE MOVES HER BODY, ARMS AND LEGS.
 
IF IT WAS NOT FOR HER CUTE FACE YOU WOULD BE SCARED AND SURPRISED BY HER APPARENT MAGIC OF HER APPARENT SPONTANEOUS MOVEMENT.
 
CLEARLY WELL USED AND PLAYED WITH RIGHT FOOT, SOME TOES AND FINGERS ARE MISSING. HER CLOTHES AND BEDDING ARE DIRTY AND HAS SOME TEARS. THE WHEELS TURN WITH EASE AND HER MECHANICAL MOVEMENT IS STILL WORKING.

 
AUTOMATA DOLLS:
Antique Automata dolls or Mechanical dolls, are dolls that moved, usually through a clock work like mechanism, the dolls were made by Americans, French and Germans from the 1850s into the early 1900s.
Automata toys are sometimes known as mechanical toys or kinetic art. They use hand-powered mechanisms to create movement in a scene of characters and are designed to arouse interest through their visual appeal and then to inspire surprise and awe through the apparent magic of their seemingly spontaneous movement.
 
MARKINGS: NO MARKINGS. I DID NOT TRY TO LOOK IN DETAIL FOR A MAKERS MARK THOUGH IN ORDER NOT TO CREATE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. I SUSPECT IT WAS MADE IN GERMANY THOUGH SINCE ITS PREVIOUS OWNER CAME FROM GERMANY.
 
SIZE: 29CM x 20CM OVAL CRIB 25CM HIGH  
 
CONDITION: CLEARLY WELL USED AND PLAYED WITH RIGHT FOOT, SOME TOES AND FINGERS ARE MISSING. CRACK VISIBLE TO SIDE OF HEAD. HER CLOTHES AND BEDDING ARE DIRTY AND HAS SOME TEARS. THE WHEELS TURN WITH EASE AND HER MECHANICAL MOVEMENT IS STILL VISIBLE.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE SOME NICE COPPER ITEMS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.
 
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IF YOU THINK YOU CANNOT PAY WITHIN ONE WEEK BUT STILL WANT TO BID ON THE ITEM PLEASE ARRANGE BY MESSAGE BEFOREHAND TO ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. THE FASTER YOU PAY THE FASTER I CAN SEND FOR YOU.
 
REGARDING SHIPPING: BUYERS ARE WELCOME TO DO BATCH ORDERS FOR SMALLER TO MEDIUM SIZED ITEMS. YOU CAN ALSO WELCOME TO MAKE UP YOUR PACKAGE OVER A FEW WEEKS OF ORDERS AS LONG AS EACH WEEKS PURCHASES ARE PAID WITHIN THAT WEEK. PLEASE SEE SHIPPING OPTIONS FOR DETAILS AND SMALL ADDITIONAL COST PER EXTRA ITEM.