French Monkey Violinist Automaton in Glass Dome
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An antique French monkey violinist automaton, circa 1870s, marked made in France M & C to musical mechanism, housed in a large glass dome above an ebonised base, featuring the well, attired seated monkey with his violin within a naturalistic rockwork and vegetated bower with fabric and wire flowers, natural grasses, feathers, with key, height 70 cm, width 63 cm, depth 29 cm
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