Pierrot Automaton Serenading Moon
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A 19th century automaton, Pierrot Serenading the moon, Gustav Vichy, Paris, France, circa 1890, the figure dressed in a waistcoat and cap, perched on the crescent of the moon, the moon listening intently with moving lips and eyes as Pierrot plays his mandolin and rocks his head back and forth, sticking out his tongue, the movement stamped G. Vichy / Paris, the automaton 41 x 50 cm, the case 59 x 51.5 x 45 cm
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