3/19/2023 0 Comments Musical automaton![]() ![]() Throughout the magician’s performance, he regularly produced glasses of wine from thin air, and after raising the glasses toward the bear, who rested on stage alongside him, the bear- seemingly operating independently and only in reaction to the magician- raised a bottle held in one paw to a cup held in the other, pouring real wine into the cup, then raising it to his lips and drinking a toast along with his owner. One of several incarnations of this faux automaton bear used by Del Ray in his famous stage act. Few other examples in this size are known to exist.ĭel Ray (Delbert Raymond Petrosky). Value Points: very rarely found automata whose original luxury price of 100 francs,underscored the quality workmanship and grand size of the mechanical works and the artisan quality of the leather works and drum. Comments: Decamps,1900,the model was illustrated in the 1900 catalog of Decamps as model #315,a charming mechanical representation of the real performing bears that were then popular throughout Europe and America. Condition: generally excellent,functions well. When wound,he turns his head from side-to-side,then nods,opens and closes his jaw,and beats the drums in unison to the movements. WONDERFUL GRAND-SIZE FRENCH AUTOMATON “THE PERFORMING BEAR” BY DECAMPSĢ7″ (69 cm.) A standing Papier-mche bear with lush brown fur cover is posed upright on a velvet-covered wooden platform,with black bead eyes and carved wooden paws,nose and mouth,a finely-tooled leather drum strap slung across his chest,a drum attached to rods from his torso,and a pair of wooden drumsticks in his hands. ![]()
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