Musical Automata

Description:
Round or cylindrical clock with a cover that raises to form a palm tree. Under the cover are figurines including a shepherd, 2 birds on rails, a pipe organ, a goat with a nodding head and a carillon with 7 bells. All the figures move and emit sounds.
Additional Information: Pastoral setting with figures and birds under a gilded palm tree.
Category Timepieces - Clock
Reference Number 00575
Maker/Artist Frisard Bienne and Jaquet Droz
Materials Bronze and steel
Measurements Diameter: 5" ; Height: 7"
Time Period c. 1794



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