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The Violin Player - Leopold Lambert - Paris

Clockwork automaton of a violin playing clown sitting on a white chair. The figure has finely jointed wooden legs and well carved wooden hands. The clockwork mechanism is within the body and powers the bowing action of the violin, the clothes and the violin are missing. The head turns as he plays.
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Michael & Maria Start
Forres, United Kingdom
Michael Start is a trained clockmaker and a medallist of the British Horological Institute. This established restorer is a well-versed figure on autom ...
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