Mechanical Compositions

Musical automaton "Man playing bilboquet with dog"

    Musical automaton "Man playing bilboquet with dog"

    France, Paris

    1961

    Artisan: Marie-Madeleine Kaeppelin

    Wood, metal, papier-mâché, glass, fabric; mechanical work, sewing, joinery, painting

    38 x 31.5 x 19 cm

    Inscription on the rear panel: “M.M. KAEPPELIN”

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    The automaton is housed in ash veneered wooden case, featuring a glass front panel enclosed in goldish moulding frame with braided trim along the inner perimeter. The interior scene with light gray moiré-patterned walls and ceiling, featuring dark brown paneled wooden door on the back wall and checkered floor with white, black, and blue tiles is bihind the glass. A slender male figure dressed as the 16th-century Spanish aristocrat, featuring fine mustache and contoured beard, large earrings, in silk stockings and heeled shoe is positioned on the right side of the stage.

     

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