Description
Doll automaton. Fortune teller. Around 1900. Height 60 cm, width 30.5 cm, depth 19 cm. German or French bisque porcelain head, fabric clothing. When the automaton/mechanism is activated, the fortune teller moves the white cloth in front of the golden ball up and down, covering or revealing it.
Puppenautomat. Wahrsagerin. Um 1900. Höhe 60 cm, Breite 30,5 cm, Tiefe 19 cm. Deutscher oder französischer Kopf aus Bisquitporzellan, Stoffkleidung. Bei Betätigung des Automaten/Mechanismus bewegt die Wahrsagerin das weiße Tuch vor der goldenen Kugel auf und ab und verdeckt bzw. enthüllt diese.
Machine translation. The seller's German text is authoritative.
Sale conditions
Buyer's premium25 %
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Sale modeLive floor sale, online bidding
Location75172 Pforzheim
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Auction 145
Antiquariat Peter Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen · 5,025 lots
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Pforzheim Lot no. 145-2232
Doll automaton. – Fortune teller
Original titlePuppenautomat. – Wahrsagerin
Starting price
€7,500
Live floor sale
Thu 8 Oct, 10:00 (Berlin time)
Indicative value : €7,500
Price checked 3 hours ago · the auction house's site is authoritative
Actual price, landed in United States (estimate)
Starting price€7,500
Buyer's premium (25 %)€1,875
Shipping in Germany (relay address)≈ €6.55
Forwarding to United States≈ €35
Estimated total≈ €9,416.55
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