投币自动玩偶音乐机“杂耍小丑“, Decamps制造, 约1930年

With painted bisque or plaster character head in original finish, composition hands, single-air going-barrel movement with start/stop, coin-slot and coin-drawer causing figure to move his head and body in a circular motion as though supporting the spinning ladder on the tip of his nose. Dressed in tartan silk dungarees with leather braces, bowtie, long wool tailcoat and outsized leather-covered clown shoes. Height 33 ½ in. (85 cm) including ladder, with steel key. – Provenance: Decamps family collection. The 1914 and 1922 Decamps catalogues advertised that the firm's automata could be adapted to "systèmes de monnaie" (coin-activation) for an additional 25–50 Francs. – A flamboyant circus character in good working order. This piece demonstrates the influence of European modern design on traditional French automata.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)