Remarkable Walking Automaton with Gramophone by Ch. Danjou, c. 1

Rue de Strasbourg, Lyon, with German bisque socket head impressed "1909, 2" (c. 1900), open mouth, fixed blue glass eyes, brown hair wig, composition shoulder-plate, articulated papier-mâché lower arms, carved wood feet, brass strap-form torso and skirt concealing the 78-rpm gramophone with spring motor, a second spring motor with four cams for the automaton movements, a double chain-drive and two eccentric wheels for the walking motions, with glazed manuscript operating instructions, in lace-edged silk brocade dress, ht. 33 ½ in. (84 cm), with both cranks, wig not removed, working condition. - Note: A remarkable audio-visual automaton by a hitherto undocumented maker. The piece was evidently a small-scale production, possibly unique, using commercial components ingeniously combined together. - The figure rolls forwards while turning her head, raising flowers in her right hand and lifting and twisting her left arm. Her feet move alternately as though taking steps. The gramophone mechanism functions separately.

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)