



Probably German, with upturned composition head, original paint with club and spade symbols on his cheeks, fixed brown glass eyes, a pin on the tip of his nose for mounting series of items: a tambourine, a chair and a celluloid rattle, on velvet-covered base with single-air movement and brass rings to store the spare items, dressed in original well-preserved two-colored satin costume trimmed with lace and sequins, ht. 18 ½ in. (47 cm) figure and base, 26 in. (66 cm) with chair, with steel key monogrammed "R R". – The clown performs a feat of balance by rotating his body, while the object on the tip of his nose rotates in the opposite direction! Unusual circus-themed automaton in good original condition.