Spanish Dancer Musical Automaton by Roullet et De camps, c. 1910

With Simon & Halbig bisque head, red "Wimpern" stamp, open mouth, articulated flirty blue glass eyes with cloth upper lashes, pierced ears, original black hair wig, bisque hands, one raised aloft, the other resting on his hips, on velvet-covered base with going-barrel motor and single-air cylinder movement causing the dancer to turn back and forth 45° on his right heel, while stamping his left foot, twirling the tambourine, swaying his head and glancing left and right, in well-preserved and mainly original costume: eau de nil suit and velvet bolero jacket trimmed with metallic braid, lace and silk-covered beads, height 22 ¾ in. (55 cm), wig not removed, with size 10 steel key, movement working but somewhat slow. A beautifully presented automaton, the rarer male counterpart to Lot 638 in this auction.

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)