Early Walking Vintner Automaton by Gustave Vichy, c. 1880

With French bisque head incised "5", closed mouth, fixed brown glass eyes, feathered brows, pierced-in ears, brown mohair wig on cork pate, papier-mâché body with metal hands and legs articulated at the hip, knee and ankle, pushing a painted-metal cart with spoked wheels and wicker basket laden with grapes and flowers, a smaller basket in his right hand and a third basket upon his back, dressed in eau-de-nil and raspberry satin costume trimmed with brass buttons and soutache braid, the torso containing going-barrel movement with brass key stamped "G.V", ht. 17 in. (43 cm), pate not removed for inspection, working condition. - The vintner walks forwards, pushing his cart, lifting the basket in his right hand and turning his head from side to side. - Vichy's ingenious design creates a lifelike, flexible walking motion through the articulation of the figure's knees and ankles, while the basket serves as a counterweight to stabilize his progress.

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)