Beschreibung:

A rare Phalibois monkey magician with a wand in his left hand and a brass cover in his right, standing beside a table with glass dome containing three dice, the going-barrel movement with wood cams causing him to lower the brass cover over the dice, then raise it half way, turn and lower his head to look at the dice, rolling his eyes and moving his lips while waving his right hand horizontally over the dome before lifting the cover to reveal that the numbers on the dice have changed, in original black velvet robes edged in faded satin and decorated with cut-paper, flared sleeves and pointed magician's hat, under floral bower and trellace, on ebonised base containing the two-air pullstring musical movement, under glass dome - 27in. (69cm.) high, (face and hands restored, sleeves replaced) , the motor stamped Cadot 8438 T