A Mechanical Hand-Crank Acrobatic Clown c.1895-1910 sub-Art & Sculpture having a rectangular shelf top

having a rectangular shelf top over a waisted triform column profusely carved with C-scrolls

There are rips and tears to the fabric in two or three places and thus the chair could be restored fully

by Adolphe Brune in Room 1792

Sterling’ – so the picture obviously resided in Scotland for a period of time

whilst still offering the drawers to organise contents and it would have originally belonged to a patternmaker

A Mechanical Hand-Crank Acrobatic Clown c.1895-1910 sub-Art & Sculpture having a rectangular shelf topOrigin: French or GermanPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1895 1910Height: 19 (at maximum)Width: 7. 75Depth: 3. 5The charming mechanical toy in the form of acrobatic clown having a painted papier mache head inset with amber and black glass eyes, wearing a felt jacket with red bow tie and red and white striped trousers to clown boots, mounted on a performance bar with a cog and rack driven mechanism, weight and thumb piece to a painted