The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
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Lot 21
[AUTOMATON] Sketch of a Cherub by an Automaton Artist. [Lon...
Estimate: $200 - $400
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[AUTOMATON]?SKETCH OF A CHERUB BY AN AUTOMATON ARTIST.?[London, ca. 1820]. Delicately rendered drawing of a cherub holding the reigns of a small chariot in one hand and a whip in the other, while perched on the vehicle with one foot; the carriage is drawn by two winged doves, and its wheels are supported on a pillow of clouds, surrounded by a double-ruled oval border. Said to have been sketched by an automaton artist at Weeks? Mechanical Museum, the figure itself perhaps constructed by Maillardet, and previously in Haddock?s show of Androides. 5? ? 6" The first such drawing we have encountered.
