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Wed, Aug 28, 2019 08:30PM EDT
Lot 521
Pair of Kobe Wooden Automatons.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Pair of Kobe Wooden Automatons. Japan: mid-Meija era, ca. 1890/1900s. Mechanical ebonized wooden toys featuring two men, each on platforms, dicing and eating watermelon. A knob is turned back-and-forth moving each figure in opposite directions of one another. Height 5?. Minor split to wooden platform, some surface wear to melons. Working.
