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Lot 453

Pair of Sand Minstrel Motion Toys. 3 pcs.

Estimate: $600 - $800

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[Black Americana] Trio of Sand Minstrel Motion Toys. France: Gerard Camagni, mid-19th century. Three minstrel show automaton toys with moving musicians, dancers, and excited dogs; the boxes wind by rotating clockwise. One housed in wood with original paper label to verso. 9 ? x 7 ? x 2 ??. Some lace trim missing, else clean and sound. Working. Rare.