瑞士,780 mm,約 1870
意義深遠的活動雕像座鐘,搭配著名意大利歌劇中不同旋律的音樂機芯,音樂之美宛若天籟之音,以及"在繩索上的跳舞女郎"的活動雕飾
Swiss, Height 780 mm
, circa 1870An important automaton with figures and marvellous playing musical movement that plays various arias by Verdi "The tightrope dancer"
Case: wood and gold painted hard plaster, textile, glass dome. Dial: enamel. Movm.: circular brass full plate movement, 2 barrels. Musical Movement: mechanism works on demand, large pin cylinder, governor, vibration blades. Automaton mechanism: on demand, drive via barrel and governor.
The scene sits on a richly carved oval base: four music-playing animated figures in costume are arranged under a tree; between them is a tightrope with a female artist with her balancing pole who moves body and head to the music. A grotto and a waterfall are implied in the background.
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