Walking Elephant Automaton by Roullet et Decamps, c. 1900
With painted leather-covered papier-mâché body, carved bone tusks, glass eyes, red wool blanket, articulated legs (with serrated wheels under the feet) and trunk, stop/start lever and open-spring motor in the body that causes the elephant to walk forwards while curling and uncurling his trunk realistically, ht. 7 ½ in. (19 cm) x lg. 11 in. (28 cm). – An automaton elephant first modeled and produced under Jean Roullet – compare to lot 587 by Gaston Decamps in this auction.

Mechanischer Elefant von Roullet et Decamps, um 1900
Mit Leder überzogener Korpus aus Papiermaché, bemalt, Stoßzähne aus Bein, Glasaugen, rote Wolldecke, bewegliche Beine (auf Rollen mit Zacken) und beweglicher Rüssel, Starthebel zwischen den Hinterbeinen, Federwerkantrieb. Der Elefant läuft leicht stapfend nach vorne und rollt dabei mit realistischer Bewegung seinen Rüssel ein und aus. Höhe 19 cm, Länge 28 cm. Ein Automat, welcher schon von Jean Decamps modelliert und produziert wurde.

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