Musical Automaton “The Clown Illusionist“ by Michel Bertrand

Theriault’s Antique Doll Auctions. The piece was inspired by a model by Henry Phalibois,circa 1900. This Bertrand example was under construction for the Steinbaums when the author Daniel Troquet came to interview Bertrand for his book,The Wonderland of Music Boxes and Automata (Les Editions du Cochet,1989). For more info visit: