Vendor probably over the moon with Vichy price
The top lot in Potter & Potter’s (25% buyer’s premium) latest Wunderkammer Sale was Gustave Vichy’s (1839-1904) 'Aubade a la lune' (Serenade to the Moon) mechanical automaton. It is considered a signature model of the firm.
This two-tune musical example was made in Paris by Vichy/Triboulet c.1890. It featured a crescent …