Vichy automaton plucked out and Dutton clock ticked in Staffordshire sale
A late 19th century musical automaton made during the Golden Age of French automata emerged from a Staffordshire house clearance to take £3200 at Richard Winterton (22% buyer’s premium).
The Mandolin Player, created c.1890 by Paris maker Gustave Vichy (1839-1904), had been estimated at…