The three tune musical automaton bird cage clock by Bautte & Moynier (Geneva, 1825-30) (courtesy Sotheby’s) (click to enlarge) The birdcage clock was a relatively late addition to the automata created ...

Q: Our music man is signed “Gustav Vichy” and is more than 100 years old. All its pieces are original, both mechanical and musical. With its base, it stands about 20 inches tall and is in the form of ...

De Bethune has announced its acquisition of REUGE. The independent Swiss watch manufacturer is due to become the majority stakeholder of Reuge, an acclaimed manufacturer with over 155 years of ...

Musical Monkey Conjuror Automaton, Jean Phalibois, ca. 1870s Credit: Potter & Potter Auctions, Inc. In the 1972 thriller film Sleuth, a crime fiction writer named Andrew Wyke (played by Laurence ...