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Lot 563

Sale 6268 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Apr 30, 2012 6:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 - 1,200
Price Realized
$500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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Carved and painted automaton tom harvey

Signed "Tom Harvey 01," the figure of a woman with bird on a string moves on platform when crank is turned on box inscribed, "I knew a girl who found a baby robin that had an injured leg. She took him in and tended to him for weeks. When the robin was well enough, and assured he would not fly away before he was ready she tied a string around his good leg and gently "flew" him around her yard. When she was certain he was able she set him free."

H: 21 in. (overall) 16 3/4 in. x 16 3/4 in. (box)

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