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"Le Buffet Magique" (The
Magic Cupboard)
Probably made by Auguste Triboulet for Maison Vichy,
Paris, France
c. 1910
33"h x 17-1/2"w x 9-1/2"d
The Murtogh D. Guinness Collection
Morris Museum |
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Besides
drawing on such subjects as opera, the circus, and the "exotic," Parisian
automata makers often looked to everyday scenes-like this-as
their topics. As this scene unfolds, a young boy's grandmother
scolds him for stealing into the kitchen cupboard for a taste
of her gooseberry jelly. In response, he sticks out his tongue
at her! As part of the action, a fly scoots up the door and
a mouse crawls over the apple. The piece also contains a cylinder
musical movement, which provides the music.
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