A Wonderful Rare Late 19thC Automaton Acrobat Sand Toy in Glazed Display Box sub-Antiques Charlie arranged for his pad

Charlie arranged for his pad to be mounted upon this shield and displayed on his wall as a warning to his children about the dangers of the hunt

the whole showing distress commensurate with age

with one small pennyweight to the other corner

the light also rendered well amongst the backdrop of the woods

His family company

A Wonderful Rare Late 19thC Automaton Acrobat Sand Toy in Glazed Display Box sub-Antiques Charlie arranged for his padOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 The Case: Height: 11. 75 inches Width: 8. 25 inches Depth: 3. 25 inches The glass, lithographed paper, and stained pine construction with gilded pillars having a background of elephants, clowns and entertainers with hand decorated draped turquoise theater curtain, the multi joined acrobat spinning on a central peg axis, the action requiring anti clockwise charging