Bidspirit auction | Automaton of a reader with

Automaton of a reader with a book, European school, 19th century - Automaton depicting a female figure dressed in black with elaborate Victorian-inspired lace, holding a small open book as if reading. The porcelain face, with its delicate features and upward gaze, conveys a contemplative expression, while the vertical composition and detailed textile work evoke the bourgeois and domestic aesthetic characteristic of 19th-century decorative automata. The ornate base and miniature accessories complete the refined and collectible nature of the piece. Working. Dimensions: 41 x 16 x 23 cm.