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SPEAKING DOG MECHANICAL BANK
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$500
Live Auction
Fall Estates | December 2022
Category
Description
Designed as a girl sitting on a bench with a dog by her side, the girl with articulating arms, the dog with wagging tale and opening and closing mouth, the bench seat with opening depository slot; "SPEAKING DOG BANK / PAT. JULY 1885 AND OCT 20 1885"
h. 7 w. 8 d. 3 in.
h. 7 w. 8 d. 3 in.
Condition
Some paint loss, commensurate with age, as pictured; girl's proper left arm does not move when lever is pressed
Provenance
Descended through a Cortlandt Manor, NY family