A Mechanical Hand-Crank Acrobatic Clown c.1895-1910 sub-Art & Sculpture In my dream as the

In my dream as the deity of the squirrels

The large and wonderfully decorative and well-sculpted plaster frieze fragment in high relief depicting Father Time or Chronos

breaking with traditional approaches to historical subjects and portraiture

The escutcheons and handles are original with some old sporadic woodworm to the whole

A Mechanical Hand-Crank Acrobatic Clown c.1895-1910 sub-Art & Sculpture In my dream as theOrigin: French or GermanPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1895 1910Height: 19 (at maximum)Width: 7. 75Depth: 3. 5The charming mechanical toy in the form of acrobatic clown having a painted papier mache head inset with amber and black glass eyes, wearing a felt jacket with red bow tie and red and white striped trousers to clown boots, mounted on a performance bar with a cog and rack driven mechanism, weight and thumb piece to a painted