In the taste of Jean-Marie PHALIBOIS. Cellist's monkey automaton in wood and polychrome papier maché. Sitting in front of his desk, he is dressed in a silk suit and a wig in the taste of the 18th century. He is enclosed in a wooden presentation box moulded with friezes of acanthus leaves and lacquered with a music box and surmounted by a glass cage (accident to a plate). Late 19th century. High. 76 cm - Width : 46 cm - Depth : 36 cm The Maison Phalibois was founded in 1863 by Jean-Marie Phalibois. He specializes in the creation of mechanical objects and scenes known as "musical fantasies", everyday objects and paintings with a musical mechanism. In 1878, he exhibited at the Universal Exhibition in Paris and turned his attention to mechanical toys and musical automaton characters.