A single large red rose sits in a small basket. When the clockwork is wound with the key the top of the flower slowly opens and a doll rises up out of the flower, she looks around and blows kisses with her hands, before darting back down into the flower as the lid slams shut.

Diameter 25 cm

Clockwork automaton of a violin playing clown sitting on a white chair. The figure has finely jointed wooden legs and well carved wooden hands. The clockwork mechanism is within the body and powers the bowing action of the violin, the clothes and the violin are missing. The head turns as he plays.

Length 40 cm
Width 28 cm
Height 56 cm

A life sized head removed from a lay figure for restoration of the features. The lay figure is used as an artist’s model when human models are unavailable. The thick papier-mâché head is fitted to a wooden neck socket. Gesso has been applied to smooth the surface and the eyes have been painted with a realistic blue colour.

Length 20 cm
Width 19 cm
Height 28 cm

A large crescent moon has a human face with a large brown glass eye and opening mouth. Sitting on the lower end of the moon is a Pierrot figure dressed in silk and playing a lute. When wound with a key the Pierrot strums the lute and bows his head before sticking out his tongue. In response the moon rolls its eye upwards and opens its mouth.

Length 48 cm
Width 25 cm
Height 56 cm