David Roentgen's Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:52 am

Beautiful! I wonder how long it would have taken to create this from beginning to end. I'm glad it's in a museum so that the masses can appreciate it. I would say that she was lucky to be on the receiving end of such a commissioned piece but that sort of opulence didn't help her case later in her life. It's gorgeous though! Not just the mechanics but even her dress is beautifully detailed.

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:10 pm

The mechanics and precision boggle my mind.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:30 pm

Lovely! Here's another one....

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:33 pm

Very cool Tabby

Are you a doll collector?

A friend of mine was a doll collector & had one of these "automaton"

not of this quality - it was still a good piece for her collection.

Patsy

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:41 am

Both of these automatons' faces remind me of Meryl Streep for some reason ... I think it may be the smooth fair skin as much as anything. Lovely!

Patsy, I'm not a doll collector. The only doll I own is a Madame Alexander Scarlett O'Hara doll that was given to me as a child. She's wearing the green dress & straw hat that Scarlett wore to the party at Twelve Oaks at the beginning of the film. I wasn't allowed to actually "play" with it so it's still in mint condition. She's a beaut!

This is the dress she's wearing:

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:50 am

very nice

You should display her - under a protective cover of course.

Patsy

Snooz · Post by **Snooz** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:11 am

I got a Madame Alexander doll for my 11th birthday, she was stunning. I've looked online many times for photos but I can never find her. This is probably the closest but mine was in red velvet.

Item ID: CSK-9 In Shop's Backroom from pastfancies on Ruby Lane

tude dog · Post by **tude dog** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:15 pm

On the shoulders of folk who displayed such precision, we sent a man to the Moon, and accomplish so much in the modern world.

Nothing new, really.

Humans do it all the time, and we always amaze ourselves.