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# Bidders battle it out at auction for antique clock and musical automaton
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/bidders-battle-it-out-at-auction-for-antique-clock-and-musical-automaton/
- Published: 2026-09-02T11:18:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T11:18:11.000Z
- Description: Clockwork pieces prove popular with Richard Winterton Auctioneers.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: News

TWO clockwork pieces wound up the excitement for bidders at a recent Lichfield auction.

A clock by respected 18th-century horologist William Dutton sparked a bidding war to finally sell for £17,500.

Also going under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers on the same day was a late 19th-century French musical automaton by one of the era’s premier master craftsmen.

The Mandolin Player by Paris-based Gustave Vichy sold above estimate for £3,200.

Auctioneer Tom Winterton said:

> "We had some exciting scenes in the saleroom as bidders online and over the telephone battled it out, taking us to some fantastic final hammer prices."