Monday 21 October 2013

Orgue de Barbarie

I'll stick to French for this one. In my opinion it sounds much better than street organ or crank organ.
And, by the way, this one belongs to French gypsies on their way to the Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer.
In the same spirit than the gypsy vardo... but with different colours.


Much of the design is inspired by a French manufacturer "Le Ludion" who makes a variety of organs and of decorations. It's a street organ working with punch card books. There are other manufacturers like the ancient Limonaire.
I bought the monkey a long time ago, he is from Annie Willis- UK  and  was in my voodoo boat. Now that the boat is dry-docked, he has moved in the gypsy vardo.
 
 
The beginnings...part 1



The beginnings...part 2
 


Blue painting
 
 


 
Final results
 






12 comments:

  1. Bonjour Dominique! Your miniature "Orgue de Barbarie" looks wonderful. Did you made it from a kit? That little monkey is fantastic! Thanks for sharing the links too.
    Amicalement, Ilona

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  2. Hi Ilona,
    It isn't a kit. I was struggling with my different kinds of saw. I bought the 2 wheels in metal and the monkey of course, but it appears that Annie Willis has no website.
    Amicalement
    Dominique

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  3. Wonderful work, the monkey is adorable!
    Hugs
    KIkka

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  4. It's a beautiful piece! The monkey on top makes it even more beautiful. Great work!
    Hugs, Drora

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  5. What a wonderful mini! I love the color!
    Hugs
    Diane
    http://myminiaturesjournal.blogspot.com/

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  6. it's so very cute and I love the monkey :)

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  7. It's a wonderful piece. I love the monkey.
    Greetings, Faby

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  8. Un trabajo fantástico , me ha entusiasmado, felicidades:-)

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  9. Hello Dominique! Your Orgue de Barbarie is quite unique! The painted finish is lovely and the monkey is the cherry on top! Do you have plans to incorporate this into a larger setting or is it just a one off project?

    elizabeth

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  10. veramente splendido e la scimmietta adorabile! Bello anche il colore che hai scelto e il decoro, bravissima. Nellina

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  11. Mais j'avais zappé ce post !! il est superbe cette orge et le singe est incontournable das cette scène de "sans famille"

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