Sold2022A French Gilt Metal Singing Bird AutomatonA French Gilt Metal Singing Bird Automaton 19th Century the mechanism now removed and needing repair. Height 8 x width 4 1/4 x depth 3 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of Ron Winter, Merwins ASee Sold Price
Sold2024French Porcelain Mounted Gilt-Metal Singing Bird AutomatonFrench Porcelain Mounted Gilt-Metal Singing Bird Automaton 19 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty at STAIR: A Lifetime of Connoisseurship, Curiosity and Collecting Sold ButterfiSee Sold Price
Sold2016French singing bird automatonFrench articulated singing bird automaton in gilt metal cage, fine working condition. Appx 12"h to top of ring.See Sold Price
Sold2023GERMAN ENAMEL & GILT SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON BOXGerman Rococo style enamel and gilt metal music box, case by Emil Brenk, 20th c., lid depicting "The Swing," after Jean-Honore Fragonard (French, 1732-1806), marked "EB METALL" to underside, operatesSee Sold Price
Sold2021French Singing Bird In Gilt Cage AutomatonFrench singing bird automaton, after a model by Lucien Bontemps and in the late 19th century taste, modeled as two small birds within a gilt metal cage, while singing the mouths, heads and one tail arSee Sold Price
Sold2022An Enamel and Gilt Metal Singing Bird AutomatonAn Enamel and Gilt Metal Singing Bird Automaton German, 20th Century with maker's mark EB and Metall to underside. Height 1 3/4 x width 4 x depth 3 inches.See Sold Price
Sold2022French Gilt Metal Bird Automaton.A French gilt metal bird cage automaton. Stamped to underside, "Made in France 5653271". From a Harrison, NY estate. Dimensions: 6.375" in diameter x 11" h excluding ring.See Sold Price
Sold2020Double Singing Birds in Jeweled Cage AutomatonGerman, 20th century. Double 'Singing Birds' automaton in gilt metal and red jeweled cage. Stamped underside GERMANY. Approx. height 10.5".See Sold Price
Sold2018Emil Brenk gilt metal singing bird boxEmil Brenk gilt metal singing bird box, 20th c., German, key wind automaton, stamped on underside "EB" (above drawer), 2.5"h x 4.25"w x 2.75"d Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E.See Sold Price
Sold2019Gold Gilt Musical Singing Bird Automaton BoxMusical singing automation bird box. Crafted of gold gilt metal with floral and scroll type engraving. Wind up mechanical movement operates with button on side. Top opens to reveal a singing and fluttSee Sold Price
Sold2022Singing Bird Automaton by Karl Griesbaum, c. 1950Singing Bird Automaton by Karl Griesbaum, c. 1950 With going-barrel movement, bird with multi-colored plumage, articulated metal beak, wings, perch and tail, in gilt-metal case with engraved leaf scroSee Sold Price
Sold2020KARL GRIESBAUM AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD IN CAGEGerman automaton singing bird in cage, Karl Griesbaum, gilt metal cage on circular base with beaded and floral trim, on/off switch at side, winding key to underside, chirp observed operating at this tSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early 19th Centry Antique French Automaton Singing Bird in Gilt Brass CageAntique 1910 French Automaton Singing Bird in Gilt Brass CageSee Sold Price
Sold2021SWISS REUGE AUTOMATON SINGING BIRDS IN CAGESwiss automaton singing birds in cage, Reuge Music, Sainte-Croix, 20th c., gilt metal cage on circular base, housing two birds that open their beaks and swivel while chirping, winding key to undersideSee Sold Price
Sold2015German Eschle Automaton Music Box with BirdGerman Eschle Automaton Music Box with Singing Bird, the ornate gilt metal rectangular form hinged with an oval cover with courting scene, opening to reveal a rising and chirping bird, with a lever puSee Sold Price
Sold2018Antique French Style Singing Birds Automaton CageAntique French Style Singing Birds Automaton Cage. White metal cage with burgundy felt ground and 2 birds. Measures 8 inches high.See Sold Price
Sold2021French Singing Bird Music BoxDESCRIPTION: A French singing bird music box. Features an ornate gilt metal bird cage designed foundation with floral reliefs. Further designed with a center perched signing bird and wind up mechanismSee Sold Price
Sold2024Helvetic Singing Bird Cage Automaton (France, 19th century)French Helvetic Singing Bird Cage Automaton (Paris, ca. 1900) Bird with yellow feathers on metal perch. Round brass cage with decorative banding handle stamped "F302". Helvetic stamp on base. 10 1/2 iSee Sold Price
Sold2016French Automaton Singing Bird Cage, C. !900Description: Automaton singing bird cage - a true wonder of old world craftsmanship and ingenuity. Features a hand feathered automaton singing bird centered on a perch. Brass cage and on gilt-gesso (gSee Sold Price
Sold2023French Automaton Singing BirdLovely singing bird in cage automaton. Early 20 th cent. Hand feather bird sits on perch, brass cage with gilt gesso base. Sings beautifully with moving beak and tail feathers, easy key wind, stop levSee Sold Price
Sold2021German Enamel & Gilt Metal Singing Bird Music BoxDESCRIPTION: A German Enamel Music box, The lid depicting a courting couple in a rural landscape, concealing the singing bird, the sides decorated with landscape vignettes, impressed EB marked underneSee Sold Price
Sold2021SWISS ENAMEL & GILT METAL SINGING BIRD BOXwith an associated, non-original key; Condition: in partial working order; bird chirps but doesn't move; front edge of case is warped; no maker's marks visible; 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches; 1 1/2 inches highSee Sold Price
Sold2021GILT METAL BIRD AUTOMATONunmarked, with two birds Condition: winds and chirps 10 inches highSee Sold Price
Sold2021FRENCH SINGING BIRD AUTOMATONEarly 20th c. French Singing Bird in Cage Automaton, brass cage, wind-up mechanism on base, marked 'Made in France', 11 3/4" high, 6 1/2" diam. As is, missing key top to wind-up mechanism, bird soiledSee Sold Price
BonhamsA FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND ENAMEL FIGURAL SINGING BIRD CLOCKby Bontems, Paris, circa 1860US$20,000
2 days LeftThe Benefit Shop Foundation Inc.Auguste Moreau Antq Gilt Metal Statue, FranceUS$40(4 bids)
5 days LeftRichard Stedman Estate Services LLCVintage Singing Bird Automaton 9in Bird Cage Music Box German To FixUS$100
6 days LeftFontaine's Auction GalleryPair of French Empire Gilt Metal & Scarlet Tole Peinte Wall LightsUS$300
3 days LeftDuMouchellesAnsonia Clock Company (American) French Style Gilt Metal Mantel Chime Clock, Ca. 1900, H 13" W 8"US$100
May 22Hannam's Auctioneers LtdAN ANTIQUE SWISS BRONZE AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD BOX decorated with filigree foliage and vines. 10 cm£20(2 bids)