Blaise Bontems, Singing Bird Jardiniere, c.1880

A rare and fine automation singing bird jardiniere by Blaise Bontems, c.1880. Stamped Bontems, Paris on brass plate at base of perch, entwined with silk leaves and flowers, the bird with iridescent bl

A rare French silver cased double singing bird musical box, boar's head poincons, attributed to Blaise Bontems, circa 1880, brass framed movement with double bellows and paddlewheel governor, movement

This beautiful bird cage with 3 singing birds from aprox. 1885 is very rare and has a coin operated mechanism to activate the "singing". It's still is in perfect condition. Blaise Bontems (1814 - 1881

Antique mechanical singing birds cage by famous French automaton maker Bontems, circa 1900 . When wound, two birds move and sing clearly and beautifully, both heads turn while their tails move up and

Scarce large Double Singing Birds Automaton by Bontems of Paris. Circa 1890s-1900s. All original with wonderful colors and design. Both birds actions works. They both sign very well. Minor finish loss

A good tortoiseshell singing bird box, probably by Bontems, circa 1890, with going-barrel movement, the bird with layered feathered plumage in green, dark brown, electric blue and turquoise hues, red

Attributed to Bontems, France, a large, early 20th century singing bird cage, the enclosure with domed top and hanging ring containing a blue bird on a perch, and fixed to a repousse, foliate and stra

French Mechanical Singing Bird Cage Automaton. France, ca. late 19th century/early 20th century (attr. Bontems). Wind-up automaton depicting a singing bird automaton, the bird with original yellow plu

Attributed to Bontems, France, an early 20th century singing bird cage, the enclosure with domed top and hanging ring containing a yellow bird on a perch, and fixed to a wooden base with canted corner

with clock, made by Bontems, c. 1890. Arranged on an ebonised base with six birds in a leafy tree, the birds variously move and fly. The dome has been repaired, the spring drive mechanism has been rep

Late 19th century automaton. Lacking glass dome. Movement is not functioning. In need of restoration to automaton bird and waterfall movements. A nice rare piece of automata. Condition (Good). Size 23

by Bontems, with traditional brass mechanism with an electric drive on a gold painted pedestal, the three caged birds with moving heads, beaks and tails in a naturalistic setting, in good working orde

Three Bird Musical Singing Birds in a Cage Automaton Attr. to Bontems, Paris. Dimensions: H 22" x W 10.5" x D10" Condition: Winds and birds move but does not make noise or sing, may need repair. Dust

Replica Victorian Bontems 1880 Music Box, in faux tortoiseshell wooden case with gilt components and bird with real feathers. 2" x 4 1/2" x 3". Lacks key, working condition unknown.

LES FRERES ROCHAT SINGING BIRD BOX ca. 1830 ; FRERES ROCHAT SWISS FUSEE AUTOMATON BIRD BOX WITH DOUBLE HAND PAINTED ENAMEL VIEWS OF LAKE GENEVA & MONT BLANC WITH MULTI COLORED PLUME BIRD SET IN TORTOI

Mechanical tortoiseshell singing bird music box. Top has enamel / hand painted European landscape scene with flowers on underside. Feathered bird pops out of finely detailed gold gilt oval compartment

French 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 Butterfi

Outstanding singing bird box with clock and original box and key. Beautiful blue guilloche enameled top and the silver handpainted lid with a sailboat scene. Stamped on the bottom, Swiss made #450. 3.

Charles Armand Marguerat, c. 1929-1931. Hallmark 935 Silver, swiss made #301. Cobalt blue guilloche enameled cover decrated with two hand-painted cherubsi n the sky with clouds anre roses. 6" x 4.25"

Fine Silver-Gilt and Enamel Art-Deco Singing Bird Alarm Clock by C.H. Marguerat, 1920s Geneva, No. 427, with 8-day timepiece, alarm movement, 2-inch (5 cm) Arabic dial with subsidiary alarm dial supp

Created by Lucien Bontemps in Paris circa 1870, this is among his largest and most spectacular “singing bird” clockwork automatons. Inside the beautifully gilded and decorated 22 inch tall cage, t

A Famille Rose Flower and Bird Jardiniere H:32cm;D:43.5cm

Mechanical singing bird box in the shape of a Rhinoceros standing.When the pull is pulled out the lid lifts and a small bird begins to tweet while the tail wags.Stamped on the foot 800.Height 5 1/2inc

925 Silver mechanical double singing bird box when the knob is pulled both lids lift and two small bird sings.Supported on four scrolled foliate legs. Stamped 925.Length 7 1/8 inches. Depth 3 3/4 inch