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
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
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
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
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
Sold2017GERMAN ENAMEL & GILT BRONZE AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD BOXmarked to underside made in Germany and "Ken_D" within a Diamond with key 4 inches wide; 2 1/4 inches deep; 1 1/2 inches highSee Sold Price
Sold2018GERMAN ENAMEL & GILT BRONZE AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD BOXmarked to underside made in Germany and "Ken_D" within a diamond; with key 4 inches wide; 2 1/4 inches deep; 1 1/2 inches highSee 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
Sold2021German Automaton Singing Music BoxGerman Enameled and Gilt Metal Automaton Singing Music Box 20th c., attributed to Karl Greisbaum, case by Emil Brenk, marked "EB" in an oval, "METALL", and "MADE IN GERMANY", decorated with courting cSee Sold Price
Sold2020GILT SWISS REUGE AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD BOXSwiss REUGE Singing birds in cage Saint Croix music box tested in good working conditionMeasures 10 inches high. Estimate $2.000-2.500See 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
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
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
Sold2019Gilt Automaton Box with Singing BirdContinental, 20th century, gilt with blue embellishments, courting scene on oval hinge, red, blue, and yellow bird, wind-up mechanism to base, 1-3/4 x 4-1/2 x˜3-1/4 in.˜Provenance: Private CollectioSee 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
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
Sold2023German Automaton Singing Bird Music BoxGerman Automaton Singing Bird Gilt-Brass Music Box, Late Nineteenth Century. The bird with iridescent plumage resting on a perch entwined with a berry spray, the clockwork mechanism enabling the birdSee Sold Price
Sold2022Mechanical gold gilt filigree singing bird box automaton.Mechanical gold gilt filigree singing bird box automaton. Attributed to Karl Griesbaum.When the slid bar is slide to the right the top flap lifts and a small bird rises and tweets a song while his winSee Sold Price
Sold2018Bronze Automaton Singing Bird BoxVintage bronze case with ornate gilt and copper patina, has an oval cabachon stone mounted in top center, runs perfectly with operational guaranteed, very good condition, 4.125" x 1.25" x 2.5"See Sold Price
Sold2017AN ESCHLE GILT BRONZE SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX,AN ESCHLE GILT BRONZE SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX, GERMAN, CIRCA 1955-1965, the rectangular music box with chamfered corners in chased cast and gilt bronze with interlaced grass blade decoration,See Sold Price
Sold2018AN ESCHLE GILT BRONZE SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX,AN ESCHLE GILT BRONZE SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX, GERMAN, CIRCA 1955-1965, the rectangular music box with chamfered corners in chased cast and gilt bronze with interlaced grass blade decoration,See 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
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
Sold2023AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD MUSIC BOXMechanical 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 compartmentSee Sold Price
24 hrs LeftHeritage Auctions61044: A Rare Breguet Gilt Metal Singing Bird Box, mid-$3,000
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