15 Reference Works and Catalogs on Mechanical Music, Singing Birds and Automata

15 Reference Works and Catalogs on Mechanical Music, Singing Birds and Automata Books, catalogs and auction catalogs, including three-volume catalog of the Palace Collections of Egypt, Sotheby's & Co.

1950's West Germany, Singing bird automaton music box. Working condition, works are balky (need cleaned) and bird doesn't sing, chip to enamel scene on lid. Measures 4.75" x 3.33" x 2".

Unmarked; the domed cage enclosing three birds above a hexagonal base inset with scenic ceramic panels and a clock. 22in. h. 12in. diameter. Condition: Works not warranted.

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

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

Late 19th Century Singing Bird Bronze Automaton Music Box: A gorgeous German Singing Bird Box. Set in Bronze with bronze hinged lid. Measures 4.25 x 2.5 x 1.75. Comes with wind key and works beautiful

Thomas Tompion; Mechanical Singing Bird Tabatieres, clocks and watches, Chronometers, Automaton Collection of Ethel Holmes, etc.

German Mechanical Automaton Singing Song Bird Cage Music Box. attributed to Karl Griesbaum. Bird realistically tweets and moves when wound. Excellent working condition Measures H:9 in.

Vintage German Karl Griesbaum Automaton Birdcage Music Box, Marked KG - Made in Germany - KEN - D, Having a Mechanical Singing Bird Automaton with Black Tail on Leafy Perch in a Detailed Brass Cage Ha

Vintage singing bird in cage automaton music box. The singing works but the automaton is not working. Has wind-up movement. Measures approximately 11" tall with a 5.75" bottom diameter.

earlier example, needs cleaning and feather work!, working.

Antique French mechanical automaton, having two taxidermy singing birds in music box cage 20.5"h x 11"d Provenance: The living estates of long-time collectors Dale & Beverly Rollins (San Antonio, Texa

Mechanical singing bird automaton, German, mechanism most likely by Karl Griesbaum, Case by Emil Brenk.Box is decorated with polychrome enamels panels, circular vignettes on all four sides, the top le

Karl Griesbaum Singing Bird Box with Silver Case. Mechanical singing bird automaton by Karl Griesbaum, Germany, key-wind clockwork mechanism. The bird with bright plumage sings and turns around, flaps

Mechanical singing bird box automaton with two young winged children standing,the girl child holding a large umbrella as well as a basket of fruit, the young boy with bow arrows around his waist.When

Mechanical sterling silver singing bird box automaton. When the pull knob is pulled out the top lid opens up and asmall bird comes up and flaps its wings and tweets a short song.After its song is play

925 Silver mechanical singing bird box automaton with cobalt blue panels.Length 4 1/2 inches. Height 2 3/8 inches. Depth 3 3/4 inches.

Mechanical singing bird box automaton with deep blue enamel.A small bird in a cage and when the knob is pulled the lid raises and a small bird lifts up and tweets a tune after finishing the bird lower

Mechanical singing bird box automaton with a young boy and girl with an umbrella.When the knob is pulled the lid raises and a small bird lifts up and tweets a tune after finishing the bird lowers and

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

Continental .900 Silver Singing Bird Automaton Music Box , c. 1900, attr. Karl Griesbaum, Schwarzwald, Germany, marked "900", decorated with classical trophees, sliding button activates lid and singin

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,

20th Century, Switzerland Marked: Reuge Music / Sainte-Croix / Made in Switzerland The rectangular-form bird-box with blue and white enamel panels on brass case decorated with figural roundels of co

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,