Bontems Caged Singing Bird Automaton

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

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

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

Automaton Mechanical 3 Motion Caged Singing Bird. 7 X 5 X 11 Inches H. Bird Tweets, Bird Beak Moves, Head Swivels, Tail Flicks.

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

Swiss, 20th century. Whimsical grey feathered caged bird automaton with small bird with black eyes and moving beak on a t-shaped perch adorned with leaves and flowers above gold velvet ground within a

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

Circa 1850 with early thermoplastic box with hinged lid at back in which the key is stored. Top with oval giltcast bronze lid with two cheribum releasing a caged bird, sliding on/off button on front w

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

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

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 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

800-Silver Wind-Up Singing Bird Box, with French hallmarks, in an intricate footed case with key, having a top section supported by four columns, with clock insert, 6 1/2" high, 4 1/2" x 2 7/8". Singi

1900, FRANCE: This is a dual singing bird automata that is coin operated, sitting on a walnut eight-sided base with decorative cage. The dual birds have alternating chatter and complement each other v

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

Antique French Enamel Singing Bird AutomatonThe stylized enamel box depicting mythological creatures.Bird mechanism is in working condition.Property from a Prominent Saint Louis Estate1 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/

Small singing bird automaton, Germany, 20th century. Heavy, rectangular brass case with oval spring lid, which is triggered by a switch on the front. A small red bird emerges from the hole and sings a

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 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.

German 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, operates

Late 19th/early 20th century Base marked with importer's mark: France The squared giltwood base with carved floral sprays, surmounted by two automaton birds within a squared brass cage with a domed to

Reuge Bird Cage with three singing Birds Automaton14"w x 11"d x 24"high

Swiss Reuge Singing Bird Automaton20th century, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, single modeled bird with real feathers, within a gilt cage with figural enamel decoration, movement composed of 250 mechanica

by Karl Griesbaum, c. 1900, The rectangular silver case embossed with figural scenes and trophies, operated by a lever on the front which releases an oval cover embossed with cherubs releasing a caged