Sold2022Small singing bird automaton,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 aSee 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
Sold2022Mechanical singing bird box automaton with deep blue enamel.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 lowerSee Sold Price
Sold2022Mechanical singing bird box automaton with a young boy and girl with an umbrellaMechanical 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 andSee 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
Sold2016Swiss Singing Bird Cage Automaton, Reuge MusicSwiss, 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 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
Sold2017TRIO OF SINGING BIRDS AUTOMATON – BONTEMPSCreated 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, tSee Sold Price
Sold2022SILVER SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON WITH CLOCK800-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". SingiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare French glass dome singing bird automatonwith 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 repSee Sold Price
Sold2022COIN OPERATED DUAL SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON.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 vSee Sold Price
2018Mechanical singing bird automaton, German, mechanismMechanical 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 leSee Sold Price
Sold2020Antique French Enamel Singing Bird Automaton 1 3/4 x 4Antique 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/See Sold Price
Sold2020Griesbaum Singing Bird Automaton Music BoxContinental .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 singinSee 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
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
Sold2018A large French double singing bird automatonLate 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 toSee Sold Price
Sold2023Reuge Bird Cage with 3 Singing Birds Automaton Bird Cage Music BoxReuge Bird Cage with three singing Birds Automaton14"w x 11"d x 24"highSee Sold Price
Sold2021Swiss Reuge Singing Bird AutomatonSwiss 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 mechanicaSee Sold Price
Sold2016German silver singing bird automatonby 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 cagedSee 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
Sold2022C 1900 French Double Singing Bird Automaton with 2 robotic song birds - hgt 22" dia. 11.5". MarkedC 1900 French Double Singing Bird Automaton with 2 robotic song birds - hgt 22" dia. 11.5". Marked on base (Made in France- 5415575). Found in Chicago ILL. Home. Condition- Good Working, The birds botSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Reuge singing bird automaton music box20th 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 coSee 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
Featured6 days LeftAuction Team BrekerRare Ormolu Singing Bird Automaton Clock by Blaise Bontems, c. 1885€5,600
May 22Hannam's Auctioneers LtdAN ANTIQUE SWISS BRONZE AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD BOX decorated with filigree foliage and vines. 10 cm£5(1 bid)
May 22Curated AuctionsA RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY TORTOISESHELL AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID SINGING BIRD BOX£3,000
May 22Curated AuctionsA FINE AND RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER AND ENAMEL SINGING BIRD BOX FROM PALAIS ROYAL£2,800
May 13Donny Malone AuctionsVintage Petites Choses 5.25 inch Singing Bird Sculpture Pewter and Brass$10(1 bid)
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyJade Carved Bird Figurine, Intricately detailed large bird and small bird$400
Jun 06Austin Auction Gallery(3) PATE DE VERRE INCL. DAUM KITTENS, ANNA BOOTHE BIRD & ABBOTT/ LEVA BOWL$90(2 bids)