Antique Mechanical Bird
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not
Category
19th Century Austrian Other Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Satinwood
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Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier
Located in London, GB
T. Mayson, Mechanical Singing-Bird Tabatieres, 2001/ ISBN: 978-0709063032
Cf.:Sharon and Christian
Category
1870s Swiss Romantic Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Gold, Silver
H 2 in W 3 in D 2 in Dm 4 in L 4.5 in
Singing Mechanical Bird in Cage
Located in Pembroke, MA
Singing mechanical bird in cage. Giltwood base with neoclassical decoration, brass cage. When
Category
19th Century German Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Antique Figural Polychromed Cast Iron Mechanical Bird Bank Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique figural bank offers polychromed cast iron construction with mother bird feeding her nest
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Iron
Vintage European Mechanical Singing Bird in Brass Cage
Located in Dallas, TX
Turn of the century French (or German) bird cage with singing bird in great condition (circa 1920)
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Bird
Antique Bontems Mechanical Singing Birds Cage Automaton Musical Box
By Bontems
Located in Austin, TX
This is a large mechanical singing birds cage automaton by famous French automaton maker Bontems
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Brass
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
A mechanical bird sings in its gilded cage in this exceptionally rare French automaton. Combining
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Brass
Coin-Operated Singing Bird Cage Automaton
Located in New Orleans, LA
Hand-feathered in brilliant yellow and red is the diminutive mechanical bird inside its gilded cage
Category
19th Century Unknown Other Antique Mechanical Bird
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Satinwood
Silver Double Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of the rarest examples of a mechanical bird box ever seen, this extraordinary box features not
Category
19th Century American Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Mechanical Wind Up French Singing Bird Cage Automaton
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
animated manually feathered singing birds, one raised on a leafy perch, the other on the floor of the cage
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Brass
1920 René Lalique Pigeons Clock Grey-Blue Stained Glass Mechanical Movement
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
original mechanical movement. Design of birds. Extremely rare model which was not commercialized
Category
1920s European Art Deco Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Glass
H 5.91 in Dm 5.32 in L 5.91 in
Silver Fusée Singing Bird Box by Charles Bruguier
Located in New Orleans, LA
exquisite artistry with outstanding mechanical craftsmanship. The earliest bird boxes were fusée, or chain
Category
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Automation Singing Birds in giltwood and brass cage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Two feathered mechanical birds in great working condition. Both birds sing,
move their peaks and
Category
1890s Swiss Neoclassical Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Brass
H 20 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
19th C. Triple Singing Automaton Singing Birds Gilt Mechanical Antiques Birdcage
Located in West Hollywood, CA
brilliant colors mechanical birds inside their gilded cage. This delightful and rare collector singing bird
Category
19th Century European Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Bronze
Karl Griesbaum, German Singing Bird Automaton
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Washington Crossing, PA
1920s German singing bird automaton by Karl Griesbaum. Makers marks stamped on base. Mechanical
Category
Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Brass
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"Melting Snow"
By Charles Morris Young
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Charles Morris Young (1869 – 1964).
Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Charles Morris Young lived most of his ...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Pair of Silver Peacock Stand, Decoration Object for Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated peacocks - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Category
1940s Danish Hollywood Regency Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
$539 / item
H 9.06 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Chrysanthemum by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Candelabra Pair of 3-Light
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880. With its flowing curves, swirling vegetation, meandering tendrils and exotic blossoming plants, Chrysanthemum is charac...
Category
20th Century American Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Sterling Silver
Meissen Porcelain Pot-Pourri Vase, Germany, 19th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Meissen porcelain pot-pourri vase, Germany, 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Porcelain
Men Drinking Coffee
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right
Maxwell House Coffee
Category
1920s Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Oil
Grand Cru Blue Trunk
Located in Paris, FR
Trunk grand cru blue covered with black grained
cowhide genuine leather. With lozines in smooth leather,
jewelry parts in solid brass, with hand polished nickel plated.
With solid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Brass, Nickel
"The Canal"
By Edward Willis Redfield
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork.
Signed lower left. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame.
Illustrated in "Edward Redfield: Just Values and Fine Seeing" ...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tiffany Studios New York "Calyx" Flower Form Favrile Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This Favrile glass flower form vase, by Tiffany Studios New York, is meant to suggest the calyx forms, open or closed, of crocus or tulip flowers. This richly-hued orange-yellow vase...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Art Glass
Vase, Sign: Muller Fres Luneville, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, liberty
By Muller Frères
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Vase Sign: Muller Fres Luneville
acid worked
Muller Feres
The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family who ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Art Glass
$110,000
H 10.63 in Dm 11.03 in
Monumental Vase, Sign: Daum Nancy France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, 1910
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Daum Nancy
Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an industrial furnace, that of Nancy G...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Glass
$136,000
H 21.26 in Dm 6.11 in
Italian Mountainous River Landscape - French 19th Century Neo Classical art
Located in London, GB
This stunning Neo Classical French 19th century landscape oil painting is by acclaimed French artist Jean Victor Bertin. He was also an early proponent of sketching out doors and dir...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Oil
Jean Victor Bertin Italian Mountainous River Landscape - French 19th Century Neo Classical art, 1827
$83,019 Sale Price
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H 29 in W 37 in D 2 in
"Winter Moonlight"
By George William Sotter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Period frame
Framed dimensions are 30" x 34" x 2"
Signed & dated lower right
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Laguna Hills
By William Wendt
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by William Wendt. "Laguna Hills" is an impressionist landscape, oil on canvas in an earth-tone palette by American artist William Wendt. The artwork is signed in the lower...
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vase Sign: Daum Nancy France, Style: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Daum Nancy
glass with applications
Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an industrial ...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Glass
Monumental Vase, Sign: Daum Nancy France, ( Cherry blossoms) Style: Art Nouveau
By Daum
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sign: Daum Nancy
Daum is the name of a factory established in 1875 in the city of Nancy, France. When the notary Jean Daum became the owner of an industrial furnace, that of Nancy G...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Glass
$140,000
H 20.08 in Dm 5.12 in
American Naval Two Masted Clipper Ship Brig Model Under Glass, US Perry 20th C.
Located in Charleston, SC
American Naval two masted clipper ship brig model mounted on stand under a glass case. The US Perry was a brig commissioned by the United States Navy October 1843 prior to the Americ...
Category
20th Century American American Empire Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Pine, Paint
$12,000
H 30.75 in W 40.5 in D 14.5 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique mechanical bird you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, every antique mechanical bird was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique mechanical bird — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 19th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right antique mechanical bird, those designed in Empire, Georgian and Louis XVI styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique mechanical bird over the years, but those crafted by Gisella Loeffler, John Gould and Denis Diderot are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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