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
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19th Century Austrian Other Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Satinwood
Early 20th Century West German Two-Bird Singing Automaton in Gilded Brass Cage
Located in Middleburg, VA
An enchanting masterpiece of mechanical artistry, this rare two-bird singing automaton embodies the
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
$2,625
H 11.5 in Dm 7.5 in
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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
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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
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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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Portrait Of A Girl In White, circa 1900 Portrait Of A Girl In White Hugh RAMSAY
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Girl In White, circa 1900
Portrait Of A Girl In White Hugh RAMSAY (1877-1906)
Large circa 1900 edwardian portrait of a girl in white, oil on canvas. Excellent quality...
Category
19th Century Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,107
H 32 in W 28 in
Study Of A Nude Male, 19th Century French Academy Study
Located in Blackwater, GB
Study Of A Nude Male, 19th Century
circle of HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1864-1901)
Large 19th Century French Academy portrait of a male nude in a studio, oil on canvas. Excellent q...
Category
19th Century Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Neoclassical Pine and Lime Wood Georgian Style Fireplace Surround
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A substantial and impressive architectural late 19th century profusely carved pine and lime wood fireplace surround in the Georgian manner of Robert Adam. The shelf perfectly evokes ...
Category
1870s English Georgian Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Pine
$16,557 Sale Price
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H 68.31 in W 87.01 in D 13.78 in
Bench, Cantilever, Mid Century, Walnut, Danish Cord, Weave, Hardwood, Semigood
By Semigood Design
Located in Issaquah, WA
Mid-century inspired, hardwood and woven Danish cord bench.
The lead time provided is an estimate and may extend up to 12 months. If you require delivery by a specific date, we kin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Cord, Hardwood
$3,250 / item
H 18 in W 41.125 in D 18 in
19th century portrait military officer 5th Royal Lancashire Militia, East Lancs
Located in York, GB
A fine 19th century oil on canvas portrait stated to be Captain Paul John Henry Butler, 5th Royal Lancashire Militia, half length, wearing breast star. Housed in a gilt frame which i...
Category
19th Century Realist Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Oil
$10,179
H 35.04 in W 31.11 in D 1.97 in
"Bellerophon and Pegasus" Striking Art Deco Painting with Male Nude Mythological
By Bryson Burroughs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable scene depicting the moment when Bellerophon was about to lasso the flying figure of Pegasus after the creature paused for a drink below was painted in 1926 by Bryson ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Paint
$16,500
H 44 in W 28 in D 2.5 in
12 Coalport Grey and Polychrome Enamel Floral Shaped Rim Dinner Service Plates
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This set of 12 Coalport dinner plates feature an unusual color combination of a soft gray border decorated with a vibrant palette of brightly painted flowers. There are various combi...
Category
1920s English Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Porcelain
$3,800 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.5 in
Highly Important Set of Four Cut-Glass Wall Lights by F&C Osler of Birmingham
By F. & C. Osler
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A highly important set of four cut-glass silver-plated wall lights by F&C OSLER. The central arm plate supporting five thumb cut candle arms arranged on three different levels these ...
Category
1860s British Victorian Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Silver Plate
$122,149 / set
H 25.99 in W 25.6 in D 16.15 in
Portrait of a Semi-Nude Male Figure
Located in Astoria, NY
John Knox Dillon (American, 1903-1974), Portrait of a Semi-Nude Male Figure, Oil on Canvas, 1958, signed lower right, signed, dated, and inscribed "Brackman" to verso, giltwood frame...
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1950s Post-Impressionist Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large Art Deco Gilt Metal Console, France 1940's
By Gilbert Poillerat, René Drouet
Located in Miami, FL
Large Art Deco gilt metal console, France circa 1940
Striking French wall-mounted console table, circa 1940s, attributed to the refined decorative style of Gilbert Poillerat. This l...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was made in the Chinoiserie revival period of Europe in the mid-19th century. The desk f...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Brass
30:30 Landscape Architecture Book
Located in New York, NY
30 internationally renowned landscape architects showcase their own work as well as that of 30 of the best of a new generation of forward looking and innovative designers.
This up-t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Paper
"Confrontation", Mid Century Drawing w/ Half Nude Male in Surreal Setting, 1984
By John B. Lear
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although John Lear entitled this drawing "Confrontation," the half-nude male figure and the falcon on the other end of his bright red leash are contemplating each other with placidit...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Paper
$2,900
H 13.25 in W 13.25 in D 1 in
Stained Art Glass Window Depicting Ruth
Located in Baltimore, MD
A massive Gothic-arched brightly-colored stained glass depiction of the biblical Ruth holding a wheatsheaf in a wheat field by a stream. The image is bordered by columns supporting...
Category
Late 19th Century American Belle Époque Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Art Glass
The Dance 19th-century Large Antique Nude Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed & Dated
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Exhibited at the Paris Salon, exhibition label on reverse.
Description:
Édouard François Zier (1837-1924) was a French painter known for his captivating and sensual artworks, parti...
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Prancing Horse, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and large early Tang dynasty (618-906 AD) model of a prancing or dancing horse, circa 7th century.
The majestic animal is caught mid-motion, one leg raised, head grace...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Mechanical Bird
Materials
Pottery
$68,000
H 27 in W 34 in D 10 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.
How Much is a Antique Mechanical Bird?
The average selling price for an antique mechanical bird at 1stDibs is $12,189, while they’re typically $680 on the low end and $84,500 for the highest priced.
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