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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

Freres Rochat Gold Bird Box
Located in New York, NY
Bird Boxes: Gold musical bird boxes are a type of mechanical music box that was first created in
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1820s Swiss Antique Mechanical Bird

Materials

Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold

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

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 Singing Mechanical Bird in Cage
Singing Mechanical Bird in Cage
H 10 in W 6.5 in D 5.5 in
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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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19th Century Unknown Other Antique Mechanical Bird

Antique Coin-Operated Singing Bird Cage Automaton
Coin-Operated Singing Bird Cage Automaton
H 22.75 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
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 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
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19th Century American Antique Mechanical Bird

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Silver Double Singing Bird Box
Silver Double Singing Bird Box
H 2 in W 4.25 in D 2.88 in
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
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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
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1920s European Art Deco Antique Mechanical Bird

Materials

Glass

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
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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
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1890s Swiss Neoclassical Antique Mechanical Bird

Materials

Brass

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
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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
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Early 20th Century German Antique Mechanical Bird

Materials

Brass

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Antique Mechanical Bird For Sale on 1stDibs

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.