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Automaton singing bird by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Unique flower pot with singing bird automaton made by Bontems in the last quarter of the 19th
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton.
Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
Singing Bird Music Box by Karl Griesbaum
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Newark, England
Enamelled Decoration Signed on the Movement Circa 1930
Singing Bird Music Box. The music box of rectangular
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Early 20th Century German Classical Greek Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal
19th Century Antique Brass Caged Singing Birds
Located in Suffolk, GB
19th century antique brass caged singing birds having two singing and moving birds in a brass cage
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19th Century English Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Brass
Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare, early Swiss automaton singing bird box by the famed Charles Bruguier is housed
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19th Century Swiss Louis XV Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gold
Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton.
Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton.
Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
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 Singing Bird
Materials
Satinwood
Singing Bird Box by Alfred Bontems
Located in London, GB
A superb antique and finely painted sarcophagus-form wooden singing bird box, by Alfred Bontems
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1890s French Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Wood
Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with
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Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Silver
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box,
German
circa 1900
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Early 1900s Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Silver Fusée Singing Bird Box by Charles Bruguier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare, early Swiss fusée singing bird box by the renowned Charles Bruguier combines
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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Circa 1890,
Going-barrel movement,
Motor
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1890s French Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier
Located in London, GB
Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing-Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier Inlaid with Gold, Mother
Category
1870s Swiss Romantic Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gold, Silver
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H 2 in W 3 in D 2 in Dm 4 in L 4.5 in
Silver and Enamel Art Deco Musical Cigarette and Singing Bird Box
Located in London, GB
A rare and exquisite silver and enamel Art Deco musical cigarette and singing bird box.
the
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1920s French Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Silver-Gilt, Guilloche Turquoise Enamel Timepiece Alarm Clock Singing Bird
Located in London, GB
timepiece alarm-actuated singing bird box, by C. A. Marguerat.
When 8-day clock movement wound and set to
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1920s Swiss Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Silver, Enamel
H 5.71 in W 4.34 in D 1.97 in
Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890.
The bird
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box, Most Probably by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, most probably by Bontems,
Going barrel movement,
Gilt
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1880s French Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Singing bird box by Bruguier in silver case with enamel to top and lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
ground. When activated the lid opens to reveal the singing and dancing feathered automaton bird. Turning
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal, Other, Enamel, Silver
A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A very fine silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece, by C
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1920s Swiss Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A fine antique pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box,
Circa 1910
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1890s Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Tortoise Shell
H 0.6 in W 1.58 in D 0.99 in
Antique coin-operated large double singing birds-in-cage, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
An antique coin-operated large double singing birds-in-cage, by Bontems,
French
circa 1900
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1810s French Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gesso
Clock with Singing Bird Automaton by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very beautiful and rare clock with bird automaton. Made by Bontems at the end of 19th century in
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal, Other, Enamel, Gold Plate
Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome
Located in Leuven , BE
: three vibrant animated birds, a cascading waterfall, a tree surrounded by rocky outcrops and foliage, a
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19th Century French Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Metal
H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 4.73 in
Early 20th Century Musical Bird Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th Century Musical Bird Automaton. An automated singing bird with a strong voice and
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Early 20th Century French Other Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Musical Bird Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th Century Musical Bird Automaton. An automated singing bird with a strong voice and
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Early 20th Century German Other Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Musical Birds Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th Century Musical Birds Automaton. Two automated singing birds with strong voices and
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Early 20th Century Swiss Other Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Musical Birds Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th Century Musical Birds Automaton. Two automated singing birds with strong voices amidst
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Brass
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Located in London, GB
This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening
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19th Century German Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Silver
Freres Rochat Gold Bird Box
Located in New York, NY
on top. However, it holds a hidden surprise - a technical marvel of a singing, rotating bird! The
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1820s Swiss Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Table Mirror
Located in Paris, FR
bronze, the frame features sweeping, heavy scrolls and acanthus with floral details. A singing bird
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Sculpture Marble Bird Singing
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Charming sculpture of a bird perched on a bough singing.
Measures: length 6cm., 2 1/2" depth
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Marble
Antique Bird Print of the Green Singing Finch, Grey Singing Finch and Others
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled '1. St Helena Seed-Eater or Green Singing Finch 2. Grey Singing Finch 3
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Late 19th Century Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Paper
H 10.63 in W 8.27 in D 0.02 in
Very Large Pair of 19th Century Meissen Day and Night Figures
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, symbol of warmth and light. Sunbeams adorn his head, a sunflower, ears of corn and a singing bird on his
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1870s German Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Remond, Gide & Co c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
-boxes with watches, singing bird-boxes, form watches and musical boxes. Their work was of excellent
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Early 1800s Swiss Other Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.79 in W 2.96 in D 1.78 in
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Deer's Head Hat & Coat Rack 19th Century
Located in London, GB
their development occurred there. In the past singing bird boxes were produced as well.
Our reference
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1880s English Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Wood
H 10.24 in W 22.64 in D 5.12 in
Singing Falcon - Etching by Johann Friedrich Naumann - 1840
Located in Roma, IT
Singing Falcon is an Etching hand colored realized by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert - Johann
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1840s Modern Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Etching
No Reserve
H 12.01 in W 8.08 in D 0.04 in
Large Antique Bird Print of an Eastern Wood Pewee
Located in Langweer, NL
calling or singing. The bird's eye is rendered with a simple black dot, yet it captures the alertness
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Early 19th Century Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Paper
Very Early Illustrated Book on Birds, Giovanni P. Olina: "Uccelliera", 1622
Located in Middletown, NY
], including 66 full-page engraving of which 43 represent individual birds and 23 illustrate the materials
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.19 in W 6.88 in D 0.75 in
Charles Joshua Chaplin 'French, 1825-1891' 'Girl with Bird's Nest' Oil on Canvas
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Joshua Chaplin (French, 1825-1891) 'The Bird's Nest' A very fine and charming Rococo
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19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
H 38.63 in W 24.75 in D 2.38 in
Small Matching Pair of Famille Rose Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Norton, MA
Flowers with Poems describing the beautiful springtime, breezing day with birds singing, and flower
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1920s Chinese Other Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Chinese Blue and White Covered Jars Hand Painted Qing Dynasty Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
a joyful scene of two songbirds singing to each other in a flower-filled garden.
The birds are
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century, Blue Field with Phoenix and Floreal Border Chinese Rug, ca 1910
Located in Firenze, IT
upright.
According to Chinese mythology, Fenghuang is a colorful bird, 3 meters long, melodious singing
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Wool
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
all poets and charmed people, animals, stones and trees with his singing.
In total, 51 birds and 37
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17th Century Baroque Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Silhouette Hat Portraits - Female Illustrator of Golden Age
By Jessie Gillespie
Located in Miami, FL
Lutheran Publication Society)
The Singing Weaver and Other Stories--Julius and Margaret Seebach (The
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1910s Victorian Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Ink, Illustration Board, Pen
H 4.25 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
Meissen Shepherds Figurines Allegory the Hearing by Carl C. Punct Made
By Carl Christoph Punct
Located in Vienna, AT
small leafy tree.
° the woman having sat down holds a ring on which a bird has taken place
° the man
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1870s German Rococo Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Porcelain
Tah-Ro-Hon, An Ioway Warrior: Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
By McKenney & Hall
Located in Alamo, CA
entitled "Tah-Ro-Hon, An Ioway Warrior", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Lithograph
Passaic Falls in New Jersey
By Nicolino V. Calyo
Located in New York, NY
retreat it formerly was. Green trees have given place to brown stone walls, and the singing of birds to
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19th Century American Realist Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Necklace and the Pot
By Gisella Loeffler
Located in Missouri, MO
bright colors and natural motifs to performing impromptu dances or singing Austrian folk songs with Taos
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1910s Modern Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gouache
Three Girls
By Gisella Loeffler
Located in Missouri, MO
bright colors and natural motifs to performing impromptu dances or singing Austrian folk songs with Taos
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1910s Modern Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gouache
Going for a Stroll
By Gisella Loeffler
Located in Missouri, MO
bright colors and natural motifs to performing impromptu dances or singing Austrian folk songs with Taos
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1910s Modern Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gouache
Mother and Child In the Garden
By Gisella Loeffler
Located in Missouri, MO
performing impromptu dances or singing Austrian folk songs with Taos artist Joseph Fleck, a fellow Austrian
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1910s Modern Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Gouache
Antique Singing Bird Cage
Located in Hudson, NY
Small birdcage which contains within a miniature automaton singing bird.
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Early 1900s German Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Brass
19th Century Singing Bird Box
Located in Mexico, MX
19th century singing bird box
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19th Century French Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Singing Bird Box from the 1920s Made by German Maker Karl Griesbaum
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Mexico, MX
Singing bird box from the 1920s made by German maker Karl Griesbaum
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Early 20th Century German Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Ormolu
Japanese Arita Ware Charger
Located in Palm Desert, CA
tree in bloom supporting a singing bird. Edged with bamboo and trellis pattern. Circa 19th century
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19th Century Japanese Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Ceramic
H&R Daniel Shrewsbury Shape Cup & Saucer
Located in London, GB
depicting a bird singing on a branch all in gilt. The base of cup is also highlighted with gilt.
The
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1820s English Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Porcelain
Austrian Jugendstil Ceramic Sculpture Putto Michael Powolny Blue, circa 1917
By Michael Powolny
Located in Vienna, AT
the bird catcher from Mozart’s Magic Flute. Standing on a round footplate, Papageno strikes his
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1910s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Ceramic
H 32.29 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Fine French Antique Star Sapphire and Diamonds 18 Karat Yellow Gold Brooch, 1860
Located in Antwerp, BE
abundant use of motifs like anchors, birds, branches, crosses, hearts and snakes.
Period: ca. 1860
Source
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19th Century French Romantic Antique Singing Bird
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Star Sapphire, White Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow ...
19th Century Framed Painting on Porcelain Woman and Children Charles Chaplin
By Charles Joshua Chaplin
Located in New York, NY
buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery.[3][4]
Career
Early work
The Bird's Nest, Private collection
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Singing Bird
H 33 in W 23.75 in D 4 in
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Antique Singing Bird For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique singing bird you’re looking for. An antique singing bird — often made from metal, brass and bronze — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique singing bird, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique singing bird made by Neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular. A well-made antique singing bird has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Karl Griesbaum, Bontems and Emil Brenk are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Singing Bird?
Prices for an antique singing bird can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $132 and can go as high as $48,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,800.
Questions About Antique Singing Bird
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How a singing bird box works relies on a clockwork mechanism. Twisting the winder provides power to the motor which then moves the bird and turns the gears that produce music. Both the bird's motion and the tune continue until the motor stops spinning. Find a wide variety of music boxes on 1stDibs.
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