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Antique Sterling Silver Camel Form Singing Bird Automaton
Antique Sterling Silver Camel Form Singing Bird Automaton

Antique Sterling Silver Camel Form Singing Bird Automaton

Located in New York, NY

with original winding key, approximately 11 by 10 by 5 inches, has a silver and fabric song bird that

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Late 19th Century German Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Sterling Silver

20th Century French Working Automaton Gilt Bronze Singing Birdcage, 1900s
20th Century French Working Automaton Gilt Bronze Singing Birdcage, 1900s

20th Century French Working Automaton Gilt Bronze Singing Birdcage, 1900s

By Bontems

Located in LEGNY, FR

birds in this singing bird music box have realistic sound of real talking birds. The singing mechanism

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Early 20th Century French Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Bronze

Strasbourg Faience Bird Box
Strasbourg Faience Bird Box

Strasbourg Faience Bird Box

By Strasbourg Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

Strasbourg faience bird box with yellow and red singing bird in landscape on a hinged lid with

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Late 19th Century French Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Faience

Reuge Enameled Music Box with Bird Automaton and Clock
Reuge Enameled Music Box with Bird Automaton and Clock

Reuge Enameled Music Box with Bird Automaton and Clock

Located in Brea, CA

embellished with flowers and singing bird as shown in good working order. made in Switzerland Measures 2 x

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1850s Swiss Country Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Wrought Iron and Marble Floor Lamp
Wrought Iron and Marble Floor Lamp

Wrought Iron and Marble Floor Lamp

Located in Essex, MA

Wonderfully whimsical with a singing bird atop the arm for the light and scrolled designs, shaped

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Wrought Iron

Late 19th Century English Bamboo Two-Tier Side Table with Lacquered Japanned Top
Late 19th Century English Bamboo Two-Tier Side Table with Lacquered Japanned Top

Late 19th Century English Bamboo Two-Tier Side Table with Lacquered Japanned Top

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

group of blossoming plants and three beautifully detailed singing birds resting on four legs with

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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Lacquer

Early 20th Century Dutch Hand Painted Blue and White Faience Delft Mantel Clock
Early 20th Century Dutch Hand Painted Blue and White Faience Delft Mantel Clock

Early 20th Century Dutch Hand Painted Blue and White Faience Delft Mantel Clock

By Delft

Located in Dallas, TX

, singing birds on branches and floral decor. The ceramic piece is in excellent condition, with rich

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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Faience, Porcelain

Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Table Mirror
Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Table Mirror

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

19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere
19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere

19th Century Hand-Carved Black Forest Jardiniere

Located in London, GB

century and much of their development occurred there. In the past singing bird boxes were produced as well.  

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1880s German Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Wood

Ernest Gimson by Edward Gardiner. Arts & Crafts ash ladder back Bedales armchair
Ernest Gimson by Edward Gardiner. Arts & Crafts ash ladder back Bedales armchair

Ernest Gimson by Edward Gardiner. Arts & Crafts ash ladder back Bedales armchair

By Edward Gardiner

Located in London, GB

traditional rush chairs, singing Birds of a Feather with the cottagers around him (a performance which

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1910s British Arts and Crafts Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Ash

Italian Art Deco Lenci Style Pottery Girl Singers Group
Italian Art Deco Lenci Style Pottery Girl Singers Group

Italian Art Deco Lenci Style Pottery Girl Singers Group

By Lenci

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

with a small bird perched on the edge with them all singing to the bird. The girls all wear open strap

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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Dish Amsterdam Bont Qing Nightingale
Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Dish Amsterdam Bont Qing Nightingale

Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Dish Amsterdam Bont Qing Nightingale

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

with a Man listening to a Nightingales singing, with a Bird Cage nearby. It's a well known example of

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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Porcelain

Vegetables
Vegetables

Vegetables

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

water; these appear in cut-outs like Polynesia, 1946, or The Bird and the Shark, 1947, as images of a

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1920s Modern Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Lithograph

After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude
After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude

After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude

By (after) Henri Matisse

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

like Polynesia, 1946, or The Bird and the Shark, 1947, as images of a spectacular and, on the whole

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1920s Abstract Impressionist Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Lithograph

A Auotomatron of animated and singing Birds
A Auotomatron of animated and singing Birds

A Auotomatron of animated and singing Birds

Located in New York, NY

An Automatron of animated and singing Birds

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19th Century German Antique Singing Bird

Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems
Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems

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, Gold Plate, Other

Singing Bird Cage with 3 birds by Bontems
Singing Bird Cage with 3 birds by Bontems

Singing Bird Cage with 3 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

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

19th Century French Double Singing Automaton Singing Birds in Cage
19th Century French Double Singing Automaton Singing Birds in Cage

19th Century French Double Singing Automaton Singing Birds in Cage

Located in London, Nottinghill

A second half 19th century French double singing bird in cage automaton each of the brightly

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Late 18th Century Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Bronze

Eastern U.S. Soneware 3-Gallon Crock with Singing Bird
Eastern U.S. Soneware 3-Gallon Crock with Singing Bird

Eastern U.S. Soneware 3-Gallon Crock with Singing Bird

Located in Quechee, VT

Three-gallon, salt-glazed stoneware crock decorated with a cobalt blue, slip-quilled large singing

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19th Century American Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Stoneware

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems
Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems

By Bontems

Located in Zonhoven, BE

clock (no 2nd known with this escapement!!!). 3. There are 2 birds (only a few Bontems clocks known with

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other, Enamel

Meissen Model of a Waxwing
Meissen Model of a Waxwing

Meissen Model of a Waxwing

By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Weinheim, DE

. Because the brilliant red ends of the birds wings appear like sealing wax this singing bird was given the

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18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Antique Singing Bird

Swiss Enamel Automaton Bird Singing Box circa 1900
Swiss Enamel Automaton Bird Singing Box circa 1900

Swiss Enamel Automaton Bird Singing Box circa 1900

Located in London, Nottinghill

A bronze Swiss blue enamel automation bird singing box. The bird has beautiful multicolored plumage

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Early 1900s Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps, Palatinate Region, 1730s
Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps, Palatinate Region, 1730s

Baroque Secretary à Trois Corps, Palatinate Region, 1730s

Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein

marquetry a finely worked floral inlay with a singing bird. The staircase interior is located behind the

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1730s German Baroque Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

Antique Promotional Items, Bird singing Simulator, Patented 1910
Antique Promotional Items, Bird singing Simulator, Patented 1910

Antique Promotional Items, Bird singing Simulator, Patented 1910

Located in Mexico City, D.F.

. The friction generates a sound that sounds like the song of a bird.

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Early 20th Century Mexican Victorian Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Metal

French Gilt Metal And Wood Automaton Birdcage
French Gilt Metal And Wood Automaton Birdcage

French Gilt Metal And Wood Automaton Birdcage

Located in Natchez, MS

French Gilt Metal and Gilt wood automaton singing feathered bird in guilded cage.

Category

19th Century French Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Wood

Set of 10 Childrens Prints
Set of 10 Childrens Prints

Set of 10 Childrens Prints

Located in Florham Park, NJ

world would be like without the sound of the birds singing ‘their good night songs, …the sleepy little

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Early 20th Century American Antique Singing Bird

A FRENCH RECONSTITUTED STONE STATUE OF ORPHEUS
A FRENCH RECONSTITUTED STONE STATUE OF ORPHEUS

A FRENCH RECONSTITUTED STONE STATUE OF ORPHEUS

Located in London, GB

drama of ancient Greece and Rome and, due to his association with singing and the lyre, much dramatic

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19th Century French Antique Singing Bird

English Needlework Sampler dated 1768
English Needlework Sampler dated 1768

English Needlework Sampler dated 1768

Located in Philadelphia, PA

traditional English folk song: It’s a rosebud in June, and the violets in full bloom; / And the small birds

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Singing Bird

Karl Griesbaum, German Singing Bird Automaton
Karl Griesbaum, German Singing Bird Automaton

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 Singing Bird

Materials

Brass

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems

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

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds

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

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Fine 19th Century .625 Gold and Enamel Singing Bird Box
Fine 19th Century .625 Gold and Enamel Singing Bird Box

Fine 19th Century .625 Gold and Enamel Singing Bird Box

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

A fine 19th century Swiss marked .625 gold and enamel singing bird box 'Oiseaux Chantants' the

Category

18th Century Antique Singing Bird

Materials

Gold

Antique French Signing Bird Cage
Antique French Signing Bird Cage

Antique French Signing Bird Cage

Located in Hudson, NY

Small Birdcage which contains within a miniature automaton singing bird. This example is a 1910

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1910s French Antique Singing Bird

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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, 2022
    How 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.