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Clockwork Bird

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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Antique 19th Century French Taxidermy

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Metal

Vintage Mechanical tin plated wind up Sparrow Bird toy - 1960's - China
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
China in the late 1960s, this sparrow toy features a lithographed tinplate bird with a clockwork
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

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Metal, Sheet Metal, Tin

"Walking Popeye" With Parrots Vintage Windup Toy by Marx Toy Co.
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
character, "Popeye" the sailorman. He is depicted with Parrots in each hand inside of bird cages. His
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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Toys and Dolls

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Tin

William & Mary Floral Marquetry 8-Day Longcase Clock by LeCount 'LeCompte'
Located in Milford, NH
.1690, London, the fine marquetry case having oval panels of birds and flowers, the movement signed
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Antique 1690s English Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

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Regal Elegance: The Reeves's Pheasant - A Flying Taxidermy Masterpiece
Located in New York, NY
Majestic Flying Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), a stunning avian specimen native to China, meticulously preserved to capture its intricate beauty and remarkable history. N...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Taxidermy

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Feathers

Demoiselle Crane Taxidermy
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy Demoiselle Crane is a remarkable piece that captures the beauty and grace of this stunning bird. Mounted on a wood log, this mount measures 12" x 23" x 31" and provide...
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21st Century and Contemporary Taxidermy

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Wood, Feathers

Demoiselle Crane Taxidermy
Demoiselle Crane Taxidermy
H 31 in W 23 in D 12 in
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.6. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren After observing and analysing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...
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Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Renaissance Photography

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Paper

Mid-Victorian Moorish Wrought & Cast Iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a masterpiece in High Victorian ironwork design. This Pergola was built around the same time a...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Wrought Iron

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

Huge Monumental Victorian Taxidermy Dome with Colorfull Tropical Birds, C. 1850
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A monumental Victorian taxidermy dome, measuring H. 90 cm, with a wide variety of Tropical birds, of which many male and female pairs England, late 19th century Amongst the birds...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Taxidermy

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Animal Skin, Glass, Plaster, Feathers

Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
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1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
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Early 20th Century French Nautical Objects

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Shell

Chinese Complete Antique Handcarved Wood and Porcelain Bird Cage, Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions and found in original condition The first complete bird cage we have seen. Found in Japan, this attractive antique Chinese hand crafted wooden...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Porcelain, Silk, Wood

Gaetano Pesce Fish Design Catalog
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in New York, NY
Early, and possibly the first, portfolio catalog of Gaetano Pesce’s experimental handcart molded resin objects—each a unique creation within a series. Published by Fish Design, circa...
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1990s American Post-Modern Books

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Paper

Gaetano Pesce Fish Design Catalog
Gaetano Pesce Fish Design Catalog
H 10.25 in W 6 in D 0.25 in
"Boy Riding a Turtle" Wind-Up Toy; by J. Chein, circa 1930s
By J. Chein & Co.
Located in Incline Village, NV
By J. Chein, circa 1930, this tin lithographed and hand painted American tin wind-up toy is all original and in working order. There are a few scratches here and there (from normal p...
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Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys

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Tin

Birdcage
Located in Hellerup, DK
Antique French unique handmade, carved and painted dolls house-like birdcage - oversized and with many unique details which makes it look more like a birds-chateau and is very far fr...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Antiquities

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Metallic Thread

Birdcage
Birdcage
H 26.38 in W 39.38 in D 19.69 in
Antique 19th Century Wood & Wire Manor House Bird Cage: Timeless Elegance
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in the rustic allure of this 19th Century Architectural Wood and Wire Bird Cage Manor House on a Custom wood base, a true testament to the charm of yesteryears. Measuring a s...
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Bird Cages

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Wire

Victorian Revival Architectural Dome Top Hanging Bird Cage Feeder Cathedral 25"
Located in Dayton, OH
Victorian revival bird cage featuring a domed top, circular windows and turned finials. Includes two faux birds and two ceramic feeder bowls. DIMENSIONS 15.5" x 11" x 25"h, 32"h w...
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Late 20th Century Victorian Bird Cages

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Metal

Singing Bird Music Box by Karl Griesbaum
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Newark, England
Video audio removed by 1st Dibs, original audio version available please contact us. Featuring Enamelled Decoration Signed on the Movement Circa 1930 Singing Bird Music Box. The m...
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Early 20th Century German Classical Greek Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Singing Bird Music Box by Karl Griesbaum
Singing Bird Music Box by Karl Griesbaum
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H 1.97 in W 4.13 in D 2.56 in
18th Century Antique Walnut Longcase Clock by Jonathan Lowndes of London
By Jonathan Lowndes
Located in Devon, GB
A fine Queen Anne period, early 18th century walnut hour-striking longcase clock by this well-known London clockmaker. The molded case is veneered with beautifully figured walnut, t...
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Antique Early 18th Century British Queen Anne Grandfather Clocks and Lon...

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Walnut

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On Target Art Assemblage Sculpture
By Van Dusen Clockworks
Located in Dallas, TX
being bird hunting. Just like the sportsman that hunts waterfowl, the artist did their own hunting to
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2010s American Adirondack Sculptures and Carvings

On Target Art Assemblage Sculpture
On Target Art Assemblage Sculpture
H 31.5 in W 35 in D 10 in
Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference Turntable "A Clockwork Orange"
By J. A. Mitchell
Located in Dronten, NL
bird of rarest spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now
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Vintage 1960s English Musical Instruments

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Aluminum

Rare Antique Black Forest Cuckoo Clock with Eagle
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A very rare Black Forest cuckoo clock. Fine carved wooden case with eagle on a rock outcrop, bird
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Early 20th Century German Wall Clocks

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Wood

Wall Clock in Louis XV Style Farret and Honoré Pons
By Honoré Pons
Located in Paris, FR
of flowers that are sculpted with deep lines. A sculpted bird sits atop the bountiful ornamentation
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Antique 1710s French Louis XV Wall Clocks

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Bronze, Enamel

Swedish 1930s Floor Clock from Mjölby Intarsia
By Mjölby Intarsia
Located in Stockholm, SE
of birds around a fountain. Beams spread out from behind the clockwork. The wood on the sides is
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...

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Brass

Original Painted Swedish Mora Clock, Circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
Original Painted Swedish Mora Clock. Rich, earth toned paint portraying flowers, pair of birds and
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Clocks

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Metal

Timepiece Clock for Pigeon Races, Belgium, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Timepiece clock for pigeon races. It is a clockwork mechanism which, when loaded, carried a
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Vintage 1950s Belgian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Metal

Clock for Pigeons Races Made of Brass English Manufacture of the 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
charging the clock. It is a clockwork mechanism that once loaded carried a timepiece disc in rotation, when
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Vintage 1930s British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

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Brass

French Walking Peacock Automaton
Located in New Orleans, LA
Decamps. Its papier-mâché body contains a highly elaborate clockwork system that allows this handsome bird
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Antique 19th Century French Other Toys and Dolls

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Feathers

French Walking Peacock Automaton
French Walking Peacock Automaton
H 22.5 in W 27 in L 22.5 in
French Walking Peacock Automaton
By Roullet & Decamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Roullet et Decamps. Its papier mâché body contains a highly elaborate clockwork system that allows this
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Antique Late 19th Century French Other Toys and Dolls

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Paper, Feathers

French Walking Peacock Automaton
French Walking Peacock Automaton
H 6.25 in W 12 in L 6.25 in
Early 19th Century Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock
Located in Paris, FR
. Two birds rest on a column that is engraved with branches and flowers, and a shovel and a rake rest
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Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Mantel Clocks

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Bronze

Meissen Gorgeous Mantle /Table Clock Four Elements Sculptured Cherubs circa 1860
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
burning torch (flames are blazing underneath). 3) Air with a bird (topping the clock’s case). 4) Earth
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Rococo Porcelain

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Porcelain

Clock with Vases in Lapis Lazuli and Silver, Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
with birds and rinceau. It is set on a sectioned base and is topped with a cupid. On the reverse side
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Antique 1850s Austrian Vases

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Lapis Lazuli, Silver

Meissen Splendour Clock Case the Four Elements Putto by F.E. Meyer, circa 1880
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
top of the case, above the clockwork, the Putto representing the 'air', holding a bird in the heights
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Antique 1880s German Rococo Centerpieces

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Porcelain

Black Forest Carved Wood Cuckoo Clock with Bird on Top
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A detailed hand carved wooden cuckoo clock, decorated with oak leaves, birds nest and a large bird
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Clocks

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Wood

Antique Black Forest Carved Wood Cuckoo Clock with Deers and Bird
Located in Berghuelen, DE
bird on top. Black Forest, Germany, circa 1900. Clockwork in working condition, overworked by a
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Wall Clocks

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Wood

19th Century Swiss German Carved Black Forest Wall Clock with French Mechanism
Located in Madrid, ES
. Though not a true "cuckoo," as it has no little bird or pitched roof top, this impressive wall clock with
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Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall Clocks

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Metal, Enamel

Antique Walking and Fantail-Displaying Indian Peacock Automaton
Located in London, GB
just as the real bird does. Seeing is not all believing - you will be totally captivated by his
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Antique 1890s French Taxidermy

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Feathers

Mitchell "Transcriptor" Turntable from "A Clockwork Orange"
By J. A. Mitchell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Oh Bliss! Bliss and Heaven! Oh it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. It was like a bird
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Vintage 1960s English More Furniture and Collectibles

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Metal

Rare Vintage Clockwork Automaton Musical Birdcage Found in France
Located in Houston, TX
Singing bird cages are wonderfully varied and enchanting pieces of craftsmanship, with many French
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Mid-20th Century French Models and Miniatures

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Brass

Hunting Themed Folk Art Desk Clock
By Van Dusen Clockworks
Located in Dallas, TX
related to bird and duck hunting, have been assembled to make this unique desktop clock. The vintage clock
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20th Century American Clocks

Hunting Themed Folk Art Desk Clock
Hunting Themed Folk Art Desk Clock
H 10.5 in W 13 in D 4.5 in
Mora Clock in Fryksdal Case
Located in Great Barrington, MA
clock has a Primitive bird carving at the top, and carving on the “neck” and below the “belly
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...

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Brass

Mora Clock in Fryksdal Case
Mora Clock in Fryksdal Case
H 84.5 in W 23.5 in D 8 in
Rare German Clockwork Pecking Bird by Schuco
Located in Glamis, Angus
A wonderful little clockwork pecking bird by the much sought after firm Schuco. Comes with its
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Early 20th Century German Toys and Dolls

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