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Singing Birds In Cage

Antique large double singing bird-in-cage, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
the most popular and pleasing singing bird cage models ever produced, this example is one of those
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Antique Early 1900s French Musical Instruments

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Brass

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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Antique 1810s French Musical Instruments

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Gesso

Large triple antique singing bird-in-cage, by Phallibois
Located in London, GB
. Point of interest - When you get to three or even four birds singing under one cage, you are suddenly
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Antique Early 1900s French Musical Instruments

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Brass

Mid-Century Swiss Automaton Brass Cage with Moving and Singing Bird
Located in Dallas, TX
ring for easy hanging. Inside the gilded cage, there is miniature automaton bird sited on a branch
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Mid-20th Century Swiss Bird Cages

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Brass

Reuge automation two singing birds in gilt birdcage
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Reuge Swiss music box domed birdcage with two singing and moving birds in very clean, unused
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Late 20th Century Swiss Bird Cages

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Metal

19th century French Napoleon III Singing Bird Brass Cage, 1870s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Helvetic French Napoleon III period animated Singing Bird Brass wire cage dome with a
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Brass

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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Antique Early 1900s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Tortoise Shell

Early 20th Century Musical Birds Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
foliage in a “baroque” style gilded brass cage. The Birds take turns singing to each other. Made in
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Antiquities

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Brass

Early 20th Century Musical Birds Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
flamboyant plumage amidst foliage in a gilded brass cage. The birds take turns singing to each other
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Early 20th Century Swiss Other Antiquities

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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 French Other Antiquities

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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 Antiquities

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Brass

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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Antique Early 17th Century Italian Books

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Leather, Paper

Architectural Models Arms, Armor and Weapons Aviation Objects Books Collectible
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique French cage with singing automaton bird This vintage French songbird mechanical automaton
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Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Toys and Dolls

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Metal

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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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Dishe Amsterdam Bont Qing Nightingale, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nightingales singing, with a Bird Cage nearby. It's a well known example of the original version of a pattern
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Porcelain

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Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome
Located in Leuven , BE
This 19th-century French automaton from the late 1800s showcases a delightful ensemble of features: three vibrant animated birds, a cascading waterfall, a tree surrounded by rocky ou...
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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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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Other, Gold Plate

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems
H 22.84 in W 15.36 in D 9.85 in
Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Bontems in Paris (France). This singing bird cage has a brass gilded base to conseal the mechanism. In
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Singing Bird ca 1950
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful mechanical singing bird. Probably French, made after the 2nd world war. the assembly is
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20th Century French Other Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Other

Singing Bird ca 1950
Singing Bird ca 1950
H 11.03 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Automaton singing bird by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
bird boxes, singing bird cages. The flower pot with a singing bird were not produced as many, and even
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Automaton singing bird by Bontems
Automaton singing bird by Bontems
H 20.87 in W 10.63 in D 8.67 in
Vintage German Automaton Singing Bird in Cage, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage German automaton features singing and animated bird in gilt metal cage, "Made in Germany
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20th Century German Victorian Bird Cages

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Metal

Antique French Singing Bird Cage Automaton, Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French automaton offers singing bird in cage with scroll and foliate decoration, wind-up
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Antique Late 19th Century French Bird Cages

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Metal

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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Antique 19th Century German Bird Cages

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Wood, Feathers

Singing Mechanical Bird in Cage
Singing Mechanical Bird in Cage
H 10 in W 6.5 in D 5.5 in
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 Bird Cages

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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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Bird Cages

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Brass

Antique German Singing Twin Bird Cage Music Box Automaton Karl Griesbaum 1950
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique twin singing birds in a cage automoton, Karl Griesbaum, circa 1950 A pair of
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Vintage 1950s Bird Cages

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Brass

1915, French Automaton Singing Birds in Birdcage
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1915 French automaton birds singing and tweeting in a brass birdcage. Marked made in France on the
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Vintage 1910s Bird Cages

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Brass

Karl Griesbaum German Brass Singing Bird Cage Music Box, Marked Kg Ken-D
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in New York, NY
A charming automated birdcage music box with the bird's head turning, beak moving and tail moving
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Vintage 1950s German Bird Cages

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Brass

Karl Griesbaum German Brass Singing Bird Cage Music Box, Marked Kg Ken-D
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in New York, NY
A charming automated birdcage music box with the bird's head turning, beak moving and tail moving
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Vintage 1950s German Bird Cages

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Brass

Singing Bird Box Automaton by Karl Griesbaum
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting German bird box is a work of mechanical wonder, featuring a movement crafted by the
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20th Century German Other Bird Cages

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Enamel

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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Antique 19th Century Unknown Other Decorative Boxes

Coin-Operated Singing Bird Cage Automaton
Coin-Operated Singing Bird Cage Automaton
H 22.75 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
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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Antique 19th Century English Figurative Sculptures

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Brass

Vintage Singing Bird in a Gilded Cage Automaton C.1930s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage singing bird in a gilded cage automaton C.1930s This charming little red bid sings when
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Early 20th Century American Toys and Dolls

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Metal

German Automaton Double Singing Birds in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German automaton music box offers two singing birds seated in brass cage with embossed
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20th Century German Musical Instruments

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Brass

Antique German Singing Bird in a Cage Music Box Automaton Karl Griesbaum 1930
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique singing bird in a cage automoton, Karl Griesbaum, circa 1930 A feathered single
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Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Scientific Instruments

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Brass

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 Musical Instruments

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Brass

Vintage Karl Griesbaum Singing Bird Automaton
By Karl Grisebaum
Located in Montreal, QC
This bird is mainly yellow but with black wings, beak and tail feathers so is perhaps a canary. It
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Vintage 1920s German Models and Miniatures

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Brass

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New Orleans, LA
panels. A singing bird mechanism is perched at the cage's center. The figure is handcrafted with genuine
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Musical Instruments

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Brass

20th Century German Signing Bird Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
20th century musical bird automaton. An automated singing bird with a strong voice and flamboyant
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20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antiquities

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Brass

Late 19th Century German Signing Bird Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
automated singing bird with a strong voice and flamboyant plumage amidst foliage in a gilded brass cage
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Antique Late 19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antiquities

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Brass

Early 20th Century German Signing Bird Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
singing bird with a strong voice and flamboyant plumage amidst foliage in a gilded brass cage. The whole
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Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antiquities

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Brass

Early 20th Century German Signing Bird Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
singing bird with a strong voice and flamboyant plumage amidst foliage in a gilded brass cage. The whole
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Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antiquities

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Brass

Antique 18C, Chinese Porcelain Kakiemon Dishes Amsterdam Bont Qing Nightingale
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique large double singing bird-in-cage, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
phrase at about 18 seconds. Point of interest - One of the most popular and pleasing singing bird cage
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Antique 1890s French Bird Cages

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Brass

Antique Hexagonal Base Single Singing Bird in Cage by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A fine large antique hexagonal base single singing bird in cage by Bontems. French, circa
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Antique Early 1900s French Bird Cages

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Brass

Bird Cage with Singing Bird Automaton, Europe, Mid-20th Century
Located in Retie, BE
Birdcage, bird cage with a singing bird inside. This automaton has 1 singing bird in the cage
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Mid-20th Century European Bird Cages

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Brass

Small Singing Bird Cage by Reuge
Located in London, GB
A small size singing bird cage by Reuge, with intermittent and continuous action settings. When
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Bird Cages

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Bronze

1910 French Automaton Singing Bird in Gilt Brass Cage
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1910 Automaton singing feathered bird in brass gilt cage, marked France. Works. The video does not
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Vintage 1910s Bird Cages

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Brass

19th Century French Automaton Singing Bird in Brass Cage
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique birdcage was found in Paris; crafted circa 1890, the cage is rounded in shape with a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Bird Cages

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Brass

Vintage Mechanical Singing Bird in a Brass Cage, circa 1940s
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage working automaton of a singing bird in a brass cage with etched detail, Germany, circa
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bird Cages

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Brass

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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Antique 1890s Swiss Neoclassical Bird Cages

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Brass

Singing Bird Cage Automaton by Hasu Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Retie, BE
in the cage. As well the birds as the plants are very fine detailed. The birds in this singing
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Mid-20th Century German Bird Cages

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Brass

19th Century French Automaton Brass Cage with Two Singing Birds
Located in Dallas, TX
rounded dome. Inside the gilded cage, there are two miniature automaton birds. The birds are realistic
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Antique Late 19th Century French Bird Cages

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Brass

Late 20th Century Swiss Reuge Automaton Brass Cage with Two Singing Birds
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1980, the cage is cylindrical in shape and topped with a rounded dome. Inside the gilded cage
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Late 20th Century Swiss Bird Cages

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Brass

19th C. Triple Singing Automaton Singing Birds Gilt Mechanical Antiques Birdcage
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This stunning 3 singing birds in a cage automation in good working condition. Each of the three
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Antique 19th Century European Bird Cages

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Bronze

Vintage Silver-Gilt Bow Front Form Singing Bird Box by Karl Griesbaum
Located in London, GB
A good early vintage silver-gilt bow-front form singing bird box by Karl Griesbaum, Model 14
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Vintage 1930s German Bird Cages

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Silver

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 Bird Cages

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Bronze

1960's German made Singing Bird Cage
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This 1950's German made Brass Musical bird cage automaton features a pair colourful feathered birds
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

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Brass

1950's, Karl Griesbaum Singing Bird Music Cage
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
THis 1950's German made Brass Musical bird cage automaton features a colourful feathered bird
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

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Brass

Antique French Automaton Singing Bird in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French automaton music box offers singing bird seated on foliate branch in brass cage
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Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments

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Brass

Vintage West German Music Box, Brass Bird Cage with Animated Singing Birds
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage West German music box features brass bird cage with beaded and floral design, interior
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Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

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Brass

Late 19th Century German Singing Birds Automaton
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th century musical birds automaton. Two automated singing birds with a strong voices and
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Antique Late 19th Century German Aesthetic Movement Antiquities

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Brass

German "Song Bird in Cage" Toy, circa 1920
Located in Incline Village, NV
turning the attached key on the side and listening to the bird sing (have to listen closely) as he rocks
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Vintage 1920s German Folk Art Toys

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Tin

Rare and Fine French Antique Singing Bird Automaton Attributed to Bontems
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare and fine French antique singing bird automaton attributed to Bontems displayed in beautiful
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Antique 1880s French Neoclassical More Clocks

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Bronze

Inspirational Assemblage Sculpture Titled "Wish"
Located in Hopewell, NJ
affirmations. (wishbone, coins, salt, white butterflies, etc.) Structure is a vintage bird cage stand with
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Late 20th Century American Sculptures

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Osaka Metro Pictorial Map Japan Design
Located in London, GB
elephant and bird in a cage, a lady singing and a marching band playing music, a fish and person in a
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Posters

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Paper

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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Antique Late 18th Century Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

French Automaton Singing Bird in Cage
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
It has a gilded brass cage, with embossed floral garlands and twisted wire bars. The automaton bird
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20th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

Vintage Singing Bird Cage
Located in London, Nottinghill
This beautiful vintage dual singing bird cage is in good working order.
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Vintage 1960s Bird Cages

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Gold Plate

Vintage Singing Bird Cage
Vintage Singing Bird Cage
H 9.5 in W 6 in L 9.5 in
The Last Word in an Art Deco Bird Cage
Located in San Francisco, CA
1930's green Hendrix (top of the line) geometric extravaganza? The singing will be joyous and
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20th Century American Bird Cages

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Iron, Steel

Singing Bird Cage with 3 birds by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Bontems in Paris (France). This singing bird cage has a wooden gilded base to conseal the mechanism. In
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Gold Plate, Other

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

French Gilt Metal And Wood Automaton Birdcage
Located in Natchez, MS
French Gilt Metal and Gilt wood automaton singing feathered bird in guilded cage.
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Antique 19th Century French Collectibles and Curiosities

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Wood

Set of 20 Chinese Export Watercolours of the Customs and Trades of China
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
Chinese kept birds for decorative or singing purposes, though they were also kept for their fighting
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings

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Watercolor

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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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Other, Gold Plate

1950s German Singing Bird Cage Desktop Alarm Clock
By Dome
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. This fantastic singing bird in a cage tweets and osculates upon the alarm set time. The clock hands
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

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Singing Birds In Cage For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the singing birds in cage you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A singing birds in cage — often made from metal, brass and feathers — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect singing birds in cage — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right singing birds in cage, those designed in Art Nouveau, Mid-Century Modern and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Singing Birds In Cage?

A singing birds in cage can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,850, while the lowest priced sells for $665 and the highest can go for as much as $7,032.
Questions About Singing Birds In Cage
  • 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.