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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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Antique 1890s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Singing Bird Box by Alfred Bontems
Singing Bird Box by Alfred Bontems
H 1.26 in W 3.94 in D 2.37 in
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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Antique 19th Century Swiss Louis XV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

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 Decorative Boxes

Materials

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
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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Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

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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Antique Early 1900s French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

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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Vintage 1920s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

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

Materials

Metal, Other, Gold Plate

Automaton singing bird by Bontems
Automaton singing bird by Bontems
H 20.87 in W 10.63 in D 8.67 in
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

Materials

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 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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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other, Enamel, Silver

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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Antique 1890s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
while singing. The set was fully restored by our specialised workshop and is again in top condition
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other, Enamel, Gold Plate

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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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other, Gold Plate

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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Antique 1880s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Located in London, GB
beautiful silver and guilloche enamel case dates to the early 20th century, the box upon pressing the start
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Gold, 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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Vintage 1920s Swiss Decorative Boxes

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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Antique 1890s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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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Vintage 1920s Swiss Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

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
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Antique 1870s Swiss Romantic Boxes and Cases

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Gold, Silver

Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier
Incredibly Rare & Exquisite Singing Bird Box Inspired by Charles Bruguier
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H 2 in W 3 in D 2 in Dm 4 in L 4.5 in
Vintage Syrup Tins, great as gift boxes
Located in Antwerp, BE
both One box shows a happy dancing and singing lady. She's outside at the country on a path next to
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Vintage Syrup Tins, great as gift boxes
Vintage Syrup Tins, great as gift boxes
H 2.37 in W 5.52 in D 4.34 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Guangxu Box
Located in Dallas, TX
depicts Chinese people singing and playing. The elegant box is in excellent condition with rich colors in
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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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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Antique Early 1800s Swiss Other Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel

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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Antique 19th Century Austrian Other Musical Instruments

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Satinwood

Karl Griesbaum Animated Singing Bird Box & Timepiece, Automaton, Angelus, Swiss
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Karl Griesbaum Animated Singing Bird Box & Timepiece. An exceptional gilt brass case with blue and
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20th Century More Art

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Other Medium

The Music Box - 21st Century, Singing Fish, Funny, Contemporary Art
By Raluca Arnăutu
Located in Berlin, DE
The Music Box, 2019 collage on paper 11 13/16 H x 15 3/4 W in. 30 H x 40 W cm The artist’s
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2010s Abstract Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Joan Miró, The Singing Fish (Framed)
By Joan Miró
Located in Manchester, GB
sustainably sourced black box frame with a gallery acrylic glazing. 'The Singing Fish' by Joan Miro depicts
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Singing a Song to a Leopard
By Casey McGlynn
Located in Denver, CO
matter is contained by its own box of color, as if claiming its real estate on the canvas. The background
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, India Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Playfully hinting at popular outdoor rock shaped speakers, this bronze cast music box domesticates
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 19.3 in
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
By Maika Palazuelos
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Playfully hinting at popular outdoor rock shaped speakers, this bronze cast music box domesticates
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2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments

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Bronze

Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
Bronze Scultural Singing-Stone MDL. C. Speaker
H 11.82 in W 15.75 in D 19.3 in
Small Singing Bird Cage by Reuge of Switzerland
Located in London, GB
A small size singing bird cage by Reuge of Switzerland, with intermittent and continuous action
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Late 20th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

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Bronze

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

Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome
Located in Leuven , BE
controlled by a pinned cylinder akin to those found in music boxes. Leather bellows expel air through a
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Antique 19th Century French Taxidermy

Materials

Metal

Vintage Bronze Handmade Singing Bowl or Standing Bowl with Mallet on Pillow
Located in Topeka, KS
Beautiful singing bowl or standing bowl with a mallet and its playing pillow. Handmade of bronze or
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20th Century Chinese Export Metalwork

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Bronze

Freres Rochat Gold Bird Box
Located in New York, NY
automata. Their antique singing bird boxes are highly prized by collectors and connoisseurs, and the
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Antique 1820s Swiss Desk Accessories

Materials

Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold

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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Antique 19th Century German Models and Miniatures

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Silver

21st Century Shirley Dining Chair Walnut Wood Velvet
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
For much of the decade, Shirley Temple was one of Hollywood’s greatest box-office attractions. With
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Chairs

Materials

Cotton, Walnut

Large Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Group Schola Cantorum, ''The Choirboys''
By Bruno Merli, King
Located in Den Haag, NL
The choirboys. Three choirboys singing, directed by a priest, this Capodimonte porcelain made on a
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Vintage 1960s Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Diamond Birds on a Pearl Branch Vintage Style Brooch in 18K Two Tone Gold
Located in Bangkok, TH
Three little singing birds sitting on a branch. Each bird has been studded with sparkling diamonds
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21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Vintage Carol Felley Sterling Silver Story Telling Cuff Bracelet
By Carol Felley
Located in Washington Depot, CT
by Pueblo pottery featuring 3 large applied mothers and their children singing songs of tribal
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20th Century Cuff Bracelets

Materials

Sterling Silver

MCM Coastal Rattan & Wicker Low Legless or Zaisu Lounge Chairs Style Calif Asia
By Calif-Asia
Located in Topeka, KS
Century. Shorty got low…low…low…low…low! Ha! Gotcha singing?? Well, you should be!!! Because this pair
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Wicker, Rattan

Heidi Daus Spring Is Awakening Crystal Accented Big Bird in a Nest Pin Brooch
By Heidi Daus
Located in Houston, TX
This is the most beautiful Pin you will come across. Birds are singing again. Flowers are
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Brooches

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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Antique 1880s English Models and Miniatures

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Wood

Komlos Hungarian Art Deco Pottery Musician Figure, circa 1930
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Austria, the figure portrays a young seated boy wearing a hat playing a squeeze box or concertina. He
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Vintage 1930s Hungarian Art Deco Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Komlos Hungarian Art Deco Pottery Musician Figure, circa 1930
Komlos Hungarian Art Deco Pottery Musician Figure, circa 1930
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H 6.7 in W 4.93 in D 5.71 in
Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey
By Frank Worth
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey singing and playing instruments on couch
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey
Kirk Douglas and Dan Dailey
H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in
MCM Burke Brunswick Tulip Side Table Style Saarinen Gray Base Faux Woodgrain Top
By Brunswick Co., Burke, Inc.
Located in Topeka, KS
the tulips with me…” Did we get you singing? Well, this table is definitely worth singing about! This
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

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Aluminum

Artists Suiho Yano Showa Period Scroll Japan 20c Artist Nihonga
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
skillfully depicts the appearance of sparrows forming a flock and singing food. «Suiho Yano» Born in Iyo
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20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Parrot Ceramic Tile Framed Plaque by Christopher Reutinger Catalina Picture Tile
By Catalina Pottery
Located in Topeka, KS
the ocean waves, with the soft sound of majestic Macaws singing in the distance? PARADISE! Well, we
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Late 20th Century American Other Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Vintage Lifesize Bronze Sculpture of Seated Charlie Chaplin 20th Century
Located in London, GB
the end for Hannah. Her singing voice never returned, and she eventually ran out of money. For a time
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Late 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Folk Art Painting Africa Dance Music Animal Morocco Desert Gnawa Music Dog Camel
By Nancy Patterson
Located in Norfolk, GB
wooden shadow boxed. Ready to hang. Provenance, directly from the artist studio. Condition: in excellent
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2010s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Lolo Soldevilla "Untitled" Oil on Canvas Cuban Master Geometric Abstract Artist
By Loló Soldevilla
Located in Atlanta, GA
learning environment, and from an early age she practiced reading and writing, singing, piano, and the
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Mid-20th Century Cuban Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Masonite, Paint

Infighting, Ink Sketch, 20th Century British Artist, Framed
By Samuel Rabin
Located in London, GB
was physically strong and had boxed and wrestled as an amateur to fund his art. He won a bronze medal
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Paper

Mid-Century Modern to Modern Oak Maroon Vinyl Rolling Game or Dining Chairs
Located in Topeka, KS
’…… gotcha singing, didn’t I? Well good… because this set of four FABULOUS armchairs definitely gives you
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Oak

Nakol Art by Natalia Kolpakova, Fountain, 100% Silk Scarf, 2020
By Natalia Kolpakova
Located in Falmouth, GB
condition unworn, boxed The scarf is 135cm x 135 cm (53.15x 53.15) One day, a group of mermaids stumbled
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2010s English Other Contemporary Art

Materials

Silk

Val Wong Worm (unique mixed media painting on paper)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in New York, NY
Delray Beach, Florida to undertake the project. In advance Kenny had shipped three boxes of "Object d'art
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Early 2000s Pop Art Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Screen

Mid-Century Modern Stylized Rattan Rocking Horse
Located in Topeka, KS
. A horse is a horse, of course of course, but no one has a horse like OUR rocking horse!! You singing
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

Materials

Rattan

"PRICKLY PEAR PATH " TEXAS HILL COUNTRY CACTUS Frame Size: 21 x 25
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
about singing his praises to anyone who entered Bradford's store on Guadalupe Street. During the early
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Bluebonnet Time Hill Country Frame Size: 35 x 41 Bluebonnets, Poppies, Oak Tree
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in San Antonio, TX
him and was not shy about singing his praises to anyone who entered Bradford's store on Guadalupe
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1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Through The Woods, Original Signed Contemporary Impressionist Pastel Landscape
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
perfectly to organically depict this tranquil scene. Artist Commentary: I just found a box of paintings
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper

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Singing Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the singing box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A singing box — often made from metal, brass and enamel — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect singing box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A singing box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Louis XV and Neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one singing box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Karl Griesbaum, Bontems and Emil Brenk produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Singing Box?

The average selling price for a singing box at 1stDibs is $4,755, while they’re typically $565 on the low end and $48,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About Singing Box
  • 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.