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Creator: Bontems
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 century.
Bontems was a manufacturer of bird automatons in Paris. He produced decent num...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bontems Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Other
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 sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
Category
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Bontems Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare singing bird cage in the shape of a ‘jardinière’
A masterpiece by Bontems, manufactured in Paris around 1870.
This type of bird automaton is extremely rare - few were made...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bontems Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other, Gold Plate
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 rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Bontems Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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 Paris.
This French pendulum clock runs for 8 days, strikes the half hour and full ho...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bontems Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel, Other
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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 Bontems in Paris (France).
This singing bird cage has a brass gilded base to conseal ...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bontems Decorative Boxes
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Clock from the Brussels school (1927)
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Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very beautiful and rare clock from the Brussels school "Ecole Professionelle de mechanique de présision et d'électricité"
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Singing Bird Cage with 3 birds by Bontems
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Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds
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Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems
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Singing Bird Cage by Bontems
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Singing Bird Box by Bontems with Automatic Drawer
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Located in Zonhoven, BE
Brass guilded singing bird by A. Bontems made in Paris.
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Bontems decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Bontems decorative boxes are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Bontems decorative boxes, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative boxes by Bontems were created in the Victorian style in france during the 19th century. Prices for Bontems decorative boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $10,926 and can go as high as $94,498, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $17,201.