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Musical box with 6 Bells and 3 Automatons By G. Bendon
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful music box by Bendon. Made in about 1880 in Switserland by this well known manufacturer. The mechanism plays 8 tunes on a 28cm cylinder as indicated on the original 'Bendon'...
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Antique 1880s Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel

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...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Gold Plate, Other

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...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Gold Plate, Other

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...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel, Other

Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marker This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the inside of the lid. The case is made of met...
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Antique 1840s Swiss Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel

Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
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Cylinder Musical Box by Nicole Freres (Geneva)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Early Fad Cylinder music box made in Geneva by Nicole Freres. This is a good example of those early music boxes. The mechanisme has a fad cylinder and plays 8 tunes in a 2 per turn...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Iron, Steel

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