A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON
FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BY BONTEMS
Containing one yellow and one blue songbird taking turns to sing a paused song, with moving heads, beaks and tail feathers, with suspension ring and on a rococo pressed metal base, the underside stamped 5516935 / MADE IN FRANCE, with boxwood winding handle
22 in. (56 cm.) high, overall; 11 in. (28 cm.) diameter, the base
A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON
FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY, PROBABLY BY BONTEMS
Containing one yellow and one blue songbird taking turns to sing a paused song, with moving heads, beaks and tail feathers, with suspension ring and on a rococo pressed metal base, the underside stamped 5516935 / MADE IN FRANCE, with boxwood winding handle
22 in. (56 cm.) high, overall; 11 in. (28 cm.) diameter, the base
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