CREATOR: Perhaps Bontems, only marked “France”. DETAILS: A wonderful large singing birdcage automaton! Very unusual art deco piece cage, chrome and glass rods with hand-painted wood panels. The cage holds two feathered birds that move and sing. They open their beaks, turn their heads and flutter their tails along with their chirpy song. PERIOD: Early 20th century. MARKS: Wood is stamped “France” on the bottom. CONDITION: Overall good, the birds’ feathers are a bit dusty and disintegrated. The red bird is missing its tail feathers, The yellow bird’s beak doesn’t move as much as the red’s. Minor age and wear to other materials. One discreet chip in back glass panel, mostly hidden by chrome frame. Mechanism seems to work great and runs for over 4 minutes on a full wind. DIMENSIONS: 17 1/2″ by 13 1/2″ by 10. French Automaton Birdcage – Art Deco on YouTube. P e n c i l p o i n t e r >. PACKAGING: Will be packaged with care. Front and glass panels slide out and will be wrapped together on one side. Please contact me with any questions. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Music Boxes”. The seller is “pencilpointer” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Handmade: Yes
- Country/Region of Manufacture: France
- Brand: Unbranded
- Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1939