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Swiss Singing Birds in Cage Automaton
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Swiss Singing Birds in Cage Automaton

1940 - 1960
Description

A pair of singing birds in a brass cage by the Swiss Company Reuge, manufactured in the earlier style of Blaise Bontems of France who, in the mid 1800s perfected the clarity and quality of birdsong for musical boxes.

A fairly complicated arrangement of cams, wheels, levers and bellows in the movement enables the birds to sing to each other, one answering the others call without pause.

Unusually, both birds perform three movements i.e. they move their beaks, tails and turn their heads in time to their singing.

The birdsong is especially good, loud, clear and sweet. The birds themselves are good with their colours still bright. The mechanism is clean and in good order, the cage intact and clean.

We can snd a little video of them singing on request.

Free delivery in UK mainland and we can calculate the cost of International delivery

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Physical Dimensions
Height
27cm (10.63")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Declaration

Jane Short Antiques has dated this piece to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1046242
Dealers Internal Reference
A3951
Description
A pair of singing birds in a brass cage by the Swiss Company Reuge, manufactured in the earlier style of Blaise Bontems of France who, in the mid 1800s perfected the clarity and quality of birdsong for musical boxes.
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A fairly complicated arrangement of cams, wheels, levers and bellows in the movement enables the birds to sing to each other, one answering the others call without pause.
Jane Short Antiques
fig 1. Swiss Singing Birds in Cage Automaton
fig 1. Swiss Singing Birds in Cage Automaton

Unusually, both birds perform three movements i.e. they move their beaks, tails and turn their heads in time to their singing.

The birdsong is especially good, loud, clear and sweet. The birds themselves are good with their colours still bright. The mechanism is clean and in good order, the cage intact and clean.

We can snd a little video of them singing on request.

Free delivery in UK mainland and we can calculate the cost of International delivery

Payment by bank transfer or PayPal.

Height
27cm (10.63")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Date of Manufacture

Jane Short Antiques has dated this piece to the 1960s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1046242
Dealers Internal Ref
A3951
Jane Short Antiques
Jane Short Antiques
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30 years of expertise in 17th- to early 20th-century furniture and fine art

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