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Pretty Antique Timber & Wirework Birdcage
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Pretty Antique Timber & Wirework Birdcage

1920 - 1940
Sold 12 May 2025 · Rams Head Antiques
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Description

This is a pretty antique timber and wirework birdcage with a really decorative appeal dating from the early 20th century circa 1930.

The birdcage is in good order and measures 50 cms high 48 cms wide by 25 cms deep.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Birdcage to the 1930s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
25cm (9.84")
Reference Numbers
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SA1140411
Dealers Notes

Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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We offer a full money back guarantee if you are not happy for whatever reason within a seven day period as long as the buyer pays for transportation costs.

Description
This is a pretty antique timber and wirework birdcage with a really decorative appeal dating from the early 20th century circa 1930.

The birdcage is in good order and measures 50 cms high 48 cms wide by 25 cms deep.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Birdcage to the 1930s.

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
25cm (9.84")
Reference Numbers
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SA1140411
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
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An intricate antique wooden and wire birdcage featuring multi-tiered pagoda roofs and hanging wooden finials. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An intricate antique wooden and wire birdcage featuring multi-tiered pagoda roofs and hanging wooden finials. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Pretty Antique Timber & Wirework Birdcage

Archive II An intricate antique wooden and wire birdcage featuring multi-tiered pagoda roofs and hanging wooden finials. View II
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Archive V An intricate antique wooden and wire birdcage featuring multi-tiered pagoda roofs and hanging wooden finials. View V
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Rams Head Antiques

Rams Head Antiques
Telephone 07769 255 544
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Wolsingham
Weardale
Durham
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/ramsheadantiques
Verified Since Sep 2014
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An intricate antique wooden and wire birdcage featuring multi-tiered pagoda roofs and hanging wooden finials.
Pretty Antique Timber & Wirework Birdcage
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An intricate antique wooden and wire birdcage featuring multi-tiered pagoda roofs and hanging wooden finials.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectBirdcage
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleFolk Art
  • MaterialTimber and Wire
  • ColourNatural Brown
  • MotifsPagoda tiers, Hanging finials, Turned spindles
  • SizeH 50 cm (20 in) x W 48 cm (19 in) x D 25 cm (10 in)

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Antique birdcages evolved from functional utilitarian enclosures for keeping songbirds into highly ornate architectural pieces, often replicating miniature pagodas, country houses, or gothic structures, reflecting the wealth and tastes of period interiors.

Traditional construction typically involved a combination of hardwoods such as oak, pine, or fruitwood, paired with hand-drawn iron wire, turned wooden spindles, and occasionally delicate bone or metal embellishments joined with traditional joinery.

Authentication relies on examining signs of age such as hand-cut wire, timber oxidisation, hand-turned wooden components, historic shrinkage cracks, and traditional handmade joinery rather than modern machine-cut fasteners.

An antique birdcage can be utilised as a sculptural focal point on a sideboard, integrated into a gallery wall display, or used empty as a three-dimensional decorative accent to add texture and historical contrast to modern spaces.

Preservation involves keeping the piece away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity to prevent timber splitting, gently dusting with a soft dry brush, and avoiding liquid cleaners that could damage historic finishes.
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