Singing bird automaton musical box in gilt bronze and enamel.

Singing bird automaton musical box in gilt bronze and enamel.
A beautiful painted enamel and gilt bronze singing bird box. The case very well decorated. The top of the box decorated with turquoise enamel with black and at each corner a bouquet of flowers. The lid itself shows a young woman and her beau in a country setting by a stream. He is showing her a bird in a cage. On sliding the operating lever the lid opens and the full bodied bird pops through the grille & begins singing. It has a moving beak, the bird turns, flaps his wings and tail and after his performance pops down through the grille & the lid lowers. German . Second half 20th century

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Stock Number: 3553

Origin: German

Price: SOLD

Availability: SOLD

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