This singing bird box, made by Frères Rochat over 200 years ago, in 1815, sold for $102,000 at Sotheby's “Collection of a Connoisseur” auction in London earlier this month.⁠ ⁠ The piece's body is enameled in translucent scarlet with borders decorated in gold and turquoise taille d’epargné enameling with delicate foliate scrollwork. The corners are decorated with ribbon-tied wreaths, the oval lid painted with a young girl playing with a pet squirrel and opening to reveal the bright-eyed bird with
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Swiss Singing Bird Box by Charles Bruguier | The British Clockmaker
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Here is a beautiful singing bird who had landed in my workshop without the ability to sing as before and now it’s fully restored and it can fly away back to its owner! This one is a modern version of the classic Singing Bird Box Automaton, made by Reuge of St.Croix or more specifically Charles Reuge. Expertly crafted using the same movements and birdsong as the antique variety, this is a fine piece of highly collectible Automata and who wouldn’t love this chirpy little chap singing at a push of
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Explore the artistry behind mechanical singing bird boxes. Learn how intricate craftsmanship and precious materials come together in the ornamental collectibles. | Home Texture
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How do antique singing bird music boxes work?
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How do antique singing bird music boxes work?
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Singing bird boxes appeared in the early 19th century and became popular luxury novelties in Europe, especially in Switzerland and France. These small mechanical automata were often built into gold or silver snuffboxes and designed to surprise the owner when a hidden lid opened and a tiny bird rose up to sing. Inside, a spring driven mechanism powered bellows, miniature pipes, and a pinned cylinder or cam that controlled both the melody and the bird’s movements. The bird typically rotated, opene
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