Books about Automata, Singing Bird Boxes and other Devices

Books about Automata, Singing Bird Boxes and other Devices 1) "Le Monde des Automates", 1928, numbered original edition (no. 706) by Alfred Chapuis and Edouard Gélis, Paris. Volume 1, 348 pages,

REUGE SWISS AUTOMATON BIRD MUSIC BOX: A Swiss automaton singing bird in gilt brass birdcage depicting a single bird upon a perch among leafy boughs. The device is key wound and operated by a lever und

Thomas Tompion; Mechanical Singing Bird Tabatieres, clocks and watches, Chronometers, Automaton Collection of Ethel Holmes, etc.

LES FRERES ROCHAT SINGING BIRD BOX ca. 1830 ; FRERES ROCHAT SWISS FUSEE AUTOMATON BIRD BOX WITH DOUBLE HAND PAINTED ENAMEL VIEWS OF LAKE GENEVA & MONT BLANC WITH MULTI COLORED PLUME BIRD SET IN TORTOI

marked to underside made in Germany and "Ken_D" within a Diamond with key 4 inches wide; 2 1/4 inches deep; 1 1/2 inches high

marked to underside made in Germany and "Ken_D" within a diamond; with key 4 inches wide; 2 1/4 inches deep; 1 1/2 inches high

Swiss, late 20th century, blue enamel imitation lapis lazuli box, painted floral lid, brass mounts and quartz time piece with dial on front, singing bird with iridescent feathers, moving beak, wings,

Vintage bronze case with ornate gilt and copper patina, has an oval cabachon stone mounted in top center, runs perfectly with operational guaranteed, very good condition, 4.125" x 1.25" x 2.5"

German Sterling Silver Automaton Singing Bird Box second quarter 20th century, by the Vereinigte Silberwarenfabriken Hanau, the sterling oval box decorated with embossed putti and scrolls, the top wit

Antique Swiss Automaton Singing Bird Box 4''x2.75''. Shell case with engraved birds and flora cover. Working order, though it runs fast. Cracking and loss to case on underside. Interior bird is missin

Swiss REUGE Singing birds in cage Saint Croix music box tested in good working conditionMeasures 10 inches high. Estimate $2.000-2.500

Mechanical tortoiseshell singing bird music box. Top has enamel / hand painted European landscape scene with flowers on underside. Feathered bird pops out of finely detailed gold gilt oval compartment

A 19TH CENTURY SWISS AUTOMATON SINGING TORTOISESHELL BIRD BOX with enamelled lid. 10 cm x 6.5 cm.

German Automaton Singing Bird Gilt-Brass Music Box, Late Nineteenth Century. The bird with iridescent plumage resting on a perch entwined with a berry spray, the clockwork mechanism enabling the bird

Cold War vintage automaton singing bird music box. Made in West Germany. Features singing red and black bird with moving wings. Gilt box with figural transferware cameo and rose flower motif trim. Goo

Automaton Singing Bird Music Box; Brass ; Working Condition Made in Germany

French or German, c. 1930, with Medallion. 5" x 3.75" x 1.5"

Unmrked likely French or Swiss, circa 1840 with key wind spring driven movement, when operated the lid flips open and the real feathered bird flips up from an open work floral engraved brass cover and

Circa 1850 with early thermoplastic box with hinged lid at back in which the key is stored. Top with oval giltcast bronze lid with two cheribum releasing a caged bird, sliding on/off button on front w

DESCRIPTION: Mechanical 925 silver singing bird box automaton in the form of a standing camel with the head raised. When the knob is pull out the lid lifts and a small bird raises and tweets a short s

Mechanical singing bird box automaton with two young winged children standing,the girl child holding a large umbrella as well as a basket of fruit, the young boy with bow arrows around his waist.When

Mechanical sterling silver singing bird box automaton. When the pull knob is pulled out the top lid opens up and asmall bird comes up and flaps its wings and tweets a short song.After its song is play

925 Silver mechanical singing bird box automaton with cobalt blue panels.Length 4 1/2 inches. Height 2 3/8 inches. Depth 3 3/4 inches.

Mechanical singing bird box automaton with deep blue enamel.A small bird in a cage and when the knob is pulled the lid raises and a small bird lifts up and tweets a tune after finishing the bird lower