VINTAGE FRENCH BONTEMS SINGING BIRD CAGE BIRD MECHANICAL AUTOMATON (Watch Video)
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Reference Number: Avaluer:4035427 | Country/Region of Manufacture: France |
Country of Manufacture: France |
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VINTAGE FRENCH BONTEMS SINGING BIRD CAGE MUSICAL AUTOMATON_
BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL GOLD GILT CAGE
EXTRA LONG SINGING PAUSE
ALL CLOCKWORK MOVEMENT AND BELLOWS HAVE BEEN FULLY SERVICED AND IMPROVED
AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL BONTEMS VINTAGE HIGH-END MODEL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
FULLY RESTORED, SERVICED AND CLEANED BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL... LIKE NEW CONDITION (SEE THE LISTING PICTURES)
BEAUTIFUL FRENCH BONTEMS SOLID BRASS MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS
Size of the cage is approx. 6 1/2 " x 11 1/2 " All Service done , Mechanical parts cleaned and lubricated . ( SERVICED THE MECHANICAL MOVEMENT, WHISTLE AND BELLOWS SO YOU CAN HAVE COMFORT THAT THIS BIRD CAGE OPERATES PROPERLY.
History of Singing Bird Automaton : Around 1780 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Jacquet- Droz manufacturers of complex clocks invented the mechanical singing bird movement. This movement imitated the motions of birds and reproduced it's "birdsong" very authentically. It contained leather bellows and piston whistle assemblies. About 60 years later the bird movement was perfected by the Blaise Bontems workshop in Paris, France. Blaise Bontems (1814 - 1893) was a noted Parisian specialist in the manufacture of automaton singing birds and the first of a dynasty of automaton manufacturers, which included his son Charles Jules and his grandson Lucien. Bontems' birds were famous for the realism of their song. In 1960 Reuge took over Bontems as well as Eschle's production in Germany. The acquisition insured that the 200 year old tradition would be safeguarded. To this day Reuge continues the manufacture of singing birds, in the traditional manner. Birds are painstakingly feathered by hand and meticulously assembled, piece by piece.
WATCH THE VIDEO BEFORE YOU BUYING ANY OF THIS SINGING BIRD CAGE
: THIS BIRD CAGE OPERATES PROPERLY. MOST DO NOT , SO ALWAYS INSIST ON SEEING A VIDEO
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - OVER 2000 FEEDBACK
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