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All auctions / Lighting / A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON, PROBABLY BY BONTEMS

A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON, PROBABLY BY BONTEMS
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A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON, PROBABLY BY BONTEMS

A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON, PROBABLY BY BONTEMS

A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON PROBABLY BY BONTEMS, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY Containing one yellow and one blue songbird taking turns to sing a paused song, with moving heads, beaks and tail feathers, with suspension ring and on a rococo pressed metal base, the underside stamped 5516935 / MADE IN FRANCE, with boxwood winding handle 56cm high, 28cm diameter Provenance: Mrs Doris Herschorn (d. 1975) and by descent to her son Hugh Sassoon Christie's, Julians Park and Six Private Collections, 8 June 2021, lot 283 (£4,000 hammer not incl. BP) Condition Report: PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Some pitting to the metal Music mechanism functioning ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Condition Report Disclaimer, A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON, A FRENCH GILT-METAL SINGING BIRDCAGE AUTOMATON PROBABLY BY BONTEMS, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY Containing one yellow and one blue songbird taking turns to sing a paused song, with moving heads, beaks and tail feathers, with suspension ring and on a rococo pressed metal base, the underside stamped 5516935 / MADE IN FRANCE, with boxwood winding handle 56cm high, 28cm diameter Provenance: Mrs Doris Herschorn (d. 1975) and by descent to her son Hugh Sassoon Christie's, Julians Park and Six Private Collections, 8 June 2021, lot 283 (£4,000 hammer not incl. BP), Provenance:, Julians Park and Six Private Collections, Condition Report:, PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW, PLEASE NOTE: ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED AT SACKVILLE WEST STORAGE IN ANDOVER (SP10 3SA) AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO VIEW With wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning Some pitting to the metal Music mechanism functioning ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Some pitting to the metal Music mechanism functioning, ADDITIONAL IMAGES: Please 'Ask a Question' to request additional images for this lot. Ask a Question', Condition Report Disclaimer

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