Automaton Singing Bird in Tortoiseshell Box by Blaise Bontems

Automaton Singing Bird in Tortoiseshell Box by Blaise Bontems
Circa 1875
A fine tortoiseshell cased automaton singing bird by the noted Parisian specialist in the production of automaton singing birds, Blaise Bontems.
The lid is a beautiful oval engraved piece of silver encircled by a yellow gold laurel wreath.

Blaise Bontems (15 March 1814 Le Ménil - 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.




Condition
Good

W
9.70cm
3.82 inches
H
3.30cm
1.30 inches
D
6.30cm
2.48 inches
Origin
France
Medium
Tortoiseshell, silver, gold,
Reference
LF.RHN
£3,450.00

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