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Learn MorePièce à Oiseau Chantant Music Box
- This extraordinary Swiss cylinder music box is a marvel of musical and mechanical artistry
- Playing six airs, the music box is accompanied by a diminutive mechanical bird
- The bird's beak, wings, tail, head and body all move as he performs along to the music
- Known as a Pièce à Oiseau, these singing bird cylinder music boxes are exceptionally rare
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$64,500
Item No.
30-7471
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Description
Mechanical ingenuity and artistry combine in this extremely rare Swiss singing bird cylinder music box. Only a small number of Pièce à Oiseau music boxes were ever made, and the present piece is a superb example of the art. Not only does it play a selection of six classical airs with exceptional tone and clarity, but its sound is accompanied by an enchanting animated, singing bird automaton. The miniature chanteur d'oiseaux is a marvel in. . .
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Mechanical ingenuity and artistry combine in this extremely rare Swiss singing bird cylinder music box. Only a small number of Pièce à Oiseau music boxes were ever made, and the present piece is a superb example of the art. Not only does it play a selection of six classical airs with exceptional tone and clarity, but its sound is accompanied by an enchanting animated, singing bird automaton. The miniature chanteur d'oiseaux is a marvel in and of itself, moving along to the rhythms of the music and opening its beak to sing along. Ingeniously, a grouping of levers between the combs controls his movements, while a set of pipes produce his charming song.
Set within a beautifully crafted inlaid burr walnut case, the music box plays the six airs listed on the inside lid. Along the edge, a repeat/change switch and start/stop switch allow the user to easily control and manipulate their listening experience. As a whole, this music box is both a visual wonder and an extraordinary example of Swiss ingenuity.
Circa 1870
13" high x 26 1/2" wide x 15 1/2" deep
Set within a beautifully crafted inlaid burr walnut case, the music box plays the six airs listed on the inside lid. Along the edge, a repeat/change switch and start/stop switch allow the user to easily control and manipulate their listening experience. As a whole, this music box is both a visual wonder and an extraordinary example of Swiss ingenuity.
Circa 1870
13" high x 26 1/2" wide x 15 1/2" deep
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Specifications
| Period: | 19th Century |
| Origin: | Switzerland |
| Type: | Cylinder Music Boxes |
| Depth: | 15.5 in. (39.37 cm) |
| Width: | 26.5 in. (67.31 cm) |
| Height: | 13.0 in. (33.02 cm) |
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