#209

Swiss Mechanical Double Singing Birds in Gilded Cage
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$550
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Description
11" (28 cm.) The brass cage with hanging loop has an interior perch upon which poses a red-feathered bird amidst a cluster of leaves; standing alongside is a yellow-feathered bird. When wound, the red bird tweets, opens and closes his beak, waves tail feathers, and then pauses, while the yellow-feathered bird continues the action. Generally excellent, functions well. Swiss, mid-1900s.