Birds

Singing birds in cages are very desirable and collectible. The cages are often made of gilt metal and can contain one or more birds which sing and move.Cages with more…

Singing Bird Boxes. A singing bird box (boîte à oiseau chanteur in French) is a box, usually rectangular-shaped, which contains within a miniature automaton singing bird concealed below an oval…

Cuckoo  Clocks. A cuckoo clock is a simple form of an automaton clock. It is typically a pendulum-regulated clock that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo's call…

Bird automatons can take the form of birds in cages, clocks and even very tiny small birds in boxes. Below are some examples of bird automatons, including  a silver-gilt and…