European Furniture and Decorative Arts

in overall good, stable, working condition. The glass dome intact without significant cracks or loses. The base with some areas of loss to gilt decoration and exposed gesso. The clock takes a wind and appears to run with the bell chiming on the half and full hours, not tested for accuracy nor duration. The "drinking" bird on the base, the two humming birds in the tree and the owl surmounting the tree all move. The bellows also work. The lower hummingbird with some heavier loss to feather decoration. Additional images and a video of automaton in operation available upon request.

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