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Lot 556
Sale 950 - Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum: Sold Without Reserve
Sep 24, 2021
2:30PM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$20,000 -
30,000
Price Realized
$16,250
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Lot Description
A French Gilt Bronze 'Singing Bird' Automaton Mantel Clock, Attributed to Bontems
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
十九世紀下半葉 法國銅鍍金蝴蝶擺鳥音鐘
having a pair of lovebirds and foliate crest over the enameled dial with Roman numerals above the glazed case containing a bird in a naturalist setting which moves and sings on the hour, the whole raised on toupie feet.
鳥音鈡是法國鐘錶大師Blaise Bontems (1814-1893) 的天才設計。由底座、布景箱、鐘表組成。底座内裝置音樂及鳥鳴機械。布景箱内小小山丘間站立一自鳴小鳥,上弦啟動後,先打樂,樂聲之後鳥鳴,小鳥張嘴擺頭搖尾,背後蝴蝶形擺錘左右移動,極為生動傳神。上部為三針鐘,鐘上飾雙鴿,展翅對鳴,極富趣味。鐘表之機芯不與底座的機械聯動。同一款式的鳥音鈡在故宮藏有兩件,編號故00183577,故00183575。
having a pair of lovebirds and foliate crest over the enameled dial with Roman numerals above the glazed case containing a bird in a naturalist setting which moves and sings on the hour, the whole raised on toupie feet.
鳥音鈡是法國鐘錶大師Blaise Bontems (1814-1893) 的天才設計。由底座、布景箱、鐘表組成。底座内裝置音樂及鳥鳴機械。布景箱内小小山丘間站立一自鳴小鳥,上弦啟動後,先打樂,樂聲之後鳥鳴,小鳥張嘴擺頭搖尾,背後蝴蝶形擺錘左右移動,極為生動傳神。上部為三針鐘,鐘上飾雙鴿,展翅對鳴,極富趣味。鐘表之機芯不與底座的機械聯動。同一款式的鳥音鈡在故宮藏有兩件,編號故00183577,故00183575。
Height 21 1/2 x width 10 x depth 7 in., 54.6 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm.
Property from the Halim Time & Glass Museum, Evanston, Illinois






