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A FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND ENAMEL FIGURAL SINGING BIRD CLOCKby Bontems, Paris, circa 1860
A FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND ENAMEL FIGURAL SINGING BIRD CLOCK by Bontems, Paris, circa 1860 The interior stamped H&F Paris 5751, the bronze is stamped B, with a glass dome. height of clock 15 1/2in (39.4cm); width 13in (33cm) Footnotes: Provenance M.S. Rau, New Orleans; Purchased from the above in 2014. A similar model sold at Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, Fine Mechanical Music and Scientific Instruments, 14 November 2012, Lot 27. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
A FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND ENAMEL FIGURAL SINGING BIRD CLOCK by Bontems, Paris, circa 1860 The interior stamped H&F Paris 5751, the bronze is stamped B, with a glass dome. height of clock 15 1/2in (39.4cm); width 13in (33cm) Footnotes: Provenance M.S. Rau, New Orleans; Purchased from the above in 2014. A similar model sold at Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, Fine Mechanical Music and Scientific Instruments, 14 November 2012, Lot 27. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing