Lot 201: Seven Bird Automaton clock, naturalistic modeled in wood and silk tree with five birds perched in the branches and two birds on the…
Description:
Seven Bird Automaton clock, naturalistic modeled in wood and silk tree with five birds perched in the branches and two birds on the ground, top bird with outspread wings with red bird next to it, below that a bird in a nest and the two birds below that one are jumping and turning from branch to branch, the bird to the right on the ground bobbing it’s head up and down as if drinking water from a shell, the bird on top of the clock just sitting and watching bird above, and the spiral turned glass spins as if water is falling from the rocks, the white enameled clock marked Bontems Paris, works also signed Bontems Paris. ht. 29in., wd. 19in.
Starting Bid: $3000
Estimate: $6000- $10000
Auction Date: March 25, 2017
Realized Price: $6000.00
