Cage with three singing birds
Cage with three singing birds
Switzerland, Sainte-Croix
Circa 1970
Wood, steel, brass, metal, fabric, leather, painted feathers; painting, presswork, carpentry and mechanical work
67 x 37 x 30 cm, 6 kg
Wood, steel, brass, metal, fabric, leather, painted feathers painting, presswork, carpentry and mechanical work
Cage with three singing birds is made of straight and twisted wire metal rods with three belts with embossed ornament, with dome and golden color pendant in upper part. The cage is mounted on golden color wooden octagonal stand with embossed foliage ornament, on protruding socle, and four supports. Flat tube for coins selection and three racks decorated with green leaves, white flowers and red berry are fixed on the stand top panel, covered with brown velvet. Bird in variegated plumage of brown, red, white and black shades with long tail sits on the central rack with cross bar, two other birds with variegated plumage sit on short racks below. Cam mechanism with bellows, piccolo pipe and electrical drive from mains, with black wire and two-pin plug is inside the stand. Pullout drawer for coins with lock and key is in the socle right side. When the mechanism is activated and one-penny coin is dropped, the birds start to utter trills, open and close their beaks, turn their heads and move their tails. Two keys are in the set.
Инв.1641.1-3/ММП