Beschreibung:

Lg. 15 Bird Automaton. Large dome painted on the interior with a scenic view of a marsh, has 4 birds in the tree to the left with one bird flying between branches, the other on a swing, a singing bird below the tree, a rose bush to the far right with a fixed bird, in front of the bush a bird pecks at the ground, a singing bird is perched on a rock, 2 still birds in the center with one animated bird over a mirrored and glass surface with spinning rod resembling water, an animated bird in the center feeding 2 animated baby bids in a nest; there is also a butterfly with animated wings; large spring driven movement animates the birds and butterfly and powers the whistle bellows. Also has a spring driven cylinder music box with pull string wind on the right side. In the front of the base is a 3.25 in. porcelain dial, brass 8 day spring driven movement with an half hour strike on a silvered bell, in good running condition. Animated mechanism is running, figures and structure are in very nice condition, has remnants of a tune card on the right side of the case. 28.5 in. high x 22 in. wide x 11 in. deep.