Details
The bird with applied stained peacock feathers, with moving head, on a swing, under brass cage, on giltwood base, going barrel-movement and bellows
The cage: 19 in. (48 cm.) high; 912 in. (24 cm.) wide; 912 in. (24 cm.) deep
Literature
R. Muir, ‘Double Exposure: Lord Snowdon’s Kensington Villa’, World of Interiors, January 2009, p. 147, illustrated in the entrance hall.
Special notice
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A similar Bontems automaton, with three birds, was sold from an apartment by Jacques Grange; Christie's, London, 19 November 2010, lot 614 (£9,375, including premium). This bird automaton was used as a prop by Lord Snowdon in his early career.

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