19TH C. SINGING BIRD JARDINIERE AUTOMATON, FRENCH

SIGNED BY BONTEMS OF PARIS WITH ORIGINAL PAPER LABEL ON BASE. THE BIRD SITS ON A PERCH ABOVE A COLLECTION OF FOLIAGE, ALSO AMONG THE FLOWERS IS A BUTTERFLY WHOSE WINGS MOVE WHILE THE BIRD SINGS AND MOVES. SITS ATOP A HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN JARDINIERE WHICH DEPICTS 3 CHILDREN WITH AN ANGEL, NEOCLASSICAL SETTING. 18 1/2" HIGH, APPROX. 8 1/2" DIAMETER. GOOD ORIGINAL AS FOUND CONDITION, FOLIAGE SLIGHTLY FADED AND DUSTY. WORKING, NOT GUARANTEED.