Songbird cage
Mechanical movement with key winding under the floor. The bird sitting on a perch is set in motion by a drive from below (rotation of the head, movement of the tail, flapping of the wings and opening of the beak). The bird whistles over a flute system with a bird's voice. Main color of the bird is red, tail black with red dots, body iridescent, bottom with green imitation grass.
Manufacture: Paris, 2nd quarter of the 20th century.
