A Vintage Swiss Musical Birds Automaton Reuge,Sainte- Start Price GBP 650.00 Current Price GBP 650.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Maidenhead, Berkshire See more about 'A Vintage Swiss Musical Birds Automaton Reuge,Sainte- ' Description A Vintage Singing Birds,Clockwork Automaton,made by the Swiss Company,REUGE-MUSIC,Sainte-Croix,It is a really splendid automaton,with a fully gilded cage,and the bird song music mechanism plays well,just like bird song,but it is getting rather old now ,at least 50,but possibly 60 years old,I am afraid the beige velvet liner to bottom, is rather faded,and the red and yellow plumage of the birds rather faded too,the larger bird sings away merrily and moves his beak to music,but the smaller bird does all the movements,but his beak does'nt move much now,so he may need a little attention,but only from an expert,Its a really marvellous exampleof the quality of Swiss workmanship,its size is approx 32cms tall and 16cms diameter.U.k postage is not too bad but will require careful packing for abroad,may be better to email for exact cost of postage and insurance . Place a Bid!