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The final selection for any buyer is put down to personal taste only. There are many individual types, and it should be noted that strictly speaking, every single singing bird automaton is different from another even if in some small way.

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Especially as both antique automatons and antique clocks are entirely free of capital gains tax so you can really have your cake and eat it too! For most, it is the underlying pleasure that we realise from an object or asset, so it is good to learn that both is true in the case of fine antique singing bird automatons. Their appeal can be exciting, particularly to those who have not seen one in action before, revealing that in life and certainly within the world of early animatronics, there are still areas of this sector which continue to be fascinating and highly enjoyable.įrom the avid collector and connoisseur, to the novice who wishes to seek out something completely different, viewers with a keen eye and ear usually stop and seriously consider how such an object which contains no real singing bird can look and sound just like the real thing.įor some, appreciation is a term used to describe a rise in value in an object or other asset.

With increasing exposure in the media, interest has rocketed and having studied this area of antiques for quite some time, it is clear that the appreciation we give them is simply an echo of the deep technical understanding and the unique grasp of recreating true life that the makers had when they were being designed and made. Perhaps it is because these fine and rare examples are seen only occasionally, the result has in the past lead to a somewhat specialised market. Why are antique singing bird automatons having a big impact on today’s audience? International antique automata specialist Laurence Fisher discusses the popular appeal of these marvellous feats of style and technical engineering. Home / Antique Singing Birds Antique Singing Birds Singing bird automatons – an appreciation

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