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| Nearly 200 years ago Rochat made this wonderful singing bird vase (pictured left). It had a unique movement with 8 singing birds (click to enlarge). In the base was a Nicole Freres cylinder music box. It was a remarkable intersection of art and design. Several others over the past centuries have continued the tradition of making unique singing bird bouquets, but very few examples remain -- mostly in private collections and museums. A few years ago, shortly after Mr. Wendel and MMM (we have told you about them on other pages) revived the Griesbaum factory, tools, and traditions, a North American company decided to revive the singing bird bouquet tradition. They have graciously allowed us to help them find collectors and designers who would like to buy them. |
| Rochat 1824, Collection Patek Phillipe. Photgraph from "Flights of Fancy", by Sharon and Christian Bailly. 2001. All Rights Reserved. |
| There are four vase styles that are available for bouquets (pictured below). Each has a standard silk flower arrangement, but each also could be customized if you have a particular arrangement in mind. Unfortunately because of the specialized movement that was created, these vases are the ones that must be used. The movements are derived from the original Griesbaum design and the now manufactured MMM Symphonion movement and then several important changes were made to allow the birds (and the key wind) to extend into the arrangement and sing properly. The song is the traditional 3 bird Griesbaum and now MMM Symphonion song. And, no you can not use real flowers or add water to the vase -- it isn't conducive to the health of the movement. These are wonderful and will delight your family and friends. We applaud the efforts to rekindle these special bouquets. We'll add video soon! |
| Three Singing Birds in High Limoges Bouquet $ 1200 |
| Three Singing Bird Italian Bouquet $1400 |
| Three Singing Birds in Low Limoges Bouquet $900 |
| Three Singing Birds in Oriental Vase $1200 |
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