{"product_id":"antique-french-bird-cage-cage-dappelant-late-19th-century","title":"French Decoy Bird Cage | Antique Sage Green Cage d’Appelant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe hand-painted number 5 is the detail that gives this antique French bird cage its story. It turns the piece from simply decorative into something specific: one cage from a numbered working set, used and kept by someone who knew exactly where it belonged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown in French as a cage d’appelant, this small decoy bird cage likely dates from the late 19th to early 20th century. The wooden frame is fitted with hand-bent iron wire bars, a hinged end door, a central partition, a wooden perch, a small feeding tray and its original glazed terracotta water cup suspended inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe sage green paint has worn back naturally to the wood in places, with the kind of surface that makes an object feel collected rather than decorated. Today, I would use it decoratively on a study shelf, kitchen counter, console or library table. It has that slightly unusual, very French rural character that makes people lean in and ask where you found it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Provence Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54268516893015,"sku":"DEC-128","price":356.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/4686\/4215\/files\/antique-french-bird-cage-appelant-hand-painted-2.jpg?v=1786546124","url":"https:\/\/theprovencecollection.com\/products\/antique-french-bird-cage-cage-dappelant-late-19th-century","provider":"The Provence Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}