?Oiseau de bonheur?Henry Borell, London, produced in Geneva by Jaquet-Droz, the mechanism by Jacob Frisard, made for the Chinese Market, circa 1790.Very fine and extremely rare 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set oval singing bird box.

C. Three body, blue engine turned enamelled lid and side panels over black painted foliate pattern, base and side panels with further paillon decoration and champlevé enamelled borders, the lid with split-pearl set border. Singing bird aperture with split-pearl set bezel. The cover of the box painted with a modern version of farewells of Hector, with an officer saying good-by to his wife and daughter, both with very sad and concerned expressions on their faces, the daughter with a handkerchief iher hand to wave when the father will go riding away, country setting in the background. M. Oval 84 x 53 mm, turned pillars, fusee with chain, circular bellow, the bird with moving wings, tail and beak, controlled by a stack of eight cams, bar-type regulator driven from a worm-gear with a safety clutch. Inner gilt protection grill, pierced and engraved with foliage.Signed on the protection grill.Dim. 90 x 60 x 36 mm.

Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 863473, case No. 636428, Ref. 1518, sold to King Farouk.Very fine and important astronomic, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch with square button chronograph, register and tachometer, perpetual calendar and moon phases. Accompanied by an 18K yellow gold Patek Philippe articulated and linked bracelet. Accompanied by the Extract from the Archives

C. three-body, solid, polished, concave bezel and lugs, case back engraved with a crown and the initial "F".D. matte silver with applied gold Arabic numerals and round indexes, auxiliary seconds and 30 minutes register dials, graduation for the days of the month, outer tachometer graduation, apertures for the days of the week, the months and the moon phases. Yellow gold "feuille" hands. M. 13''' rhodium plated, ?fausses côtes? decoration, 23 jewels, lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, 8 adjustments, Breguet balance-spring, micrometer regulator.Dial, case, and movement signed.Diam. 35 mm. Without reserve