Important Watches and Wristwatches

Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 28, 1989

LOT 255

Jaquet-Droz London, Swiss, circa 1780. Ch'ien Lung.

HKD 400,000 - 500,000

CHF 80,000 - 100,000

Sold: HKD 333,500

Highly important 18-carat gold and enamel oval pearl set singing bird box for the Chinese market. Three body case, probably by Jean-George Remond, decorated overall with blue translucent enamel over engine turning, additional 'champlevé' and 'paillonné' decoration, two split pearl rows on the cover. Finely enamel painted Romantic scene on the bird's lid ( slightly restored). The lid opens by means of a bolt, disclosing the bird which rise, sings, flutters the wings and the tail, turn the head and open the beak. Once the tune is finished, the bird folds back automatically into the box and the lid close. Gilt brass oval movement, 'fusée' and chain, the bird's movements are driven by 8 cams which also control the song modulation by means of a piston on the cylindrical bellow. In very good condition. 90x60x40mm.


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