Important Watches
Geneva, Mar 20, 2010
LOT 302
Oiseau Chan teur Attributed to Bontems, Paris. Made circa 1890. Fine, gilt-metal singing bird box.
CHF 7,500 - 10,000
USD 6,700 - 9,000 / EUR 5,000 - 7,000
Sold: CHF 18,000
C. Two-body, rectangular with rounded corners, engraved with foliate stripes and engine-turning, the top and bird cover decorated to match. M. Rectangular brass, going barrel and rectangular bellows, the revolving bird with moving wings, tail and beak, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, bellows with cam, gilt brass grill pierced and engraved with foliage. Dim. 99 x 63 x 35 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: - |
Notes
A similar singing bird box by Bontems is illustrated in ?Flights of Fancy, Mechanical
Singing Birds?, by Sharon & Christian Bailly, Antiquorum Editions, 2001, p. 308.