Important Collector's Wristwatches & ...
Grand Havana Room, Sep 22, 2004
LOT 261
Alain Silberstein, Architecte Horloger, "Un Oiseau Dans La Boite" / "A Bird in a Box", No. 11/99. Produced in a limited edition of 99 examples in the 1990s. Very fine and rare, square, beech-wood singing bird box with music playing one song. Accompanied by an Alain Silberstein watch in the shape of a pin, a fitted box and a certificate. The singing bird box:
USD 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 4,000 - 5,500
Sold: USD 6,900
C. Two-body with steel hinges, steel faceplate to hold the watch, top bird cover engraved with the Alain Silberstein logo. Inside top the key to wind the singing bird mechanism, the bottom the music with winding key.M. Gilt brass, going barrel and bellow, the revolving bird with moving wings and beak, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel, gilt brass grill, pierced and engraved.The music with 4 cm. pinned cylinder, fly regulator and a comb made of 37 blades.Movement engraved "Manufacture Reuge ? Ste-Croix, Suisse"Dim. 13 x 13 x 13 mm.The watch:
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 1 |
As new |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1 - 01 |