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Hong Kong, Jul 10, 2005

LOT 56

Attributed to Bontems, Paris, No. 689. Made circa 1880. Fine, tortoiseshell and gilt metal, singing bird box.

C. Two-part, entirely made of tortoiseshell, hinged key compartment.The singing bird box cover enamelled with a Haute Savoielandscape showing the Lac de Passy and the Quatre TêteMountain, the enamel backing painted with a composition offlowers over a blue ground. M. Singing bird movement: rectangularplates with turned pillars, large spring barrel, rectangularbellow, the bird with moving wings, tail and beak controlled bycams on the base and top of the barrel, gilt brass pierced andengraved grille.Scratch numbered on the top plate.Dim. 101 x 67 x 33 mm.