Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2019
LOT 41
KARL GRIESBAUM SINGING-BIRD BOX IN THE SHAPE OF A JEWELLERY CASKET; SILVER, GILDED SILVER, ENAMEL, TURQUOISES AND PEARLS
HKD 32,000 - 40,000
CHF 4,000 - 5,000 / USD 4,050 - 5,050
Sold: HKD 52,500
Silver, gilded silver, enamel, turquoises and pearls, key-winding, singing-bird box in the shape of a jewellery casket; cabinet with forest-green and green-yellow flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) panels
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Brand Unsigned
Year Circa 1930-1940
Calibre Rectangular (90 x 60 mm.) brass, with going barrel, bellows and cams; the revolving bird with moving wings, beak and tail, controlled by two cams mounted beneath the barrel wheel
Dimensions 80 x 110 x 150 mm
Signature Dial and movement
Accessories Gilded silver winding-key (in the shape of a bird).