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Attributed to Bontems,Made circa 1900. Fine, tortoiseshell and gilt metal, singing bird box. Rectangular case entirely made of tortoiseshell, the scene painting on enamel on the cover shows a small village by the river and a flower bouquet at the reverse. The bird rotating and moving wings, tail and beak, controlled by a rack and two cams mounted beneath the barrel, gilt brass grille engraved with foliage, activated by a bird-form slide in the side of the case.