Geneva, May 08, 2022
LOT 271
SINGING BIRD BOX SILVER GILT
CHF 8,000 - 14,000
EUR 8,000 - 13,900 / USD 8,600 - 15,100 / HKD 68,000 - 118,000
Sold: CHF 25,000
Very fine, silver-gilt and painted on enamel singing bird box.
Rectangular shaped, engine-turned with a blue champlevé enamelled decoration, the cover with applied silver gilt foliage ornament chiseled in high relief. Gold bird cover enamel panel painted with a flowers bouquet in front and a lake view on the background.
Rectangular shaped, engine-turned with a blue champlevé enamelled decoration, the cover with applied silver gilt foliage ornament chiseled in high relief. Gold bird cover enamel panel painted with a flowers bouquet in front and a lake view on the background.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-6-8 |
Good Slightly oxidized Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Brand Unsigned, Switzerland
Year Circa 1958
Material Silver
Caliber Rectangular, brass, turned pillars, fusee and chain, rectangular bellows, bird with moving head, fl apping wings, opening beak and tail, eight cams controlling the piston and the bird's beak and tail, two additional for the other movements, long duration of song with natural bird song alternating with a melody, precision cam-controlled lifting mechanism, gilt grille pierced and engraved with foliage.
Dimensions 91 X 61 mm.