Geneva, May 08, 2022

LOT 278

SINGING-BIRD BOX; GILDED BRASS

CHF 3,000 - 6,000

EUR 3,000 - 6,000 / USD 3,300 - 6,500 / HKD 25,300 - 51,000

Gilded brass, key-winding, horizontal-shaped, singing-bird box. Rectangular case, florally engraved over engine-turning, bird lid finely engraved.


LOADING IMAGES
Click to full view
Image
Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Brand Unsigned, Probably French

Year Circa 1880

Material Gilt brass

Caliber  85 x 45 mm. brass, turned pillars, fusee and chain, rectangular bellows, bird with moving head, flapping wings, opening beak and tail, eight cams controlling the piston and the bird's beak and tail