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Lot Essay
According to the Archives of Breguet, the present 'boîte à cigarettes à couvercle, métal guilloché doré avec oiseau chanteur' was manufactured in 1955 and sold on 2 December 1955 to the original owner, of which his family is consigning the present lot.
It is one of the exceedingly rare singing bird boxes signed by Breguet to appear in public. According to research, less than 30 examples of these fine pieces were made by the celebrated house, mainly by special order for their distinguished clientele.
These boxes were made in two series, one between the mid-1930s and 1940s, and the second in the mid-1950s. They were available in two sizes. The larger version, such as the present box, was fitted with a double mechanism activating the singing bird located to the inside either by opening the cover or by sliding a lever. The smaller boxes featured the more common aperture for the singing bird on their top, activated by a lever in the band.
We would like to thank the Montres Breguet company, and especially Mr. Emmanuel Breguet, for providing us with this information taken from the company's precious archives.
It is one of the exceedingly rare singing bird boxes signed by Breguet to appear in public. According to research, less than 30 examples of these fine pieces were made by the celebrated house, mainly by special order for their distinguished clientele.
These boxes were made in two series, one between the mid-1930s and 1940s, and the second in the mid-1950s. They were available in two sizes. The larger version, such as the present box, was fitted with a double mechanism activating the singing bird located to the inside either by opening the cover or by sliding a lever. The smaller boxes featured the more common aperture for the singing bird on their top, activated by a lever in the band.
We would like to thank the Montres Breguet company, and especially Mr. Emmanuel Breguet, for providing us with this information taken from the company's precious archives.