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A rare singing bird dressing case,
the bird with metal beak, coloured plumage and gilt filigree cover, over large movement, probably by Bontems, the ebony case with brass, mother-of-pearl and kingwood bandings and brass and kingwood central lid inlay, serpentine lid and plinth mouldings and blue lined and fitted interior with near-complete set of gilt implements, two gilt scent-bottles and mirrored doors in lid forming a display of carte-de-visite photographs when open -- 16in. (40.5cm.) wide, circa 1890
the bird with metal beak, coloured plumage and gilt filigree cover, over large movement, probably by Bontems, the ebony case with brass, mother-of-pearl and kingwood bandings and brass and kingwood central lid inlay, serpentine lid and plinth mouldings and blue lined and fitted interior with near-complete set of gilt implements, two gilt scent-bottles and mirrored doors in lid forming a display of carte-de-visite photographs when open -- 16in. (40.5cm.) wide, circa 1890