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THE MOVEMENT STRUCK WITH MARK 'F. ROCHAT' AND 'A GENEVE' AND NUMBERED 53, GENEVA, CIRCA 1840/1850
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A SWISS ENAMELLED SILVER-GILT SINGING BIRD BOX
the movement struck with mark 'F. ROCHAT' and 'A GENEVE' and numbered 53, Geneva, circa 1840/1850
Rectangular box with canted corners, the sides and base engine-turned with foliate strapwork, the cover engraved with sky blue enamelled foliage with its four corners enamelled with opaque blue floral quatrefoils, within sky and night blue enamelled border stripes, a slide on the front side opening the hinged oval flap enamelled with a flowerspray, and releasing the mechanism of the colourfully plumed singing bird rotating on its axis, flapping its wings, and turning its head, with rear key compartment
4 in. (100 mm.) wide
the movement struck with mark 'F. ROCHAT' and 'A GENEVE' and numbered 53, Geneva, circa 1840/1850
Rectangular box with canted corners, the sides and base engine-turned with foliate strapwork, the cover engraved with sky blue enamelled foliage with its four corners enamelled with opaque blue floral quatrefoils, within sky and night blue enamelled border stripes, a slide on the front side opening the hinged oval flap enamelled with a flowerspray, and releasing the mechanism of the colourfully plumed singing bird rotating on its axis, flapping its wings, and turning its head, with rear key compartment
4 in. (100 mm.) wide