拍品专文
Jacques Bruguier was the grandson of Charles Bruguier, the founder of the famous dynasty of Genevan singing-bird box makers.
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BY JACQUES BRUGUIER, THE MOVEMENT SCRATCHED IN WITH ADDRESS 'JACQUES BRUGUIER CENDRIER 14 - GENÈVE' AND NUMBERED 'NO XXXXXX', GENEVA, CIRCA 1860/1880
细节
A SWISS ENAMELLED SILVER-GILT SINGING-BIRD BOX
by Jacques Bruguier, the movement scratched in with address 'Jacques Bruguier Cendrier 14 - Genève' and numbered 'No XXXXXX', Geneva, circa 1860/1880
Rectangular box with receding lobed corners, the cover applied with hunting trophies and foliate scrolls cast in silver-gilt on a blue enamelled ground surrounded by reeded strapwork, a slide on the front side opening the hinged oval flap enamelled with a vase of flowers against a mountainous riverside landscape view, and releasing the mechanism of the colourfully plumed singing bird rotating on its axis, flapping its wings, turning its head and opening its beak, the sides engraved and enamelled in blue and black with a latticework enclosing green enamelled flowerheads, the base engraved with a guilloché pattern enclosing a blank floral reserve, the key in rear key compartment
3.13/16 in. (97 mm.) wide
by Jacques Bruguier, the movement scratched in with address 'Jacques Bruguier Cendrier 14 - Genève' and numbered 'N
Rectangular box with receding lobed corners, the cover applied with hunting trophies and foliate scrolls cast in silver-gilt on a blue enamelled ground surrounded by reeded strapwork, a slide on the front side opening the hinged oval flap enamelled with a vase of flowers against a mountainous riverside landscape view, and releasing the mechanism of the colourfully plumed singing bird rotating on its axis, flapping its wings, turning its head and opening its beak, the sides engraved and enamelled in blue and black with a latticework enclosing green enamelled flowerheads, the base engraved with a guilloché pattern enclosing a blank floral reserve, the key in rear key compartment
3.13/16 in. (97 mm.) wide
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.