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A singing bird box by Rochat,
with fusee movement No. 414, in tortoiseshell case with rear compartment, the lid enamelled with an Alpine river landscape to the outside and a spray of flowers internally, the bird with coloured plumage, and moving head, beak, wings and tail, with foliate scroll engraving to inner cover -- 3 5/8in. (9.4cm.) wide, early 19th century (bellows defective, external enamel chipped near hinge), with 'tulip' signature on movement, in travelling case
with fusee movement No. 414, in tortoiseshell case with rear compartment, the lid enamelled with an Alpine river landscape to the outside and a spray of flowers internally, the bird with coloured plumage, and moving head, beak, wings and tail, with foliate scroll engraving to inner cover -- 3 5/8in. (9.4cm.) wide, early 19th century (bellows defective, external enamel chipped near hinge), with 'tulip' signature on movement, in travelling case
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