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A SWISS VARI-COLORED GOLD AND ENAMEL SINGING BIRD BOX
THE MOVEMENT MAKER'S MARK OF FRERES ROCHAT, GENEVA, CIRCA 1820
Of oblong form, the base, sides and cover with panels of basketweave engine-turning within chased borders of laurel with scroll pilasters at the corners, the cover chased with foliate scrolls and urns on a matted ground, the center with an oval border of sea pearls enclosing a hinged cover enamelled with a scene of a Royal barge in an Eastern setting, opening to reveal an articulated bird, marked on interior --3in.(7.6cm.) long
THE MOVEMENT MAKER'S MARK OF FRERES ROCHAT, GENEVA, CIRCA 1820
Of oblong form, the base, sides and cover with panels of basketweave engine-turning within chased borders of laurel with scroll pilasters at the corners, the cover chased with foliate scrolls and urns on a matted ground, the center with an oval border of sea pearls enclosing a hinged cover enamelled with a scene of a Royal barge in an Eastern setting, opening to reveal an articulated bird, marked on interior --3in.(7.6cm.) long