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OBJECTS OF VERTU (LOTS 1-26)
PROPERTY OF A NEW JERSEY COLLECTOR
A SWISS SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SINGING-BIRD BOX
THE MOVEMENT BRUGUIER, GENEVA, CIRCA 1860
Details
A SWISS SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL SINGING-BIRD BOX
THE MOVEMENT BRUGUIER, GENEVA, CIRCA 1860
Rectangular, the cover with silver-gilt strapwork and floral festoons against a blue enamel ground, the sides and base with engine-turning, the oval cover painted with polychrome enamel Swiss alpine lakeside scene, opening to a pierced foliate field and hatch for the bird, the bird with iridescent plumage, the fusee movement playing four tunes and repeating two, No. 91 scratched on case and movement, in original case with key
3 7/8in. (99mm.) long
THE MOVEMENT BRUGUIER, GENEVA, CIRCA 1860
Rectangular, the cover with silver-gilt strapwork and floral festoons against a blue enamel ground, the sides and base with engine-turning, the oval cover painted with polychrome enamel Swiss alpine lakeside scene, opening to a pierced foliate field and hatch for the bird, the bird with iridescent plumage, the fusee movement playing four tunes and repeating two, No. 91 scratched on case and movement, in original case with key
3 7/8in. (99mm.) long