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MARKED WITH AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN IMPORT MARK, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER AND ENAMEL SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON
MARKED WITH AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN IMPORT MARK, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The oblong base with applied scrolling feet, the feet and sides each cast and chased with foliage scrolls heightened with enamel, set with two enamelled figures of children admiring an automaton bird in a gilded cage, the base further set with a cast dog and a tree with enamelled leaves, a lever on one side operates the automaton, marked on one side with import mark, with winding key
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) wide
gross weight 43 oz. (1,340 gr.)
MARKED WITH AN AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN IMPORT MARK, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The oblong base with applied scrolling feet, the feet and sides each cast and chased with foliage scrolls heightened with enamel, set with two enamelled figures of children admiring an automaton bird in a gilded cage, the base further set with a cast dog and a tree with enamelled leaves, a lever on one side operates the automaton, marked on one side with import mark, with winding key
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) wide
gross weight 43 oz. (1,340 gr.)
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Tom Johans