Fine Oiseaux Chantants and Musical Vertu
A tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems,
circa 1890,
with going-barrel movement, the bird with multi-coloured plumage with predominant tones of green and dark brown, moving bone beak and wings (one de-feathered), rising through finely tooled and pierced gilt grille, laurel leaf border, lid in faded silver gilt with two birds on a flowering branch, in well-figured tortoiseshell case with an even anomaly shaded top, key compartment at rear and gilt start/stop to front-right, with period key, in original black travelling case with blue velvet lined interior, (stress hairline to front-right base corner) - 3.3/4in. (9.5cm) wide
with going-barrel movement, the bird with multi-coloured plumage with predominant tones of green and dark brown, moving bone beak and wings (one de-feathered), rising through finely tooled and pierced gilt grille, laurel leaf border, lid in faded silver gilt with two birds on a flowering branch, in well-figured tortoiseshell case with an even anomaly shaded top, key compartment at rear and gilt start/stop to front-right, with period key, in original black travelling case with blue velvet lined interior, (stress hairline to front-right base corner) - 3.3/4in. (9.5cm) wide
Sold for
£2,040
inc. premium
Category: Collectibles / Scientific Instruments
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