20th Mar, 2015 9:00 GMT/BST

Spring Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 373
 

373

A Singing Bird Musical Automaton, late 19th century, the rectangular box decorated with applied...

A Singing Bird Musical Automaton, late 19th century, the rectangular box decorated with applied with cast putti and garlands to the sides and geometric motifs to the top, the hinged cover enamelled with a shepherd and shepherdess to the top and a group of flowers to the underside, with a finely pierced grille, with a multi-coloured turning, flapping and tweeting bird, 9cm wide

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £2,500 - £3,500


 

Not marked. Wound with a folding key - attached. Bird does not retract after each round and will continue to repeat unless pushed gently on the cover. Minor nick to the enamel on the underside cover.

 


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Auction: Spring Fine Art Sale, 20th Mar, 2015

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