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Lot 110
Sale 2359 - Silver & Objets de Vertu
May 20, 2015
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,000
Price Realized
$2,700
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Continental gilt-metal, champlevé enameled and jewel inset singing bird automaton box late 19th/early 20th century
Rectangular case inset with pearls and garnets and decorated in champlevé with scrolling foliage, the top with hinged cover opening to reveal a singing bird with feather plumage operated by a start/stop bird-form pull to the front, the back opening to reveal a gilt interior, raised on a shaped plinth with key storage drawer.
H: 3, W: 5 1/2, D: 4 1/4 in.