90th Auction
2014/11/15
Lot 372
"VSH", Germany, 102 x 66 x 46 mm, circa 1900
A rare singing bird box with "repoussé" decoration - with original winding key
Case: sterling silver, rectangular box on four decorated feet, sides with repoussé decoration: birds and acanthus ornamentation. Lateral device for activating the automaton; top with oval plaque in the centre showing musical instruments. Automaton mechanism: rectangular, full-plate, bellows, bird with moving beak, wings and tail in front of a pierced and engraved silver plate.
A rare singing bird box with "repoussé" decoration - with original winding key
Case: sterling silver, rectangular box on four decorated feet, sides with repoussé decoration: birds and acanthus ornamentation. Lateral device for activating the automaton; top with oval plaque in the centre showing musical instruments. Automaton mechanism: rectangular, full-plate, bellows, bird with moving beak, wings and tail in front of a pierced and engraved silver plate.
Sold
estimated
2.500—4.000 €
Price realized
4.100 €