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SILVER GILT & ENAMEL SINGING BIRD MUSIC BOX

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SILVER GILT & ENAMEL SINGING BIRD MUSIC BOX

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Description

Antique Karl Griesbaum singing bird box. A rectangular automaton hand-painted box with polychrome enamel. Featuring romantic landscape scenes painted within medallions, flanked by blueand cream-white enamel and gilded decoration. The top with an artist's rendition of Jean-Honore Fragonard's The Swing (1767). Inside the hinged top is a red-feathered bird, who signs and moves from side to side, fitting into a pierced ovalgrille. Mechanism activated by push button. Inset square clock face with gilt metal numerals, marked Gubelin, Swiss. Impressed marks to underside, maker's mark obscured, probably EB for Emil Brenk, METALL. German, late 19th / early 20th C.
L. 11 cm (4 3/8 in.)

Please see the link here for additional photos and a video of the bird box: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kvm96KwWqpywUSy1TMluDFIEudcyDV0x?usp=sharing

Condition

With original, bird form winding key. Not in perfect working order. Box winds, bird does not have full range of motion. Condition report and additional photos are available upon request.

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SILVER GILT & ENAMEL SINGING BIRD MUSIC BOX

Name: SILVER GILT & ENAMEL SINGING BIRD MUSIC BOX
SKU: 124903802
Price: 4200 CAD
Availability: InStock

Estimate CA$3,000 - CA$5,000

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Starting Price CA$2,000

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