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Silver Singing Bird Box Automaton by Griesbaum, c. 1924

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Silver Singing Bird Box Automaton by Griesbaum, c. 1924

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Silver Singing Bird Box Automaton by Griesbaum, c. 1924
Model 11, with going-barrel movement, bird with moving metal beak, wings, tail and swiveling perch, in two-tiered case with repoussé decoration of putti musicians, flowering foliage and peacocks, under swag-bedecked canopy, with hinged lower section for winding and key-compartment, the underside with "Sterling" stamp and hallmarks: "P&M, 925", "i", ht. 8 in. (20 cm), with key, plumage oily, case refinished, in fitted leather-covered traveling case, ht. 9 ½ in. (24 cm). An impressive show piece, in good working condition. - Literature: Geoffrey T. Mayson, "Mechanical Singing Bird Tabatières", p. 158.

Silber-Singvogeldose von Griesbaum, um 1924
Modell 11, mit Federwerkmotor, Vogel mit beweglichem Metallschnabel, beweglichen Flügeln und beweglichem Schwanz, auf drehender Stange, zweiteiliges Repoussé-Gehäuse, verziert mit musizierenden Putten, Blumenblättern und Pfauen unter mit Girlanden geschmücktem Baldachin, unterer Teil mit Fach für den Schlüssel, Unterseite geprägt mit "Sterling" und gepunzt mit: "P&M, 925" und "i", Höhe 20 cm, mit Schlüssel, Gefieder etwas verölt, Gehäuse nachgearbeitet, in dazugehörigem und innen mit Leder ausgelegtem Transportkoffer, Höhe 24 cm. Ein imposantes Ausstellungsstück in gut funktionierendem Zustand. - Literatur: Geoffrey T. Mayson, "Mechanical Singing Bird Tabatières", S. 158.

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Silver Singing Bird Box Automaton by Griesbaum, c. 1924

Name: Silver Singing Bird Box Automaton by Griesbaum, c. 1924
SKU: 61839670
Price: 4000 EUR
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