$18,400
C. Bruguier a Geneve, No. 402, circa 1850. Very fine and rare silver gilt enamel, singing bird box, with built-in watch in original red leather fitted case and mahogany outer protecting box. Two part with lobed corners, engine-turned and engraved with Iloral decoration, the cover enamelled with composition of summer flowers over a white ground; black champleve enamelled border and further decoration. Hinged cover for the watch compartment. Lid of the bird enamelled with a view of the Pont du Mont Blanc in Geneva and inside with a composition of flowers over a blue ground. Pierced and engraved silver gilt grid. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-12-15
