Silver & Objects of Vertu - 15th July 2025
Lot 322
Retailed by Jacques Schwob A l'Emeraude, Lausanne, a Swiss silver-gilt musical bird box,
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1512
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Description
Retailed by Jacques Schwob A l'Emeraude, Lausanne, a Swiss silver-gilt musical bird box,
maker's mark of F.J,
rectangular form, chased with birds and foliate decoration, the top with foxes chasing birds, the hinged cover with a cockerel (a/f), slide-section bird starting mechanism, with a feathered bird, rope-work border, with a key, in a fitted case, length 9.7cm.