A SWISS LACQUERED TORTOISESHELL SINGING BIRD-BOX
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1860
rectangular lacquered tortoiseshell box, painted with a courting couple in a wooded landscape, the cover centred with a hinged gilt-metal oval cover painted with a still-life, a slide in the form of a flying bird on the front side opening the flap and releasing the mechanism of the colourfully plumed bird, with key in the form of a bird
4 in. (102 mm.) wide (2)
A SWISS LACQUERED TORTOISESHELL SINGING BIRD-BOX
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1860
rectangular lacquered tortoiseshell box, painted with a courting couple in a wooded landscape, the cover centred with a hinged gilt-metal oval cover painted with a still-life, a slide in the form of a flying bird on the front side opening the flap and releasing the mechanism of the colourfully plumed bird, with key in the form of a bird
4 in. (102 mm.) wide (2)
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