A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT SINGING BIRD-BOX AND A GERMAN SILVER SINGING BIRD-BOX
THE FIRST WITH MAKER'S MARK EB, THE SECOND WITH CROWN AND CRESCENT STANDARD MARK, EACH LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each oblong, the sides on the first chased with foliage scrolls populated by birds, the second chased with putto within foliage scrolls, each with a hinged cover which opens to reveal the automaton singing bird, each marked underneath, each with winding key
4 in. (10.2 cm.) and smaller (2)
A CONTINENTAL SILVER-GILT SINGING BIRD-BOX AND A GERMAN SILVER SINGING BIRD-BOX
THE FIRST WITH MAKER'S MARK EB, THE SECOND WITH CROWN AND CRESCENT STANDARD MARK, EACH LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each oblong, the sides on the first chased with foliage scrolls populated by birds, the second chased with putto within foliage scrolls, each with a hinged cover which opens to reveal the automaton singing bird, each marked underneath, each with winding key
4 in. (10.2 cm.) and smaller (2)