SWISS. A FINE AND RARE SILVER GILT AND ENAMEL SINGING BIRD BOX

SWISS. A FINE AND RARE SILVER GILT AND ENAMEL SINGING BIRD BOX
CIRCA 1880
Brass movement with chain fusee, stacked cams, fly regulator and rectangular bellows, entirely engine-turned and engraved foliage decorated rectangular box, the top with polychrome enamel floral and foliage decoration, a slide to the front opening the hinged oval cover decorated with a painted polychrome enamel landscape scene, a polychrome enamel bouquet of flowers on blue background to the inside, opening to reveal a finely pierced and engraved scroll decorated grille and to release the colorfully plumed bird, rotating on its axis, chirping and flapping its wings
95 x 61 x 35 mm.