Antique silver gilt sarcophagus-form wooden singing bird box, by E. Flajoulet

A superb antique silver gilt and finely painted sarcophagus-form wooden singing bird box, by E. Flajoulot

 

Retailed by Juvenia

 
French
 
circa 1905
 
Going-barrel movement
 
 
 
When wound with the intergrated key and the start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird emerges through smartly pressed and pierced silver grille, moving metal beak, wings, and body from side-to-side to continuous synchronised birdsong of great melodic qualities.
The bird with grouped tonal feathered plumage in shades of light brown, turquoise, red and dark blue, good yellow-speckled iridescent highlights, plain lid interior stamped with a 'star, lid top with a engraved scene of a stag and female deer within woodland setting
 
Size. 11cm x 7.2cm x 4cm high
STOCK No1696
AVAILABILITYIn stock
PRICE£10,950.00
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Antique silver gilt sarcophagus-form wooden singing bird box, by E. Flajoulet
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