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A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD MUSICAL SINGING BIRD-BOX SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE
THE CASE BY GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (1805-1815), WITH THE MARK OF PIGUET & CAPT (1802-1811), THE SINGING-BIRD MECHANISM ATTRIBUTED TO FRÈRES ROCHAT (1800-1835), GENEVA, CIRCA 1810
A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD MUSICAL SINGING BIRD-BOX SET WITH A PORTRAIT MINIATURE THE CASE BY GEORGE RÉMOND & COMPAGNIE (1805-1815), WITH THE MARK OF PIGUET & CAPT (1802-1811), THE SINGING-BIRD MECHANISM ATTRIBUTED TO FRÈRES ROCHAT (1800-1835), GENEVA, CIRCA 1810 rectangular box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, the cover centred by an oval hinged lid set with an enamel miniature of Mahmud II (1789-1839), 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1808-1839), surrounded by a split-pearl border, on release of the automaton on the right of the front panel, the lid opening to reveal the singing bird and a gold engraved grill, activated on request, the bird will rotate on its axis, flap its wings and tail and turn its head, in time to a realistically imitated bird song, the bird also set with realistic multi-coloured feathers, when the song has finished the bird will automatically retreat inside the box and the lid will close, one hinged end panel opening to reveal a winding square with a regulation screw to the right engraved L-V (Lente/Vite) below and a small button to the right to activate the musical mechanism, associated key 4 in. (98 mm.) wide The music mechanism has a pinned barrel movement, of small size, fitted at one end of the box, attributed to Piguet & Capt, the bird mechanism with chain fusée and bellows attributed to Frères Rochat.