A modern double-opening gold and enamel erotic automaton boite-à-surprise, Asprey, London, 1992,

of cut-cornered square form, all sides decorated with geometrical paillon ornaments on a ground of translucent bright green enamel over wavy engine-turning framed by dark green enamel corners over sunburst engine-turning, divided by an opaque white enamel border, reeded gold mounts, each side applied with a gold-mounted emerald cabochon, gold-lined cigarette compartment, the base opening to reveal an automated enamelled ménage à quatre in a domestic interior formed of different types of guilloché enamels in bright colours, including a scarlet red enamel bed, framed by a polished gold border applied with ruby-cabochons, the front rim signed: Asprey, fully hallmarked,

10.7 cm., 4 1/4 in. wide,