Important Watches
Important Watches
A rare silver and enamel singing bird box with watch, Movement No. 28391, Circa 1865
Auction Closed
December 6, 09:17 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 400,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Dial: white, Roman numerals, blued steel Breguet hands
Caliber: rectangular gilt lever movement, bimetallic compensation, balance, gold rectangular cuvette
Movement number: 28'391
Case: silver, rectangular form, the exterior decorated with geometric designs highlighted by turquoise and black opaque enamel, front hinged panel fitted with the moment, singing bird concealed beneath an oval cover decorated with polychrome enamel of a Swiss lake scene, rising from a bird-form recess, the reserves pieced and engraved with scrolls
Size: 102 mm x 65 mm x 30 mm
Signed: case and movement
Accessories: associated male key