GERMAN OR AUSTRIAN SILVER AND GILT-SILVER SINGING BIRD BOX
CIRCA 1880, PROBABLY HANAU
£4,032
Auction: Day 2
Description
of serpentine rectangular form, engraved with birds between cornucopia and scrolling vines, with an oval spring release lid and rising automaton bird with moving beak, wings and tail; signed ‘Asprey’ to the back, inside a fitted leather box marked by the same
Dimensions
10.5cm wide, 4cm high, 6.5cm deep
Provenance
The Estate of Sir John and Lady Clare Keswick at Portrack House, Dumfriesshire