Sold for:
$3,819
$3,819
Rare Silver Double-Singing Bird Cage with Timepiece by Karl Griesbaum, in the form of a singing bird box with repousse designs of female masks and foliage, cabochons at the canted corners, and inverted bud feet, with going-barrel movement and birdsong, one bird with iridescent golden / blue plumage, moving metal beak, wings, perch and tail, the other perched on wrought silver branch, with blue / green plumage, articulated beak and wings, a putto astride the cage holding aloft timepiece by Emka, Geneve , ht. 12 1/2 in., (bird on branch inactive), with hallmarks and silver bird-form key.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-10-28
