A SILVER SINGING BIRD BOX, KARL GRIESBAUM, CIRCA 1925-30

A SILVER SINGING BIRD BOX, KARL GRIESBAUM, CIRCA 1925-30

rectangular, cast in relief with Teniers subjects, the small oval lid opening to reveal a small feathered singing bird automaton, key compartment, with bird-shaped key

10.1cm., 4 in. wide

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Condition Report:
Some very light surface wear, the lid not shutting entirely; bird singing and moving at the time of cataloguing, but movement in need of an overhaul; bird missing feathers; Sotheby's does not guarantee the functioning of movements.

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Provenance:
L.A. Mayer Memorial Institute, Jerusalem, inventory no. BO 23-06