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Frères Rochat and Jean-Georges-Rémond. A very fine, rare and unusual 18K vari-colour gold musical singing bird box
THE MOVEMENT STAMPED FR FOR FRÈRES ROCHAT AND NUMBERED 338, THE BOX STAMPED GRC FOR JEAN-GEORGES-RÉMOND, CIRCA 1815
Frères Rochat and Jean-Georges-Rémond. A very fine, rare and unusual 18K vari-colour gold musical singing bird box The movement stamped FR for Frères Rochat and numbered 338, the box stamped GRC for Jean-Georges-Rémond, circa 1815 Gilt-finished movements incorporating two different mechanisms, including chain fusée and bellows for the singing bird automaton, musical pin barrel with 14 vibrating steel plates, entirely engine-turned geometrical and floral decorated rectangular-shaped box with rounded corners, chased scroll and floral decorated sides, corners and borders, the hinged top panel with chased and raised vari-colour gold foliage, floral and fruit decoration, opening to reveal an engine-turned plate and a chased musical trophy to the right, bird mechanism wound and bird activated by a lever to the left, when activated the bird will rotate on its axis, flap its wings and tail and turn its head, in time to a realistically imitated bird song, the bird also set with realistic multi-coloured feathers, when the song has finished the bird will automatically retreat inside the box and the lid will close, hinged panel to the back revealing the key compartment, winding hole for the music to the right side with sliding cover, the music activated by a small lever in the lower right corner, movement plate stamped FR for Frères Rochat and numbered 338, case stamped GRC for Jean-Georges-Rémond 71 mm. x 48 mm. x 23 mm.