Frères Rochat and Jean-Georges-Rémond. An extremely fine and rare 18K vari-colour gold and enamel musical singing bird box with centre seconds watch, made for the Chinese market
THE MOVEMENT STAMPED FR FOR FRÈRES ROCHAT, THE CASE STAMPED GRC FOR JEAN-GEORGES-RÉMOND, CIRCA 1815
Frères Rochat and Jean-Georges-Rémond. An extremely fine and rare 18K vari-colour gold and enamel musical singing bird box with centre seconds watch, made for the Chinese market The movement stamped FR for Frères Rochat, the case stamped GRC for Jean-Georges-Rémond, circa 1815 Gilt-finished movements incorporating three different mechanisms, including chain fusée and cylindrical bellows for the singing bird automaton, controlled by a stack of 8 cams, separate watch movement with cylinder escapement, plain three arm balance, musical pin barrel with two stacks of ten vibrating steel plates, entirely engine-turned geometrical and floral decorated rectangular-shaped box with rounded corners, black champlevé enamel and chased scroll and foliage decorated sides, corners and borders, top with chased and raised two colour gold foliage, floral and fruit decoration, the hinged oval lid with finely painted polychrome enamel bouquet of flowers, opening to reveal the singing bird and a gold engraved grill, activated on request, 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 front panel with glazed aperture with diamond-set bezel revealing the white enamel dial, Roman numerals, sweep centre seconds, hinged panel to the left side revealing the key compartment, levers to front and back panels to activate the singing bird and musical mechanisms, bottom plate centred by a chased and black champlevé enamel trophy of music, movement plate stamped FR for Frères Rochat, case stamped GRC for Jean-Georges-Rémond 95 mm. x 60 mm. x 25 mm.
Frères Rochat and Jean-Georges-Rémond. An extremely fine and rare 18K vari-colour gold and enamel musical singing bird box with centre seconds watch, made for the Chinese market
THE MOVEMENT STAMPED FR FOR FRÈRES ROCHAT, THE CASE STAMPED GRC FOR JEAN-GEORGES-RÉMOND, CIRCA 1815
Frères Rochat and Jean-Georges-Rémond. An extremely fine and rare 18K vari-colour gold and enamel musical singing bird box with centre seconds watch, made for the Chinese market The movement stamped FR for Frères Rochat, the case stamped GRC for Jean-Georges-Rémond, circa 1815 Gilt-finished movements incorporating three different mechanisms, including chain fusée and cylindrical bellows for the singing bird automaton, controlled by a stack of 8 cams, separate watch movement with cylinder escapement, plain three arm balance, musical pin barrel with two stacks of ten vibrating steel plates, entirely engine-turned geometrical and floral decorated rectangular-shaped box with rounded corners, black champlevé enamel and chased scroll and foliage decorated sides, corners and borders, top with chased and raised two colour gold foliage, floral and fruit decoration, the hinged oval lid with finely painted polychrome enamel bouquet of flowers, opening to reveal the singing bird and a gold engraved grill, activated on request, 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 front panel with glazed aperture with diamond-set bezel revealing the white enamel dial, Roman numerals, sweep centre seconds, hinged panel to the left side revealing the key compartment, levers to front and back panels to activate the singing bird and musical mechanisms, bottom plate centred by a chased and black champlevé enamel trophy of music, movement plate stamped FR for Frères Rochat, case stamped GRC for Jean-Georges-Rémond 95 mm. x 60 mm. x 25 mm.
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