JEWELLERY, FINE & APPLIED ART AUCTION Tuesday, 22 March 2022 - 10:00 AM start
A rare German gilt-metal and enamelled singing-bird box attributed to Karl Griesbaum,
Realised: $6,000 plus premium
Lot Details
the bird with multi-coloured plumage; the beak, wings, tail and body articulated, concealed in a decoratively enamelled case. The hinged lid painted with a ménage à trois and framed by a lake scene within engraved borders. The sides with lake scene vignettes on a cobalt ground. The case base stamped 'EB' for Emil Brenk and 'Metall'. With key, working. 103 x 67 x 52mm.
