Description
the rectangular box in mauve guilloche enamel with an oval hinged cover opening to reveal a gilt pierced panel from which emerges a small songbird with iridescent feathers which moves side to side and opens its beak to sing, in a fitted blue leather case, the interior with silk lining stamped 'A. Lancel / 38 Rue des Italiens / Paris', French silver import marks
Dimensions
10cm long, 4cm high, 6cm deep
Footnote
Provenance:
Property from a private Scottish collection
Purchased Robert Burnett, Beeston, 1977
Note: Established in 1876 by Angele Lancel in the Opera Garnier, the epynomous shop specialised in luxury decorative objects and accessories for women.