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拍品专文
According to the Archives of Montres Breguet, the present "boîte à cigarettes à couvercle, métal guilloché doré avec oiseau chanteur", was manufactured in 1935 and sold to Monsieur Arnoux on 31 December 1935 for the sum of 2,000 French Francs.
It is one of the exceedingly rare singing bird boxes signed by Breguet to appear in public. According to researches, less than 30 examples of these fine pieces were made by the celebrated house, mainly to special order for their distinguished clientele.
These boxes were made in two series, one between the mid-1930s and 1940s, the second in the mid-1950s, and were available in two sizes. The larger version, such as the present box, was fitted with a double mechanism activating the singing bird located to the inside either by opening the cover or by sliding a lever. The smaller boxes featured the more common aperture for the singing bird on their top, activated by a lever in the band.
The rarity of the present box is further enhanced by its very good overall condition, the perfect functioning of the bird, the melodious sound of its chirping.
We are indebted to Mr. Emmanuel Breguet for his valuable assistance in researching the present singing bird box.
It is one of the exceedingly rare singing bird boxes signed by Breguet to appear in public. According to researches, less than 30 examples of these fine pieces were made by the celebrated house, mainly to special order for their distinguished clientele.
These boxes were made in two series, one between the mid-1930s and 1940s, the second in the mid-1950s, and were available in two sizes. The larger version, such as the present box, was fitted with a double mechanism activating the singing bird located to the inside either by opening the cover or by sliding a lever. The smaller boxes featured the more common aperture for the singing bird on their top, activated by a lever in the band.
The rarity of the present box is further enhanced by its very good overall condition, the perfect functioning of the bird, the melodious sound of its chirping.
We are indebted to Mr. Emmanuel Breguet for his valuable assistance in researching the present singing bird box.