A singing bird box by Griesbaum No. 450, gilt metal case with engine turned panelled sides and deep guilloche enamelled top, the bird with moving wings and beak enclosed by a cover painted with a scene of a sailing ship on lake Geneva with the fountain in a distant mountainous landscape, the front of the case mounted with an oval Arabic dial clock and movement, stamped Swiss made to base, 10cm, complete with original key and contained in a blue recessed plush lined case, 13.5cm wide ILLUSTRATED

A late 19th Century French automaton white faced pierrot clown playing a mandolin by Leopald Lambert Paris, th

Lot 663
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Estimate £1,500-£2,500

An H Metert part overture musical box, playing eight airs, serial No 5163, floral marquetry inlaid rosewood ca

Lot 655
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Estimate £1,000-£1,500

A late 19th Century automaton in the form of a kitten inside a metal milk churn by Roullet et Decamps Paris, c

Lot 662
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Estimate £800-£1,200