Singing bird box in rectangular ivory case with vertical ribs in the form of square cross-section shaped columns with the base and capital adorned with acanthus leaves, with four-sloping lid, protruding cornice, on four curly feet. Bas-reliefs with the images of hunting attributes are on the lid slopes, rectangular platform with the figurine of a hound is on the top rectangular plate, the lid inner side is covered with light cloth. An oval aperture, covered with the hinged lid decorated with a pad of volumetric flowers. The lid inner surface is mirror polished. Bas-reliefs with the images of hunting scenes with follow hounds are on the lateral panels. A button is on the front panel, the movement activating lever is on the right panel. An aperture for winding the movement of the bird and five fixing screw heads are on the smooth bottom panel.

When the movement is turned on, the lid with the dog's figure is lifted, then the oval lid opens, and a miniature bird in painted feathers of brown, red, green, blue, yellow and black colours appears. It swirls in place, flaps its wings, opens and closes the beak. The sound movement imitates the bird’s chirping. When the programm is finished,  the bird is hides in the groove of the openwork gilded lattice and the lid is closed. The crown has a bird-shaped grip and a rod has a square cross-section channel.

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