Items with musical mechanism and automaton

Snuffbox with singing bird

    Snuffbox with singing bird

    Switzerland, Geneva

    Circa 1815

    Frères Rochat (movement), Joly, Chenevard & Jouvet (case)

    Enamel, steel, brass, painted bird feathers, leather, gold; engraving, painted enamel, mechanical work, matting, enameling

    2.6 x 7.9 x 5.4 cm

    Mark of the case makers inside the tobacco compartment: Joly & Chenevard — letters "IC" in lozenge and "18K"

    6040.1-3PCA205/ДПИ