Orange singer in an oval cage on an engraved casket with red enamel ornamentSold

Chamber automaton-casket: on a rectangular brass box, decorated with engraved belts with red enamel ornaments, there is an oval domed cage with a ball top and a hanging ring. Inside is one bird of warm orange-yellow plumage with an open beak, on a perch entwined with twigs with leaves and berries; The bottom is covered with red felt. The winding is at the bottom with a flat key (the key is saved and inserted), next to it is a round sound window with a mesh. When hatching, the bird turns its head, opens its beak, flutters its wings and trills its bellows whistle. A rare type of base decoration for single automata.