SoldA good tortoiseshell singing bird box, probably by Bontems, circa 1890,A good tortoiseshell singing bird box, probably by Bontems, circa 1890, with going-barrel movement, the bird with layered feathered plumage in green, dark brown, electric blue and turquoise hues, redSee Sold Price
Sold2023AUTOMATON SINGING BIRD MUSIC BOXMechanical tortoiseshell singing bird music box. Top has enamel / hand painted European landscape scene with flowers on underside. Feathered bird pops out of finely detailed gold gilt oval compartmentSee Sold Price
Sold2022A 19TH CENTURY SWISS AUTOMATON SINGING TORTOISESHELL BIRD BOX with enamelled lid. 10 cm x 6.5 cm.A 19TH CENTURY SWISS AUTOMATON SINGING TORTOISESHELL BIRD BOX with enamelled lid. 10 cm x 6.5 cm.See Sold Price
Sold2017SINGING MECHANICAL BIRD BOXReplica Victorian Bontems 1880 Music Box, in faux tortoiseshell wooden case with gilt components and bird with real feathers. 2" x 4 1/2" x 3". Lacks key, working condition unknown.See Sold Price
Sold2023SWISS AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX19TH C. WITH TORTOISE SHELL CASE WITH SINGING BIRD MECHANISM. DECORATED POP-UP LID REVEALING FEATHERED BIRD. 4" X 2 1/2" X 1 1/2". TERMS: UPDATED 2023 TERMS FOR PURCHASING AND SHIPPING OF AUCTION ITEMSee Sold Price
Sold2017Animated Singing Bird BoxAnimated Singing Bird Box. Relief decorated silver plated box with hanging garland and filigree, oval panels with birds, instruments and a garden archway on the lid, has a figural eagle switch on theSee Sold Price
Sold2018German Sterling Silver Animated Singing Bird BoxGerman Sterling Silver Animated Singing Bird Box. Oval decorated sterling silver box with relief filigree, birds and scenes of winged putti in the forest; stands on pilaster style legs with winged putSee Sold Price
Sold2018German Sterling Silver Animated Singing Bird BoxGerman Sterling Silver Animated Singing Bird Box. Relief decorated sterling silver box has a serpentine form with relief filigree, baskets, doves and figural putti; stamped "Sterling" on the bottom. BSee Sold Price
Sold2018German Sterling Silver Animated Singing Bird BoxGerman Sterling Silver Animated Singing Bird Box. Oval decorated sterling silver box with relief filigree, winged putti and scrolling leaf feet; stamped with German 925 hallmark with crescent moon andSee Sold Price
Sold2016German cased enamel animated singing bird box, theGerman cased enamel animated singing bird box, the single bird rises from an enamel decorated case with gilt hinged top, which lifts up when pressed. The bird then turns to both sides. The box retainsSee Sold Price
Sold2018Brass Animated Singing Bird BoxBrass Animated Singing Bird Box. Brass box has geometric borders wrapped around the case with a fancy applied filigree decorated top and oval lid in the center. A spring driven mechanism operates theSee Sold Price
Sold2017Tortoiseshell French Singing BoxBontems Silver engraved lid, c. 1890 with hinged key compartment case. 3.75" x 2.5" x 1.25".See Sold Price
Sold2023Singing Bird Animated Music BoxWhy does the caged bird sing? Because you wind it and let it go! Animated bird sings and moves it s tail as it goes. Winding is accomplished with a simple coin in the groove to turn. One foot is missiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Antique Swiss Automaton Singing Bird BoxAntique Swiss Automaton Singing Bird Box 4''x2.75''. Shell case with engraved birds and flora cover. Working order, though it runs fast. Cracking and loss to case on underside. Interior bird is missinSee Sold Price
Sold2016TPS Japan Boxed Lady Bug/Tortoise and Hopping Bird2 Japan tin boxed toys, TPS Lady Bug/Tortoise flipping toy and Hopping Singing Bird. Both in colorful boxesSee Sold Price
Sold2022Antique Victorian Pique Tortoiseshell Silver Bird Brooch PinMETAL: Silver. GEMSTONES: Tortoiseshell. MEASUREMENTS: Brooch is 49mm x 24mm. TESTED: Silver. WEIGHT: 5.5 grams. Comes with box.Gemstones have not been graded for color and clarity ,and tested for claSee Sold Price
Sold201619th Century French Lorgnette Opera GlassesAntique French long handled Lorgnette Opera Glasses Faux tortoise shell with carved bird handle Dimension: 16.4" lg (unfolded), handle: 10.6" Contents: original box with foldable handle opera glassesSee Sold Price
Sold2019An tortoise shell carved Chinese antique cricket boxAn elaborated tortoise shell carved Chinese antique cricket box decorated with bird and tree in reticulated style, 3.4"Hx1.88"dia, NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING OF TORTOISE SHELLSee Sold Price
Sold2022Y AN 18TH CENTURY GOLD MOUNTED AND TORTOISESHELL BOXY AN 18TH CENTURY GOLD MOUNTED AND TORTOISESHELL BOXUNMARKEDThe tortoiseshell cover inlaid with birds, foliate swags, bows, arrows, quivers and panels of mother of pearl, the base inlaid with a dog chSee Sold Price
Sold2023A SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON SPRING DRIVEN MUSIC BOXThe spring driven wind-up music box with feathered model of an animated songbird automaton that rotates side-to-side with opening and closing beak is stamped Made in Germany on the underside of the foSee Sold Price
Sold2019A tortoiseshell visiting card case inlaid birds inA tortoiseshell visiting card case inlaid birds in flowering branches and a country house in silver coloured metal, another tortoiseshell card case, two tortoiseshell snuff boxes and an olive wood diaSee Sold Price
Sold2016A Victorian Tortoise Shell Snuff Box.A Victorian Tortoise Shell Snuff Box. Hinged box is decorated on both sides with gold pique depicting insects, flora, and a bird. Bearing an engraved goldfilled closure .5" x 2,75" x 2"See Sold Price
Sold2021FRENCH TORTOISE SHELL PORTRAIT MINIATURE SNUFF BOXFrench tortoise shell snuff box, late 18th/ early 19th c., lid with painted portrait miniature of a young girl with a bird on a string, framed by gold-tone metal bezel, approx 1 1/8"h, 3"diam **ProvenSee Sold Price
Sold2023Three Tortoiseshell Boxes With Gold19th century, oval with gold Chinoiserie designed inlay of dragonfly, bird in tree, flora and a rocky outcropping, gold band (tests as 14kt., hinge does not test as gold), 3-3/4 x 3-1/4 in.; oval inseSee Sold Price
Jul 11Hutchinson Scott AuctioneersA FINE MID 20TH CENTURY ENAMEL SINGING BIRD BOX BY KARL GRIESBAUM£500
Jul 11Hutchinson Scott AuctioneersA MID 20TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE SINGING BIRD BOX ATT. TO KARL GRIESBAUM£300(1 bid)
Jul 08Hermann Historica GmbHA French pressed wood and tortoise shell snuff box with battle scene, circa 1815€200
Jun 30Quan Rong GalleryChinese Zitan Wood Inlay Shell & Gem Flower Bird Design Fan Shape Jewellery Box$1,150
BonhamsA GROUP OF FIVE KŌGŌ (INCENSE CONTAINERS) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era,...$320(1 bid)
BonhamsA GROUP OF FOUR LACQUER KŌGŌ (INCENSE CONTAINERS) Muromachi (1336-1573) and Edo period...$650(1 bid)
Jul 16Freeman's | HindmanA Flemish Red Tortoise Shell, Kingwood and Ebony Cabinet on Stand$5,000(1 bid)
Jul 16Freeman's | HindmanA Flemish Tortoise Shell Veneered and Ripple Molded Ebonized Mirror$400(1 bid)