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| Keywords: Singing bird box by Jaquet-Droz & Leschot, 1794.jpg en Singing bird box signed on the protection grille Jaquet-Droz Leschot of London although they were made in Switzerland The 18K gold case with chamfered corners is engraved enamelled and set with pearls was made by Jean-Georges Rémond and marked G R C for Georges Rémond Compagnie Genève Double body rectangular with canted corners the enamel lid painted with fountains in a classical landscape park against a periwinkle blue enamel ground and set with split-pearls on the border of the singing bird aperture side and base panels decorated with fruit flowal swags doves and musical trophies all against a periwinkle blue ground the canted corners and border of the lid with paillonné decoration over a black ground The oval lid painted with the Muse of Music flanked by two putti Singing bird movement Rectangular plates with canted corners and turned pillars fusee with chain circular bellow the bird with moving wings tail and beak controlled by a stack of 6 cams inertia wheel regulator Gilt brass engraved grille and outer gilt protection grille pierced and engraved with foliage Dim 87 x 45 mm Signed and dated on the bellows pumping plate Frisard à Bienne 1794 Jean-Georges Rémond Geneva goldsmith active from 1783 to 1815-20 Master goldsmith 22 December 1783 and struck his first Master mark Seven years later he appears to have formed a company Georges Rémond Cie which eventually became circa 1800 Rémond Mercier Lamy Cie During the French occupation of Switzerland by Napoléon J -G Rémond recorded marks which were in accordance with the laws of the newly formed Département of Léman i e his initials within a lozenge From 1815 to 1820 the firm Lamy Rémond Mercier Daniel Berton used a similar mark but no longer enclosed by a lozenge It seems that Rémond retired or died during this partnership since in 1820 a new firm of Mercier Blondel and Berton was formed However this new company only lasted a further seven years until 14 April 1827 own Jafd88 2013 Singing Bird Box Gold boxes Cc-zero | ||||
