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Cage Music Box

Estimate €200–400

Description

In gilt metal.

Cage form, with a bird and fabric flowers inside.

Beaded friezes, low-relief decoration with floral motifs.

Fabric-lined base.

Germany, 19th/20th century

(losses and defects, mechanism not tested)

28x17x14 cm

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