REUGE MECHANICAL SINGING BIRD BOX Switzerland, late 20th century

oval wind-up automaton box in speckled cobalt-blue enamel with gilt-metal mounts, the hinged cover opening to reveal a pierced gilt grille from which a feathered bird rises, singing and flapping its wings, with its original Reuge box and packaging marked to the underside ‘Reuge Music / Sainte-Croix / Made in Switzerland’, numbered ‘582’ 14 x 10.5 x 5 cm