Jaquet Droz Singing Bird Scent Flask was one of the centerpiece of Sotheby’s watch auction last weekend in New York.
The automaton, created by Pierre Jaquet Droz & Leschot about 230 years ago, features an articulated ivory bird – measuring just 12 millimeters tall – which is accompanied by a highly intricate, miniature organ to replicate the bird’s song. The decorated and constructed scent flask is covered in enamel and jewels, centered by a recessed medallion with a magnificent scene that showcases varicolored gold sculpture representing a branch with leaves with the singing bird automaton perched atop.
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