#Bestof2018 Fashioned circa 1820 for the Chinese market, where luxurious objects were often gifted in pairs, this Impressive and Rare Consecutively Numbered Pair of Four-Color Gold and Pearl Singing Bird Snuff Boxes by Frères Rochat was the only known reunited pair of consecutively numbered bird boxes created by the horological house. Of the two bird boxes, No. 429 was once held in the collection of Henry Ford II and was offered at Sotheby’s in February 1978. This mechanical marvel achieved $519,000 in our May 2018 Important Watches auction in #NYC #SothebysWatches #Freresrochat #automaton #Swiss #Gold #Pearl #Snuffbox