# @sothebyswatches on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCxXaCyRRdB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/25129458-sothebyswatches-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0da7511667.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-11-24T22:54:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sotheby's Watches (@sothebyswatches) — https://gondola.cc/sothebyswatches

## Caption

What is a ‘bird box’ and why is this one worth $800,000? Sotheby’s Vincent Brasesco explains four reasons why this musical object—once called the ‘plaything of kings’—is so valuable. 

The King Farouk Bird Box is coming to auction in the Important Watches sale at #SothebysNewYork on 6 December. Presented in partnership with luxurygroup.official by Marriott International. 

Discover more on Sothebys.com through our link in bio. #SothebysWatches #birdbox

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birdbox, sothebysnewyork, sothebyswatches

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