A very unusual German gilt bronze singing bird box. The lid decorated by a signed Meissen bisque porcelain plaque of a bacchante, perhaps Pan. To the front and back of the box, four individual micromosaic plaques on black marble. The case with florally decorated feet withswags between. On sliding the operating lever the lid opens and the full bodied bird pops through the grille & begins singing. It has a moving beak, the bird turns, flaps his wings and tail and after his performance pops down through the grille & the lid lowers. 5 inches wide by 3.25 inches high by 3.5 inches deep