The showstopper at the Sotheby’s watch auction in New York on Thursday wasn’t a timepiece at all, but a pair of singing bird snuff boxes—two intricately decorated gold cases from the 1800s containing ...
This month, readers sent in a diverse selection of family heirlooms passed down to them, including a jeweled singing bird box, an uncommon bottle opener, and a romantic pair of duck decoys. A pair of ...