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CANARY'S GRAVE or BOSCO'S EXCHANGE CABINET.

CANARY'S GRAVE or BOSCO'S EXCHANGE CABINET. Exceptional and early example of an effect pioneered by Bartolomeo BOSCO (1793-1863) wherein a live bird is revived in the double-chambered funerary urn. Painted in a faux wood pattern and finished in gilt. 4 1/2x8 1/4x4 1/2 inches (11.5x21x11.5 cm). France, circa 1840.

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October 25, 2007 1:30 PM EDT
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