A Drum et Bells musical box, by Bremond,
circa 1883,
Ser. No. 20541
Gam No. unknown
playing six airs, single-spring motor, separate eight-tooth drum and six-tooth bell accompaniment-select flanking single-section comb, plain drum beaters and the engraved bells arranged in buffet-style with three well-detailed bee strikers, the other three with crown tops, in ebonised interior under dustlid, period Bremond crest tunesheet, in figured walnut veneered case with the domed-lid, sides and front with butterfly figured veneers against kingwood crossbanding and triple boxwood inlay - 20.3/4in. (52.5cm) wide, the cylinder 11in. (28cm)
Ser. No. 20541
Gam No. unknown
playing six airs, single-spring motor, separate eight-tooth drum and six-tooth bell accompaniment-select flanking single-section comb, plain drum beaters and the engraved bells arranged in buffet-style with three well-detailed bee strikers, the other three with crown tops, in ebonised interior under dustlid, period Bremond crest tunesheet, in figured walnut veneered case with the domed-lid, sides and front with butterfly figured veneers against kingwood crossbanding and triple boxwood inlay - 20.3/4in. (52.5cm) wide, the cylinder 11in. (28cm)
Sold for
£2,040
inc. premium
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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