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Magnificent Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata

Auction 18556
New York
7 Oct 2010, starting at 13:00 EDT.
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Auction highlights

Hupfeld Phonoliszt Violina Model B, together withUpfeld roll cabinet
Sold for US$ 658,000 inc. premium
The exhibition Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, Model B, A unique and highly important commission-made model, reputedly built for the 1911 Exhibition in ...
Hupfeld Helios III/39 Orchestrion
Sold for US$ 482,000 inc. premium
A very fine and unique Hupfeld Helios Model III/39 Orchestrion, Early 1910s, The Classical Case model, with illuminated automaton ...
Weber Maestro Orchestrion
Sold for US$ 434,000 inc. premium
A Weber-Maesto Orchestrion, German, circa 1926, exceedingly rare late model,
Phillips Paganini Style 2 Cabinet Piano plus 300 re-cut rolls
Sold for US$ 242,000 inc. premium
A Philipps Paganini Orchestrion, Circa 1915, Keyboard-less Style No. 3,

Lots

 
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1 A very fine English silver musical snuffbox, with hidden erotic automaton by Charles Rawling & William Summers, London, 1829, US$ 29,280
£19,387
€22,657
2 A fine gold musical snuffbox, Swiss, by Piquet & Meylan, circa 1810, US$ 17,080
£11,309
€13,216
3 An rare and early gold and enamel presentation musical snuffbox, Swiss, circa 1810, US$ 19,520
£12,925
€15,104
4 A fine gold and turquoise musical hair locket, circa 1820, US$ 29,280
£19,387
€22,657
5 An early and important veri-gold and enamel musical vinaigrette, Swiss, stamped C&J, in the manner of Henri Capt, circa 1812, US$ 15,860
£10,501
€12,272
6 A fine gold musical fob, Swiss, circa 1815, US$ 1,952
£1,292
€1,510
8 A fine and early silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box, by Charles Bruguier, circa 1823, US$ 29,280
£19,387
€22,657
10 A rare coin-operated 'Forte Piccolo Timbres Dansenses' buffet cylinder music box, by Mermod Fréres, circa 1880, retailed by Samuel Troll, US$ 12,200
£8,078
€9,440
11 A 'Quatuor' Mandoline music box, playing six airs circa 1885, probably by Paillard, US$ 8,540
£5,654
€6,608
16 A Regina 27-inch 'Dragon Door' auto-changer disc music box, Home Model style 33, circa 1900, US$ 24,400
£16,156
€18,881
20 A coin-operated 27-inch Regina 'Orchestral' disc music box, style No. 5, circa 1897, US$ 12,200
£8,078
€9,440
22 A fine Mills Violano-Virtuoso, circa 1915, the single-violin Home Model, in stunning case probably upgraded at time of commission, US$ 67,100
£44,430
€51,922
23 A very fine and unique Hupfeld Helios Model III/39 Orchestrion, Early 1910s, The Classical Case model, with illuminated automaton scene, US$ 482,000
£319,157
€372,978
24 A Hupfeld Sinfonie-Jazz Orchestrion, Circa 1927, style No. 19, US$ 61,000
£40,391
€47,202
25 A Seeburg Orchestrion, Model J, Circa 1916, with the 'Capitol Building' stained art glass panel, US$ 85,400
£56,547
€66,083
26 A Weber-Maesto Orchestrion, German, circa 1926, exceedingly rare late model, US$ 434,000
£287,374
€335,835
27 A Mortier eighty-four key 'Astrid' Café Orchestrion, Circa 1920, a close model 39 resemblance, US$ 182,000
£120,511
€140,834
28 A Lösche K-1 Orchestrion, Circa 1925, with illuminated pictorial automaton, US$ 158,000
£104,620
€122,262
29 A Philipps Paganini Orchestrion, Circa 1915, Keyboard-less Style No. 3, US$ 242,000
£160,240
€187,263
30 A Popper 'Iduna' Orchestrion, Circa 1912, Model 13, with illuminated pictorial automaton, US$ 218,000
£144,349
€168,691
31 The exhibition Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, Model B, A unique and highly important commission-made model, reputedly built for the 1911 Exhibition in Turin, Italy; US$ 658,000
£435,696
€509,169
32 An exhibition-quality 'Flute Voix-Céleste et Mandoline' interchangeable cylinder music box-on-stand, by Lecoultre, Circa 1869, US$ 64,050
£42,410
€49,562
34 A rare Plerodiénique interchangeable cylinder music box-on-stand, by Mermod Fréres, Circa 1894, retailed by Samuel Troll, US$ 54,900
£36,352
€42,482
35 An Orchestral Mandarin-striker interchangeable cylinder music box, by Mermod Frères, Circa 1890, the American-market 'Ideal Orchestra' model movement, as retailed by Samuel Troll, US$ 14,640
£9,693
€11,328
38 A Polyphon Savoyard coin-operated disc music box automaton, Circa 1900, New Style 100, playing 15.1/2-inch disks, 'The Monkey Dancers', US$ 15,860
£10,501
€12,272
39 A Polyphon Savoyard coin-operated disc music box automaton, Circa 1900, Style 100 playing 11.1/4-inch disks, 'The Organ-Grinder', US$ 27,450
£18,176
€21,241
40 An extremely rare 15.1/2-inch Regina auto-change disk music box china cabinet, Circa 1906, Style 335, one of only eleven thought to have been manufactured, US$ 35,380
£23,426
€27,377

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