7 Oct 2010
13:00 EDT
New York
Magnificent Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata
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Magnificent Mechanical Musical Instruments and Automata
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A small tinplate-cased musical snuffbox,
circa 1840,
No. 158214, playing two airs, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, in green painted tinplate case with tooled start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, the lid with a country scene entitled Lausanne, patterned decoration to front and sides, with key -
4.1/8in. wide, the cylinder 3in.
No. 158214, playing two airs, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, in green painted tinplate case with tooled start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, the lid with a country scene entitled Lausanne, patterned decoration to front and sides, with key -
4.1/8in. wide, the cylinder 3in.
Estimate:
US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,600 - 2,300
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,600 - 2,300
Category: Collectibles / Collectors General
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