An unusual Voix Celeste musical box, by Paillard Vaucher et fils,
circa 1884,
Ser. No. *6202,
playing 10 Chinese airs, single-spring motor, with 11-note reed organ to the left of the small single-section comb, tune indicator, on silvered-finished reeded cast bedplate bolted to underside in ebonised interior under dustlid, re-printed coloured tunesheet inside the lid (blank), in tall part-grained case, the lid with central stained fruitwood inlay of an oboe, violin bow, tambourine and leaf swag ensemble, on rosewood ground, crossbanded border with single strung frame in boxwood, repeated to the front - 18in. (46cm) wide, the cylinder 5.1/8in. (13cm)
Ser. No. *6202,
playing 10 Chinese airs, single-spring motor, with 11-note reed organ to the left of the small single-section comb, tune indicator, on silvered-finished reeded cast bedplate bolted to underside in ebonised interior under dustlid, re-printed coloured tunesheet inside the lid (blank), in tall part-grained case, the lid with central stained fruitwood inlay of an oboe, violin bow, tambourine and leaf swag ensemble, on rosewood ground, crossbanded border with single strung frame in boxwood, repeated to the front - 18in. (46cm) wide, the cylinder 5.1/8in. (13cm)
Sold for
£1,080
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: G II 2
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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