Bonhams 1793 : An early Karelian birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox, for the Russian market, circa 1825,

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9 Nov 2011 13:00 GMT London, Knightsbridge
Mechanical Music
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An early Karelian birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox,

for the Russian market, circa 1825,
Ser. No. 595,
playing two airs, with bass-right 18-part sectional comb with teeth in groups of three, stamped plain brass bedplate, in carved lornette-ray form snuffbox case with the ridged lid having concealed compartment, opening to reveal fine underbelly veneers of tortoiseshell, the sides with chased ray-burst decoration and tortoiseshell terminals, plain underside, with a key - 3.3/4in. (9.5cm) wide, the cylinder 2.1/4in. (5.5cm)

Sold for £875 inc. premium