An early composition musical snuffbox,
circa 1815,
Ser. No. 106,
playing two dance airs, the bass-left 22-part sectional comb in groups of three, on brass bedplate under glass dustlid, silver lid hinge, the lid with raised panel having central sun motif surround by stars and flanked by vertical bars, wave-line border, the underside with quartered diamonds on line ground, later start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, with a key - 3.5/8in. (9.2cm) wide, the cylinder 2.3/8in. (6cm)
Ser. No. 106,
playing two dance airs, the bass-left 22-part sectional comb in groups of three, on brass bedplate under glass dustlid, silver lid hinge, the lid with raised panel having central sun motif surround by stars and flanked by vertical bars, wave-line border, the underside with quartered diamonds on line ground, later start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, with a key - 3.5/8in. (9.2cm) wide, the cylinder 2.3/8in. (6cm)
Sold for
£350
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: G II 3(ir)
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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