A small Sublime-Harmonie musical box playing eight airs, by Samuel Troll,
circa 1885,
Ser. No. 32321,
Gam. No. 160,
with single-spring motor, twin combs, tune indicator, Jacot's safety check/start/stop control, on reeded cast gilt bedplate in red silk-lined interior including control board under dustlid, crushed magenta silk for lid interior, in part-grain case with slight-domed rosewood veneered lid bearing drum, oboe and floral ensemble inlay, crossbanded in kingwood and boxwood, repeated to front with leaf inlay, ebonised moulded plinth - 22in. (56cm) wide, the cylinder 11in. (28cm)
Ser. No. 32321,
Gam. No. 160,
with single-spring motor, twin combs, tune indicator, Jacot's safety check/start/stop control, on reeded cast gilt bedplate in red silk-lined interior including control board under dustlid, crushed magenta silk for lid interior, in part-grain case with slight-domed rosewood veneered lid bearing drum, oboe and floral ensemble inlay, crossbanded in kingwood and boxwood, repeated to front with leaf inlay, ebonised moulded plinth - 22in. (56cm) wide, the cylinder 11in. (28cm)
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,800
€1,400 - 2,100
US$ 1,800 - 2,700
€1,400 - 2,100
US$ 1,800 - 2,700
Footnotes
- Condition: G II 3
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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