A musical box playing eight operatic airs, by Nicole Frères,
circa 1868,
Ser. No. 43493,
Gam. No. *74
with single-spring lever-wind motor, stamped single-section comb on plain brass bedplate in part ebonised interior under dustlid, re-finished grained case with the rosewood veneered lid bearing geometric inlaid decoration of scrolls and fans in boxwood, ebony and kingwood - 21.3/4in. (55cm) wide, the cylinder 13in. (33cm)
Ser. No. 43493,
Gam. No. *74
with single-spring lever-wind motor, stamped single-section comb on plain brass bedplate in part ebonised interior under dustlid, re-finished grained case with the rosewood veneered lid bearing geometric inlaid decoration of scrolls and fans in boxwood, ebony and kingwood - 21.3/4in. (55cm) wide, the cylinder 13in. (33cm)
Sold for
£475
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: X II 2(ir)
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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