A white metal stag trophy musical trinket box, by F. Conchon,
circa 1880,
Ser. No. *246,
playing four airs, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, in rectangular case with lid cast with a shot five-point antler stag on naturalistically modelled ground with tree stump, boule-and-eye freize, the base with monster head masks flanked by geometric leaf scrolls, repeated to apron and feet, interior later lined in purple velvet, no key - 7in. (18cm) wide, the cylinder 2.3/4in. (7cm)
Ser. No. *246,
playing four airs, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, in rectangular case with lid cast with a shot five-point antler stag on naturalistically modelled ground with tree stump, boule-and-eye freize, the base with monster head masks flanked by geometric leaf scrolls, repeated to apron and feet, interior later lined in purple velvet, no key - 7in. (18cm) wide, the cylinder 2.3/4in. (7cm)
Estimate:
£500 - 800
€590 - 940
US$ 760 - 1,200
€590 - 940
US$ 760 - 1,200
Footnotes
- Condition: F V 4
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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