A bird's-eye maple musical snuffbox,
circa 1860,
Ser. No. unknown,
playing two airs including Mandolinata, the single-section comb stamped CP&C, bedplate with C.G, under glass dustcover, period tunesheet inside the lid, the polished bird's-eye maple veneered case bearing shield cartouche to lid centre, start/stop and change/repeat to front, no key - 4.3/8in. (11cm.) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Ser. No. unknown,
playing two airs including Mandolinata, the single-section comb stamped CP&C, bedplate with C.G, under glass dustcover, period tunesheet inside the lid, the polished bird's-eye maple veneered case bearing shield cartouche to lid centre, start/stop and change/repeat to front, no key - 4.3/8in. (11cm.) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Sold for
£562
inc. premium
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- Condition: E II 2
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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