A superb lithographed tinplate musical snuffbox, by Alibert,
circa 1845,
Ser. No. 20085,
playing two airs, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, the lid interior with monochrome lithograph of a hunter on horseback with goats beside the shore, behind bevelled glass, the case in yellow with the lid titled Le Wetterharm quis de village de Grindel[r]ald, floral band to base, start/stop and change/repeat brass buttons to front, no key - 3.1/2in. (9cm) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Ser. No. 20085,
playing two airs, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, the lid interior with monochrome lithograph of a hunter on horseback with goats beside the shore, behind bevelled glass, the case in yellow with the lid titled Le Wetterharm quis de village de Grindel[r]ald, floral band to base, start/stop and change/repeat brass buttons to front, no key - 3.1/2in. (9cm) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Sold for
£1,125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: E II 2
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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