A good pictorial tinplate musical snuffbox, by F. Nicole,
circa 1840,
Ser. No. 8738,
playing three airs including Di Tanté Palpiti, Rossini, with stamped single-section comb, the plain brass bedplate with full Freres Nicole mark, lid interior inscribed with airlist, in light brown tinplate case with the lid bearing untitled scene of riders on horseback resting by a ruin, start/stop to front-left, change/repeat to left-hand side (currently set for automatic inside), no key - 4in. (10cm) wide, the cylinder 2.7/8in. (7.5cm)
Ser. No. 8738,
playing three airs including Di Tanté Palpiti, Rossini, with stamped single-section comb, the plain brass bedplate with full Freres Nicole mark, lid interior inscribed with airlist, in light brown tinplate case with the lid bearing untitled scene of riders on horseback resting by a ruin, start/stop to front-left, change/repeat to left-hand side (currently set for automatic inside), no key - 4in. (10cm) wide, the cylinder 2.7/8in. (7.5cm)
Sold for
£875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: E II 2
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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