A pictorial tinplate musical snuffbox,
circa 1860,
Ser. No. 129,
playing God Save the Queen and Rule Britannia, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, lid with period plain tunesheet, in red tinplate case with the lid bearing full frame scene entitled Vue du Grand Pont en fil de fer a Fubourgen Gsse., prise du Pavillon, longeux 905' hau 175' largeur 22' to lid edge, base with diamond matrix decoration, start/stop and change/repeat mother-of-pearl buttons to front, no key - 3.5/8in. (9.2cm) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Ser. No. 129,
playing God Save the Queen and Rule Britannia, with single-section comb on plain brass bedplate, lid with period plain tunesheet, in red tinplate case with the lid bearing full frame scene entitled Vue du Grand Pont en fil de fer a Fubourgen Gsse., prise du Pavillon, longeux 905' hau 175' largeur 22' to lid edge, base with diamond matrix decoration, start/stop and change/repeat mother-of-pearl buttons to front, no key - 3.5/8in. (9.2cm) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Sold for
£750
inc. premium
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- Condition: G II 3
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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