An interchangeable cylinder musical box-on-stand, by Paillard,
circa 1883,
Ser. No. 12903,
with the 6 cylinders playing six airs each including waltzes, dances, quadrilles and traditional, single-spring motor, single-section comb on reeded cast gilt bedplate, in ebonised interior under dustlid, monochrome tunesheet, in rosewood veneered case with slight-domed lid inlaid with elongated geometric cartouche in ebony and stained fruitwoods, quadruple stringing, musical ensemble to front, repeated to top of the matching stand, double cylinder storage drawers to apron, on ring-turned ebonised supports - 27in. (69cm_ wide, the cylinders 10.7/8in. (27.5cm), the total height 37.1/2in. (95cm)
Ser. No. 12903,
with the 6 cylinders playing six airs each including waltzes, dances, quadrilles and traditional, single-spring motor, single-section comb on reeded cast gilt bedplate, in ebonised interior under dustlid, monochrome tunesheet, in rosewood veneered case with slight-domed lid inlaid with elongated geometric cartouche in ebony and stained fruitwoods, quadruple stringing, musical ensemble to front, repeated to top of the matching stand, double cylinder storage drawers to apron, on ring-turned ebonised supports - 27in. (69cm_ wide, the cylinders 10.7/8in. (27.5cm), the total height 37.1/2in. (95cm)
Sold for
£2,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: F III 4(i)(t)
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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