A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, by Ducummon Girod,
circa 1865,
Ser. No. unknown,
playing two airs, with stamped single-section comb on plain brass bedplate under smoked horn cover, the lid top with a panoramic view entitled Rio-Janeiro vue de la rade, mother-of-pearl start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, underside with wave-line decoration, with a key - 3.3/4in. (9.5cm) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Ser. No. unknown,
playing two airs, with stamped single-section comb on plain brass bedplate under smoked horn cover, the lid top with a panoramic view entitled Rio-Janeiro vue de la rade, mother-of-pearl start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, underside with wave-line decoration, with a key - 3.3/4in. (9.5cm) wide, the cylinder 2.1/2in. (6.5cm)
Sold for
£125
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: F(some old repairs) II 2
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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