An early composition musical box, most probably by Henri Capt.,
circa 1820,
Ser. No. 62,
playing two airs, with the bass-left 10-part sectional comb with teeth in groups of seven, on brass bedplate, under smoked horn cover in dark finished case, the lid with impressed scene of a busy dockyard with numerous sailing boats and figures within oval frame, underside with distorted wave-line ground, mother of pearl start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, with a key - 3.3/4in. (9.5cm) wide, the cylinder 2.9/16in. (6.5cm)
Ser. No. 62,
playing two airs, with the bass-left 10-part sectional comb with teeth in groups of seven, on brass bedplate, under smoked horn cover in dark finished case, the lid with impressed scene of a busy dockyard with numerous sailing boats and figures within oval frame, underside with distorted wave-line ground, mother of pearl start/stop and change/repeat buttons to front, with a key - 3.3/4in. (9.5cm) wide, the cylinder 2.9/16in. (6.5cm)
Estimate:
£500 - 800
€580 - 930
US$ 750 - 1,200
€580 - 930
US$ 750 - 1,200
Footnotes
- Condition: F II 2
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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