A key-wind musical box, by Nicole Freres,
circa 1855,
Ser. No. 32325,
playing eight popular airs, with single-spring motor, single-section stamped comb with brass screw washers, on plain brass bedplate in red stained interior, lacking tunesheet, in polished mahogany case with end-flap, lid with triple ebony strung detail - 20.1/2in. (52cm) wide, the cylinder 13.1/4in. (33.5cm)
Ser. No. 32325,
playing eight popular airs, with single-spring motor, single-section stamped comb with brass screw washers, on plain brass bedplate in red stained interior, lacking tunesheet, in polished mahogany case with end-flap, lid with triple ebony strung detail - 20.1/2in. (52cm) wide, the cylinder 13.1/4in. (33.5cm)
Estimate:
£500 - 800
€580 - 930
US$ 780 - 1,200
€580 - 930
US$ 780 - 1,200
Footnotes
- Condition: X(OW) IV 3
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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