A good Sublime-Harmony interchangeable musical box on later stand, by Paillard Vaucher et fils,
circa 1889, style 503,
Ser. No. 64171,
Gam Nos. *53, *54, *55 and *56,
with four cylinders playing 6 airs each, with double-spring longue-marche motor, speed check, tune change and tune indicator on reeded cast gilt bedplate, in ebonised interior under dustlid, four separate tunesheets inside the lid with the loose accompanying Paillard book from which they were cut, in burr-yew veneered case, the slight-domed lid with triple boxwood stringing and ebonised frame, repeated to front and sides, plain panel back, later cast gilt carrying handles, seated upon later side table veneered in burr-walnut with central frieze rawer for cylinder storage, on cabriole legs -
41.1/2in. (105.5cm) wide, the cylinders 14.1/2in. (37cm), the whole height including table 43in. (109cm)
Ser. No. 64171,
Gam Nos. *53, *54, *55 and *56,
with four cylinders playing 6 airs each, with double-spring longue-marche motor, speed check, tune change and tune indicator on reeded cast gilt bedplate, in ebonised interior under dustlid, four separate tunesheets inside the lid with the loose accompanying Paillard book from which they were cut, in burr-yew veneered case, the slight-domed lid with triple boxwood stringing and ebonised frame, repeated to front and sides, plain panel back, later cast gilt carrying handles, seated upon later side table veneered in burr-walnut with central frieze rawer for cylinder storage, on cabriole legs -
41.1/2in. (105.5cm) wide, the cylinders 14.1/2in. (37cm), the whole height including table 43in. (109cm)
Sold for
£3,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Condition: G II 2
One of the best tonal Sublime-Harmony musical boxes heard in un-restored condition in recent years.
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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