A Mandarin-Striker musical box playing twelve airs, Excelsior, circa 1890,
Lot 125
A Mandarin-Striker musical box playing twelve airs, Excelsior,
circa 1890,
Sold for £ 1,062 (US$ 1,399) inc. premium

The Collectors Sale

25 Jul 2012, 10:00 BST

Oxford
Lot Details
A Mandarin-Striker musical box playing twelve airs, Excelsior,
circa 1890,
Ser. No. 6755,
with single-spring motor, stamped single-section comb, tune indicator, the twin figures each painted in vivid colours, ball clappers to four bells on buffet rack, moving heads in time with the strikes, nickel-plated fittings, colour tunesheet, in grained case with rosewood veneered lid and inlay with musical score and instruments, tulipwood stringing, (dry rot spores inside the case) - 21in. (53cm) wide, the cylinder 8.1/4in. (21cm)
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