A rare 16.7/8-inch Lochmann's 'Original Musik-Automat', coin-operated upright disc musical box,
Ser. No. 3466,
with twin combs, tubular bells accompaniment from eight-tooth select, on raised reeded silvered bedplate, mahogany motor cover with glazed front, front coin entry, the bells hanging on cast metal frames to soundboard flanking main bedplate, in upright case with slight-serpentine profile, with parcel gilt lined decoration to arched glazed door, fret spandrel corners, three-quarter turned columns and coin drawer below, crank spindle with left and right-hand entries, on short turned supports, with 6 discs, (pediment lacking) -
35in. (89cm) high
with twin combs, tubular bells accompaniment from eight-tooth select, on raised reeded silvered bedplate, mahogany motor cover with glazed front, front coin entry, the bells hanging on cast metal frames to soundboard flanking main bedplate, in upright case with slight-serpentine profile, with parcel gilt lined decoration to arched glazed door, fret spandrel corners, three-quarter turned columns and coin drawer below, crank spindle with left and right-hand entries, on short turned supports, with 6 discs, (pediment lacking) -
35in. (89cm) high
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
Category: Decorative Arts / European Sculpture and Works of Art
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