A hidden Drum-and-Bells musical box, playing eight airs,
Ser. No. 257,
with single-spring motor, single-section comb with dot-stamped screw heads, lever-select for snare drum eight-tooth bass comb, set six-tooth (each bell with paired hammers) treble comb, on reeded cast gilt bedplate, in red stained interior under 2/3rd depth dustlid with pierced soundboard behind, in part grained case with the lid inlaid in stained fruitwoods, floral groups with bird and grasshopper, geometric bar to front, on rosewood veneered ground -
with single-spring motor, single-section comb with dot-stamped screw heads, lever-select for snare drum eight-tooth bass comb, set six-tooth (each bell with paired hammers) treble comb, on reeded cast gilt bedplate, in red stained interior under 2/3rd depth dustlid with pierced soundboard behind, in part grained case with the lid inlaid in stained fruitwoods, floral groups with bird and grasshopper, geometric bar to front, on rosewood veneered ground -
Estimate:
£700 - 900
US$ 1,100 - 1,400
€820 - 1,100
US$ 1,100 - 1,400
€820 - 1,100
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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