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3 May 2012 | starting at 13:00 BST
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An exceptionally rare Baird type T5 mirror-lid television receiver, dated 29th September 1936,An exceptionally rare Baird type T5 mirror-lid television receiver, dated 29th September 1936,. Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

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An exceptionally rare Baird type T5 mirror-lid television receiver, dated 29th September 1936,
An HMV type 900 mirror-lid television and wireless receiver, early 1937,
A Marconiphone type 703 cabinet console mirror-lid television receiver, Held at EMI Hayes by design development officer Mr. Agate, ordered through Harrods in late 1936, released to purchaser in May 1937,
A rare HMV type 904 television and wireless receiver, late 1938,
A Bosch Fernseh outside broadcast camera outfit: first generation 625-line colour system, 1968,
Die Phototelegraphie und das Elektrische Fernsehen mit einer Figurentafel, by Major Benedict Schoffler,
A 'Superphone No.4' wireless receiver, by Victoria, circa 1923, retailed by the Flather & Co. Ltd.,
A type 328F green bakelite telephone, impressed mark 164 - 50,
A near-mint type 332L green bakelite telephone, impressed mark 164 56,
A rare Lioret phonograph mantle clock, French, circa 1900,
A Columbia type BC 'Premier' sound-magnifying Graphophone, circa 1907,
A good Edison Concert phonograph, with Concert cylinder collection, circa 1899,
An Important Edison Class M electric phonograph in glazed case, early manufacture circa 1891, with later modifications,
A mahogany Senior Monarch Gramophone, 1908,
An oak Gramophone pedestal, circa 1906,
An EMG Expert Junior gramophone, circa 1930,
A large chamber barrel organ-secrétaire à abattant with timepiece, by Joh. Palven, Italian, circa 1830,
A lute player musical automaton, by G. Vichy, circa 1890,
A musical automaton of a monkey violinist, by Phalibois, circa 1890,
A triple singing birds-in-cage, by Reuge, some elements circa 1890 and later,
A coin-operated singing bird-in-cage, by Ami Rivenc, circa 1895,
A good double singing birds-in-cage, by Phalibois, circa 1890,
An unusual singing bird and running rat automaton box, circa 1920 and later,
A silver and pink enamel cushion-form singing bird box, probably by Farjoulet, circa 1920,
An exceptional silver-gilt and enamel singing bird box, by Jacques Bruguier, circa 1830,
A fine gold musical fob seal, with hidden erotic automaton, circa 1810, cushion enamel automaton late 19th century,
A fine gold and petit-enamel musical key, Swiss, circa 1810,
An ormolu and kingwood musical desk compendium, circa 1850, signed to casting A. Giroux,
A gold musical fob seal, circa 1815,
A good small musical neccesaire, circa 1825,
A musical neccesaire in square piano-form case, by Alibert, circa 1825,
A musical neccesaire in sarcophagus-form case, circa 1820,
A spelter musical inkstand, circa 1870,
A white metal stag trophy musical trinket box, by F. Conchon, circa 1880,
An Austrian silver cased musical snuffbox, circa 1840,
A fine and early Karalain birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox with gold and enamel crest, circa 1825,
A bird's-eye maple musical snuffbox, circa 1860,
A very rare Karelian birch and tortoiseshell musical snuffbox, circa 1815, for the Russian market,
An early ivory and mahogany musical snuffbox, circa 1825,
An early musical snuffbox movement, in ebonised case, the movement circa 1835,
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1870,
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1860,
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1850,
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An important pictorial lithographed tinplate musical cigarette box, circa 1840,
A superb lithographed tinplate musical snuffbox, by Alibert, circa 1845,
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