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Lot 79W

A fine 22.7/8-inch Kalliope coin-operated upright disc musical box-on-discbin,

3 May 2012, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£5,000 - £8,000

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A fine 22.7/8-inch Kalliope coin-operated upright disc musical box-on-discbin,

Ser. No. 10609,
with treble-only 'Sublime-Harmonie' combs on reeded cast gilt bedplate on oak soundboard, the massive single-spring motor behind glazed cover and lockable coin drawer, in walnut veneered oak case with replaced pediment, above typical arched glazed door with fret spandrels flanked by turned and part-carved columns, on the reproduced disc bin having exact colour-match to case veneers, panelled front, with 5 period and 5 new Kalliope discs, door keys and clutch winding crank - 92in. (234cm) high

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Condition: C1 M1 D1 and D2

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