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Swiss Victorian Cylinder Music Box
Auction Date: April 16, 2022
Estimate: Estimate: 400 - 700
Sold for: $922
Lot: 148
19th century.
Inlaid burl veneer case, ebonized interior, paper track list with 10 tunes listed, the lower register on the comb with attached resonance pieces creating a bell effect.
Paper reads FABRIQUE DE GENEVE, 15282 serial number to the paper.
Approximate dimensions: 9 1/4 high x 30 1/4 wide x 12 3/4 inches deep..
Provenance: Music Boxes from the Estate of Joseph M Forbes.
Condition: Break to the lid support. Loss to inlay. Some surface wear throughout. Seems to be in working order, consistency is not guaranteed.