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AN ANTIQUE SWISS EIGHT-AIR SIX-BELL MUSIC BOX
Circa 1880, serial number 753
The 33cm lever-wound cylinder playing eight airs, with six striking bells, the movement with start / stop and change / repeat controls, the lever stamped 753, the music box under an internal glass cover, in a rosewood and ebonised case, the top and front inlaid with centres of musical trophies, the original tune sheet pinned to the underside of the cover, numbered 753, and labelled Fabrique de Geneve / Etouffoirs en Acier / soit a Spiraux
26cm high, 56.5cm wide, 27cm deep
Sold for $1,800
Lot 12
Circa 1880, serial number 753
The 33cm lever-wound cylinder playing eight airs, with six striking bells, the movement with start / stop and change / repeat controls, the lever stamped 753, the music box under an internal glass cover, in a rosewood and ebonised case, the top and front inlaid with centres of musical trophies, the original tune sheet pinned to the underside of the cover, numbered 753, and labelled Fabrique de Geneve / Etouffoirs en Acier / soit a Spiraux
26cm high, 56.5cm wide, 27cm deep
Estimate $1,200 - $2,000
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8796
6:00pm - 17 November 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 14 - Sun 16 November, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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