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AN ANTIQUE SWISS TWELVE-AIR MUSIC BOX
Humbert Brolliet, Geneva, circa 1860, serial no. 11697
The 31cm key-wound cylinder playing twelve airs, the movement with three controls, the bedplate engraved Humbert Brollier a Geneve and stamped with serial number, the cylinder stamped 2367, in a rosewood case with hinged cover and left side, the top inlaid with a floral design, the interior with a key compartment, the original tune sheet pasted to the underside of the cover
14cm high, 49cm wide, 18cm deep
Sold for $1,800
Lot 15
Humbert Brolliet, Geneva, circa 1860, serial no. 11697
The 31cm key-wound cylinder playing twelve airs, the movement with three controls, the bedplate engraved Humbert Brollier a Geneve and stamped with serial number, the cylinder stamped 2367, in a rosewood case with hinged cover and left side, the top inlaid with a floral design, the interior with a key compartment, the original tune sheet pasted to the underside of the cover
14cm high, 49cm wide, 18cm deep
Estimate $800 - $1,200
Norfolk Polyphon Centre, Norfolk, from whom purchased by Bob and Gladys Parry in 1980
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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