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A LARGE ANTIQUE SWISS INTERCHANGABLE CYLINDER ORCHESTRA MUSIC BOX ON STAND
D. Allard & Jaquet, Geneva, circa 1890, serial number 4795
The 45cm lever-wound cylinder with drum, six butterfly striking bells, castanet, and organ, with six cylinders each playing ten airs, the movement with start / stop and change / repeat levers with slow / fast control and separate controls for drums, bells and castanet, the tune indicator stamped 'D. ALLARD & JAQUET / Manufacturers / Geneva Switzerland', bearing the serial number to the bedplate and tune sheet, the movement under an internal glass cover, in a quarter-veneered walnut case with gilt bronze carrying handles to the sides resting on a conforming table stand, its two fall-front frieze drawers fitted to accommodate additional cylinders (of which six are present), the original tune sheet pinned to the underside of the cover
116cm high, 153cm wide, 82.5cm deep
Sold for $180,000
Lot 20
D. Allard & Jaquet, Geneva, circa 1890, serial number 4795
The 45cm lever-wound cylinder with drum, six butterfly striking bells, castanet, and organ, with six cylinders each playing ten airs, the movement with start / stop and change / repeat levers with slow / fast control and separate controls for drums, bells and castanet, the tune indicator stamped 'D. ALLARD & JAQUET / Manufacturers / Geneva Switzerland', bearing the serial number to the bedplate and tune sheet, the movement under an internal glass cover, in a quarter-veneered walnut case with gilt bronze carrying handles to the sides resting on a conforming table stand, its two fall-front frieze drawers fitted to accommodate additional cylinders (of which six are present), the original tune sheet pinned to the underside of the cover
116cm high, 153cm wide, 82.5cm deep
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
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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