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Lot 12

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

Estimate $1,200 - $2,000

Sold for $1,800
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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