A SWISS BURL-WALNUT, TULIPWOOD, AND EBONIZED ORCHESTRAL MUSICAL BOX ON STAND
Lot 309 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOT 306-312)

A SWISS BURL-WALNUT, TULIPWOOD, AND EBONIZED ORCHESTRAL MUSICAL BOX ON STAND

BY A. RIVENC & CO, GENEVA, NUMBER 19007, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed20 October 2011

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A SWISS BURL-WALNUT, TULIPWOOD, AND EBONIZED ORCHESTRAL MUSICAL BOX ON STAND
BY A. RIVENC & CO, GENEVA, NUMBER 19007, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The hinged lid with cut-corners and opening to a glazed and foliate-inlaid cover, the 19½ in. cylinder playing operatic airs, nine bells with bee strikers, a 17 note organ, with gilt-metal carrying handles to sides, on original stand with cabriole legs and wooden casters, adapted to operate electronically, with pencil inscription to interior, numbered 244, the tune sheet missing
40 in. (102 cm.) high, 37 in. (94 cm.) wide, 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep