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Cylinder Musical Box by Nicole Freres (Geneva)

About the Item

Early Fad Cylinder music box made in Geneva by Nicole Freres. This is a good example of those early music boxes. The mechanisme has a fad cylinder and plays 8 tunes in a 2 per turn setting. The tone is rich and brightfull as one could expect of music boxes produced in this era. The case is 'noyer' and has walnut veneer to all sides and some satinwood lininngs to the lid. The mechanism is signed to the bedplate and the comb and is numbered (bedplate and the bottom of the case) 199924. There is a huge winding key to go with it, 1StDibs does not allow sound on videos, on simple request a soundfile can be send to you
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.52 in (14 cm)Width: 17.33 in (44 cm)Depth: 7.88 in (20 cm)
  • Style:
    Early Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1840
  • Condition:
    Repaired: fully restored and repaired to its original condition. Playing wonderful!! Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Zonhoven, BE
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 990131stDibs: LU9250238386282

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