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Music Box by Nicole Freres playing Belini
$4,683.27
£3,487.31
€3,950
CA$6,435.07
A$7,202.06
CHF 3,758.92
MX$87,827.97
NOK 48,109.06
SEK 45,541.39
DKK 30,067.89
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Rare keywind music box by Nicole Freres.
Playing 8 tunes as indicated on the original tunesheet.
7 tunes by Bellini from the opera's Puritana, La Norma. 1 tune by Donizetti.
Although it seems like a regular music box, the setting of the music is outraghious.
Nocole Freres was the most important music box producer, and produced boxes of great musical quality, of wich this on is a good example. Singed on the comb and bedplate
Plain case with ebony linings.
Ser nr 34083 (on the bedplate and the bottom of the case)
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- Dimensions:Height: 4.97 in (12.6 cm)Width: 20.28 in (51.5 cm)Depth: 6.11 in (15.5 cm)
- Style:Early Victorian (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Ca 1857
- Condition:Repaired: mechanism has been restored to the original candition. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Music boxes are fragile objects and when they are used correctly they are made to serve a lifetime of enjoyment!!
- Seller Location:Zonhoven, BE
- Reference Number:Seller: 8431stDibs: LU9250245267452
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