Lot 516

A Rare 19th Century Swiss Automaton Musical Box. The rosewood case inlaid with a marquetry musical trophy to the lid framed by a bands of stringing and edged with ebonised moulding. The interior fitted with two painted metal figures of seated Chinamen striking four bells alongside a 6½” (16.5 cm) musical cylinder playing eight airs listed on a printed pictorial label to the lid, 8½” (21.5 cm) high, 15¾” (40 cm) wide, 11” (28 cm) deep.

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Description

A Rare 19th Century Swiss Automaton Musical Box. The rosewood case inlaid with a marquetry musical trophy to the lid framed by a bands of stringing and edged with ebonised moulding. The interior fitted with two painted metal figures of seated Chinamen striking four bells alongside a 6½” (16.5 cm) musical cylinder playing eight airs listed on a printed pictorial label to the lid, 8½” (21.5 cm) high, 15¾” (40 cm) wide, 11” (28 cm) deep.