Lot number 2730 - Auction 160
GROSSE WALZENSPIELDOSE MIT TROMMEL UND GLOCKEN

LARGE CYLINDER MUSIC BOX WITH DRUM AND BELLS Switzerland, circa 1870-1880 Rectangular case featuring fine polychrome musical instrument marquetry on the lid; internal glass dust cover; spring-driven cylinder mechanism. Label with serial number '3143'; likely B. A. Bremond or Nicole Frères. Music box equipped with drum and bells. Original 'Huit Airs' tune sheet listing eight handwritten musical pieces; marked 'Étouffoirs en acier soit à Spiraux' (steel dampers, spiral type). Part. bumped and rubbed; veneer damage; mechanism starts when engaged. Provenance: Private collection in the Rhineland.