MUSIKINSTRUMENTE rechts und links

“Lyra laureata” or “Lorbeerkranz-Lyra”

with a “white cross above lyra”-Music Sheets

Maker: Made by Ducommun Girod

Spieldosen / music boxes by Ducommun Girod

Spieldose / music box with a only similar looking tune sheet by Ami Rivenc (N° 26863)

16000: N° 16150, N° 16892, N° 16977

18000: N° 18778

20000: N° 20739, N° 20783, N° 20785, N° 20798, N° 20822, N° 20868

21000: N° 21681, N° 21697, N° 21908

22000: N° 22428, N° 22452, N° 22520, N° 22537, N° 22652, N° 22581

23000: N° 23474, 23938

24000: N° 24010, N° 24186, N° 24288, N° 24859

25000: N° 25092, N° 25811,

26000: N° 26147, N° 26583, N° 26786, N° 26788, N° 26863 (Ami Rivenc!), N° 26871, N° 26955

27000: N° 27301

28000: N° 28515, N° 28806

29000: N° 29824

Freeman [1208]

Attributable in many cases (at least ) to Ducommun-Girod,
sometimes also to Rivenc (24859) and Stauffer (26863)

N° 16150

Ebay 2024 Sep 8

N° 16892

N° 16977
Les regrets

N° 18778
Fra Diavolo

Dealer: A. Rivenc & Co, Geneva

Carved in the style of the renowned black forest carvers, with carved game birds on top and hound handles. 13" cylinder playing 8 tunes.

Morphy

N° 20739
La Fille de Mdm. Angot

tulipwood banded and ebonized figured walnut case and playing twelve airs on a cylinder accompanied by 9 bells, numbered to the airs sheet 20739, 733, 71 cm wide x 30 cm deep x 25.5 overall height

N° 20783
La Fille de Mdm Angot

Private ownership

N° 20798
Martha

N° 20785
The Guard's Waltz

N° 20822
Le Prophète

N° 20868
La Fille du Régiment

N° 21681
Faust

22.5" wide, 9.5" depth, 6" tall

N° 21697
La fille de Mdm. Angot, Faust, The last Rose of Summer, Il Trovatore

14 x 7½ x 5 inches

2023 Sept 3

N° 21908
Fille de Mdm. Angot, Belle Hélène, Grande Duchesse, Fille de Mdm. Angot

N° 22428
Talisman, 2nd: Fille de Mad. Angot

43 x 21 cm

2023 Apr 4

N° 22452
Le Talisman

Handle of the crank

Ebay 2024 Dec6

N° 22520
Le Talisman

Handle of he crank

J. R. Lafleur and Son were founded in 1861 as musical instruments makers and publishers of music. They were based at Green Street, Leicester Square, London 1862 – 1911 before moving to 147 Wardour Street in 1912. Lafleur and Son were bought-out by Boosey and Hawkes in 1917 but still continued trading in their name until at least 1931.

FROM J. R. LAFLEUR & SON, Music Publishers and Instrument Makers, No. 15 GREEN STREET, LEICESTER SQUARE, W.C., LONDON

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12.5 inch cylinder
84 tooth comb
9 engine-turned graduated bells set behind the gilt painted steel bed incorporating large ratchet-crank wound going barrel to the left opposing governor, start/stop and tune selection mechanisms to the right, set beneath hinged glazed cover with start/stop and change/repeat selection lever to the right
ebonised squab feet

26cm high, 58cm wide, 30.5cm deep

N° 22537
La Fille de M. Angot, Titania ...