N° 392, Voix Célestes
A fine musical box playing eight
airs, by Ami Rivenc,
single-spring motor, central 16-note organ section flanked by two part combs, tune
indicator, centrifuge governor, on finely reeded cast gilt bedplate, surrounded by ebonised soundboards including fretted front panel, under dustlid, large colour lithograph Drell Fussli tunesheet ink-scripted in red, in attractive rosewood veneered case, with front crossbanded in kingwood framing central
colour polychrome painted scrolls and flowers,
matching slight-domed lid and quadruple stringing
Dimensions: case: 19 1/2 inches (49.5cm) wide, cyl: 6 inches (15cm)
Lot 118
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