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[1:] Orchestre, Interchangeable, 6 cyl., 1786, 1880, 1890, 3789, 4164, 6628, 20139, 20319, 22479, 23079, 23178, 23274: 6 Cylindre [36 airs], 26499, 27181, 29234: Harpe Harmonique Piccolo, 6 Cylindre [36 airs], 29290: Forte Piano, 32383: Over the garden wall, 32527, 34641, 32740, 34982, 2nd: Laura Walzer, 36148: Bells, 36401, 2nd: Martha, 3rd: Mikado, 36797 (Mandoline Ténor), 36897 (Harmonic celeste), 37223, 37820, 38378, 3rd: Stephanie-Gavotte, 38837, 38s932, 2nd: Aida, 6th: Carmen, 39310, 40882, 40969, 2nd: Wells, 40066, 41205, 41449, 41491, 41574, 41862 (3 cylinders), 24 airs, 41890: 6 Cylindre [6 airs], 41988, 41998 (Interchangeable), 42332 (J. Robinson & Sons), 42518 (Expressive Style), 42645, 43943, 44133, 8th: Faust, 44187, 44191 (Harmonical Harp Picolo), 44292 (Harmonical Harp Picolo), 44610, 46765, 87603, 800065 [1] No serial number, Orchestre, Interchangeable, 6 cylinders [...] [2] No serial number, Trois Ouvertures [3] No serial number, Tambour, Timbres, Castagnettes [4] No serial number, 12 airs [5] No serial number, Mandoline, 1st: Tout à la joie, 5th: Mikado Case 24" long, 10" deep, repinned 13" cylinder, new dampers on the comb, replaced spring barrel
[6] No serial number, Colibri [7] No serial number, Pinafore, Bettelstudent, Carmen [9] No serial number, as Rivenc marked with the lion [10] No serial number, 7th: Mikado ©Acabou de chegar, caixa destruída mas mecanismo perfeito!! Wilhelmus van Nassouwe = Wilhelmus von Nassau (Geusenlied, Netherlands National Anthem) https://folkways.si.edu/mieke-and-nina/wilhelmus-van-nassouwen-netherlands-national-anthem/world/music/track/smithsonian [11] No serial number
Lot 3504 38cm (15") cylinder. Beautiful inlaid rosewood and ebony cabinet with decorative grommets. CONSIDERATIONS: Showing an earlier restoration, the cabinet is in good condition, however the front inlay is surface-applied and not actually inlay. Dimensions: 26" x 9 - 1/2" x 7" [12] No serial number [13] No serial number [14] 1st: The blue Bells of Scotland
[15] Reprint tune sheet
[16] Mandoline, 1st: Faust
Nr. 1786 https://www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/_tuneful_19th_century__swiss_music_box/ac048a893 Michael Allcroft Antiques http://www.antiques-atlas.com/michaelallcroft/ Nr. 1880, 8 airs Nr. 1890 Nr. 3789 Nr. 4164 Nr. 6628
Nr. 13705 or Nr. 18705
Nr. 18140, The Mocking A museum quality, extremely rare Piece a Oiseau full orchestral antique music box made by Ami Rivenc of Geneva in c. 1870. Piece a oiseau boxes are rare. Full orchestral piece a oiseau boxes almost never appear. To have one in such excellent condition is, for me, a first in my nearly 50 years of dealing in music boxes. This is truly a very special thing. The movement features 7 engraved bells, a drum, castanet, and a singing bird automaton visible through its own window at the front of the case. The exquisitely coloured feathered bird has four separate moving parts: head, beak, wings and tail. The beak moves in time with the music he makes, lending him a wonderfully realistic air. As an extra feature, the birdsong can be turned off at will – although even when silent, the bird continues to move. He sits inside his original dried foliage nest, and has a beautiful tone to his birdsong, thanks to a 16-note pipe organ. The bells are engraved and can be disengaged at will, as can the drum and castanet. The entire musical movement has been fully overhauled and cleaned, and is in the best possible condition. The case is veneered rosewood with a wonderful quality central inlay to the lid of a winged cherub playing a lyre, seated on a brown bear and being startled by a barking dog. The case also has kingwood crossbanding to the lid, sides and front, along with canted corners and gilded carrying handles to the sides. Inside, the glass dust lid is inlaid with brass and mother-of-pearl. The tunesheet is original, and is marked No. 18140 (also stamped on the winding handle). There is also a maker’s plaque for “Ami Rivenc & Co – Manufacturers – Geneva” on the inside of the lid. The music box sits on its own table which may possibly be of bespoke manufacture for this box, although it is of a slightly later date – French, c. 1880. The table is walnut, part ebonised with incised gilt decoration, fluting to the legs, and bronze roundels of a boy and a girl to the front and back. Note there is an old split to one side in the centre of the tabletop. Despite this, the music box sits perfectly upon it – even the decoration in the corner works in perfect proportion to the box, giving it a correspondingly elegant air. Table size: 34" / 86cm wide x 20" / 51cm deep x 28 1/2" / 72cm high Size: Width: 30” / 76cm Height: 11 1/2" / 29cm Depth: 17” / 43cm Nr. 19579 Nr. 20139 Nr. 20319 Nr. 22479 Nr. 23079 31718
Nr. 23274, 6 Cylindre [36 airs] Nr. 26499 Nr. 27181 Nr. 29234 oder 29134...!!! Harpe Harmonique Piccolo, 6 Cylindre [36 airs] Nr. 29290, Forte Piano Nr. 32383, Over the garden wall Nr. 32527
Nr. 32740 ©W46cmD26H 16cm-cyl23.5cm Nr. 34982, 2nd: Laura Walzer
Nr. 36148, Bells Private ownership Nr. 36401, 2nd: Martha, 3rd: Mikado Nr. 36797 Mandoline Ténor 37223: 8 Airs (Hymns), 78 teeth, Cyl. 28 cm, Ø 6,2 cm Paul Bellamy, The Cylinder Musical Box, p. 86, Figure 8 (Octaves and Intervals Used) Nr. 37820: 5 cylinders
Nr. 38378, 3: Stephanie-Gavotte Nr. 38837 Nr. 38932, 2nd: Aida, 6th: Carmen Nr. 39310 Nr. 40882
Nr. 40969, 2nd: Wells, 8 airs
Nr. 41205 Nr. 41574 (Duplex, 2 cylinders) Ratschenaufzug, zwei Walzen, jede 17,1 cm lang, Ø 6,2 cm, zehn Musikstücke 1: Gondoliers, Gavotte; 2: Beauty, Waltz; 3. Hush, The Bogie (!), 4: Invahoe, H. Jolly Jenkin, 5: Carmen, Correador, 6: Cigale, My Mother, 7: Red Hussar, Waltz; 8: March by William Hill; 9: Royalty; Polka, 10: Bohemian Girl (Balfé) Saluz, Klangkunst, S. 188 Nr. 41862 (3 cylinders), 24 airs Nr. 41890, 6 Cylindre [6 airs] Nr. 41988 Nr. 41998 [Interchangeable]
Nr. 42332, dealer: J. Robinson & Sons Neues Textdokument Wiener Dorotheum 25. 11. 2021, Nr. 132 Nr. 42518, Expressive Style Nr. 43943
Nr. 44133, 8th: Faust
Nr. 44191, Harmonical Harp Picolo Nr. 44292 ,Harmonical Harp Picolo Nr. 44610 Nr. 46765 Nr. 87603 Nr. 800065
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