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Interchangeables

Spieldosen / music boxes

metal music program

Tsar Nikolaus I

Forsythe 2004 ($ 41,000)

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Metal music program

Ebay 2023 Feb 18

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10 cylinders, for Tsar Nikolaus I

Sublime Harmony Music interchangeable, 10 cylinders.

When the cylinder is locked into place and the mechanism is wound up, the cylinder begins to turn. The musical comb is plucked by the protruding pins that capture a musical arrangement on the surface of the cylinder.

Ebony cabinet exquisitely decorated with three porcelain plates by Sèvres, one of Europe's leading porcelain manufacturers from Vincennes, France.

©http://horieorgel.museum

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Large interchangeable cylinder Swiss music box, Auct. Forsythe 2004

8 cylinders (16.25 inch), .each 8 tunes.

10 bells struck by bee sttikers.

2 zither attachments.

The case is rosewood with ebony trim. The lid and front are inlaid with flowers and vines by a master craftsmen. Elaborate bronze handles.#

48 w x 23 d x 16.25h inch. Provenance; The George E. Theders Trust Collection.

Sold for $41,000 Feb. 15th 2004 (lot145), at Forsythes' Auction.

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