Brémond Nr. 14480
in a Large Swiss
Chalet Musical Box
Designed as a liqueur or smoking cabinet in the form of a three-storied building with hinged façade, detailed carved beehives, wood stacks, gallery and outbuildings, on recessed base containing key-wind eight-air cylinder musical movement no. 14480, probably by Bremond, with 76 teeth in comb (missing two tips), chalet 24¾ x 20¾ in. (63 x 53 cm), cylinder 10¾ in. (27.5 cm), without decanters, glasses or fittings, lid detached, losses to carved details, movement in good unrestored playing condition, but slow, with wood-handled key.
Breker Auction Team, 2022 Nov 5, Lot 333
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