E. Gaillard Spielwerke / music boxes [1], [2], [N° 7322], [3 – 5], [6] The ranking order above is based on the Auction Catalogue Chartres, 8th Dezember 2013, Collection Philippe Rouillé: [1] No s/n Signed tuned steel comb musical movement under clock barometer. Ca. 1872. Graham Webb: The Musical Box Handbook, 1984 [2] No s/n Rouillé: Auktionskatalog Chartres, 8. Dezember 2013, Nr. 737 (one of the few unsold lots!) N° 7322 = Ami Rivenc N° 6879 Small Wooden Music Box with a small doll, 72 mm cyl., bed plate N° 7322, comb stamped E. Gaillard, paper label on the underside of the box, “A. Rivenc, N° 6879, ga.ul”, metal plate inscribed “Ami Rivenc Gabricant Genève”, Apparently E. Gaillard made movements for other makers and dealers like A. Rivenc. Rouillé: Auktionskatalog Chartres, 8. Dezember 2013, see the paragraph under Nr. 2 [3 – 5] No s/n Etienne Blyelle-Horngacher owned 3 small movements, confirming that Gaillard made movements for other makers. Rouillé: Auktionskatalog Chartres, 8. Dezember 2013, see the paragraph under Nr. 3 [6] No s/n
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