$6,150
Nicole Freres "Grand-format" Cylinder Musical Box, #46331, c. 1874, with a 24-in. brass cylinder playing twelve airs, two-part comb, circular tune indicator and separate selector control, jeweled governor, all resting on a brass bedplate, engraved silvered tune sheet reading Keith Prowse & Co., Cheapside, Londrés , and list of tunes on underside of lid, all housed in a rosewood veneered case with kingwood banded inlay, ebonized base and gilt-metal carrying handles, lg. 37 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-05-03