Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2355Location: BostonDate / Time: March 24, 2007 10:00AM
Description:
Interchangeable Sublime Harmonie Musical Box by Paillard, No. 19299, with three cylinders playing six airs each, including Somnambula, RĂªve des Bois, Freyschutz and Les Rats, engraved Roman cylinder numbers with Greek Key border, nickel-plated double-spring mechanism, butterfly wing governor, shield-form tune indicator with engraved floral motif, tune-sheet and American oak case with quarter-veneered lid, cylinder storage-drawer and incised geometric design to front, wd. 34 1/2, cylinders 13 in., (lid chips, extreme treble tip off, stop / start dismantled, missing one governor wing).
Estimate $2,000-3,000