Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Stella 17 1/4-inch Disc Musical Box, no. 3478, hinged-top mahogany cabinet with disc storage below, gilt bedplate marked "Stella/3478," with single comb, rotating stationary pressure bar, stop/play lever, chrome-plated engraved patent plaque, and a slow/fast regulating lever, with thirty-one discs, ht. 36 in.
Estimate $1,000-2,000
original finish to cabinet, with original key, plays and operates as intended but there is plucking sound, verticle molding on door is split and needs re-glueing.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.