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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:19
Lots with images:19
Prices available:19
Category:
Musical Boxes & Automata
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Polyphon 5 auto changing 22 inch disc music box, penny coin operated with associated disc bin containing multiple titles. Restored and in fine working condition, auto changing polyphon of this caliber are extremely rare and desirable, the last example… ***
*** A rare brass and slate automaton locomotive clock, English, circa 1880 ***
*** Aolian Orchestrelle: impressive ballroom player-organ circa 1912, housed in a stunning walnut case with carved fret work and Corinthian columns. Highly prized in their day these instruments retailed for £400 and were a personal favourite of notables such… ***
*** A Swiss walnut cased cylinder and bell music box, 19th century, playing six airs, 24 cm high, 52 cm wide, 29 cm deep ***
*** A singing bird in gilt metal cage, French, 19th century. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** A French 'singing bird in a cage' automata, 28 cm ***
*** A Kalliope 13'' table model disc music box with 10 hidden bells in walnut case. Together with 46 discs in separate timber case ***
*** A finely carved European walnut cased Symphonion music box, 19th century, with twelve extra discs. 30 cm high, 49 cm wide and 40 cm deep ***
*** A Swiss singing bird automaton, first half of the 20th century, 22 cm high ***
*** A Victorian singing bird in a gilt metal cage, French 19th century, 53 cm high ***
*** A rare enamelled metal automaton clock, American, circa 1900?, with Ansonia works. 41 x 27.5 cm ***
*** An antique Karl Griesbaum singing caged bird with automaton. 28 cm high. ***
*** Two French music boxes with portrait inset tops, ivorine and gilt metal mounting, 20th century, both depicting court beauties, one indistinctly signed, largest 7 cm high, 19 cm wide, 13 cm deep ***
*** A German 'singing bird in a cage' automata, 25 cm high ***
*** Automaton 'Whistling Man', carved and painted timber with clock work mechanism, most likely Swiss, 19th century. 44 cm ***
*** Antique Swiss music box in burr walnut case, circa 1880s. 14 cm high, 52 cm wide, 22.5 cm deep ***
*** A singing bird in a cage clock, French circa 1910 16 cm high ***
*** A Swiss musical box, circa 1880, playing six airs, with tune card in inlaid wood, case 17 cm wide ***
*** Antique French clockwork music box. Cylindrical form with lithograph ends. C1905. Diameter 9 cm ***