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Swiss (?) Antique (?) Music Box, c 1850s (?) [188813]

Currency:USD Category:Musical Instruments Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Swiss (?) Antique (?) Music Box, c 1850s (?) [188813]
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Gorgeous and exquisite inlaid cherry music box, top with fancy musical instruments inlay. 8.5 x 6.5 x 24.5". The piece is made in the style of Swiss maker Le Coultre Freres of Geneva. The piece is in perfect working order. It differs from others seen in online sites because we can find no makers marks anywhere. The comb usually has a makers mark, and there is none. Twelve songs are listed on the repaired paper placard on the inside lid secured by brass tacks. Original internal glass lid intact. The internal metal base plate also has no makers mark, and is gold washed. This is a high quality, expensively made, musical instrument. The "stop" and "Repeat" levers have the appearance of post-1870 lettering. Please inspect. We are unable to date this machine. Originals from c1850 are worth in excess of $20,000. It makes sense that they were copied, even if in the late nineteen6th century. [