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Lot 11
Description:
Large Swiss cylinder six-tune music box, Nicole Freres circa 1887
rectangular inlaid top opens to reveal mechanism for playing six-tune, 16" cylinder; box rests on accompanying made-to-match stand having drawer which holds two additional 16" cylinders.
music box H16" W42" D17", stand H27" W46" D20"
Provenance : A Charleston, South Carolina estate.
Other Notes: Including the original tune card, instructions and paperwork from the Lightner Museum documenting age.
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Condition:
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Stand accompanying the music box is not original to it, but was built to match at a later date. Top of the box is bowed, with a stabilized shrinkage crack.
The tune sheet is present, and there are no apparent damages to any of the cylinders, as it does play melodically. The tunes are as follows:
Cylinder 1: Old Hundreth Psalm, Abide With Me, Eternal Father Strong to Save, Art Thou Weary, Evening Hymn, Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Cylinder 2: Hark My Soul, Lowly At Thy Feet (?) 1st, Lowly At Thy Feet (?) 2nd, Rock Me To Sleep Mother, Beautiful Venice, Heavens Are Telling
Cylinder 3: O Rest In The Lord, Gloria In Excelsis, Glory To God, Hallelujah Chorus, Hailstone Chorus, Dead March From Saul
Accepted Forms of Payment:
March 29, 2008 10:00 AM EDT
Columbia, SC, US
Charlton Hall
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