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Black Forest Musical Buggy Whip Holder, Germany, c. 1870, in the
form of a Scotty dog dressed for the hunt with gun, overcoat and cap,
internal key-wound musical box activated by hanging the whip on the
holder playing two songs listed on a tune sheet, ht. 12 in.
$500-700
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Brass Singing Bird Box, Germany, 20th century, the cast lacquered
brass case with inset paste cabochons, raised lattice work against a
matted ground, hinged enameled lid depicting a gentleman and three
ladies, lever-activated singing bird with red feathered body and a blue
head emerges from a pierced stage, rotates, flaps the wings and moves
the beak while singing a spirited birdsong, ht. 2 1/2, lg. 4 3/4 in.
$400-600
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Brass Singing Bird Box, probably Germany, 20th century, the brass
box with raised scroll decoration, lever activated bird with red, blue,
and green plumage which sings as the beak, body, wings, and tail
move and then drops out of sight, original winding key stored in a rear
compartment, and blue fabric and card storage box, wd. 4 in.
$400-600
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Sterling Silver Singing Bird Automaton, repoussé case marked
Sterling on the bottom with cherubs holding musical instruments and
birds all against a backdrop of decorative scrollwork, once activated,
the lid raises and a bird with green, red, and white plumage emerges
from the pierced stage, looks right and left, and moves wings, tail, and
beak while emitting a spirited birdsong, ht. 1 1/4, wd. 3 3/4, dp. 2 1/4
in.
$800-1,200
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Brass Singing Bird Box, probably Germany, c. 1880, the cast and
chased case depicting dancers in a outdoor country setting, the leveroperated
clockwork mechanism raises the repoussé lid to reveal the
singing bird with colorful plumage moving wings, tail, and beak while
singing a bird song, wd. 4, dp. 2 1/4, ht. 1 3/4 in.
$800-1,200
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12-Air Cylinder Musical Box and Another, Mermod Frères, No.
80847, and an unsigned box, the 12-air Mermod Frères box with faint
tune sheet, 8 1/2-in. cylinder with tune selector, Jacot’s Patented
Safety Check and winding key, wd. 19, dp. 10, ht. 6 1/2; the unmarked
6-air box with 3 1/2-in. cylinder, tune selector and lever wind in a grainpainted
box with ebonized moldings and inlaid Gothic cartouche on the
lid, wd. 13 3/4, dp. 7, ht. 5 in.
$300-500
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Nicole Frères Musical Box, Switzerland, no. 46867, rosewood and
grained painted case with crossbanding and string inlay on front and
top, Gamme no. 2337, 12-in. cylinder playing twelve airs, wd. 23 in.
$700-900
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Sublime Harmonie 13-inch Cylinder Musical Box, with iron bedplate,
two-part comb, zither attachment, lever-wind mechanism, two
additional cylinders in rosewood case, burl walnut veneered cabinet
with banded inlay and ebonized trim, lg. 32 in.
$1,000-1,500
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