An attractive Swiss marquetry inlaid cylinder music box by PVF, circa 1870.

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Gude & Meis Antique Clocks
Gude & Meis Antique Clocks
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An attractive Swiss marquetry inlaid cylinder music box by PVF, circa 1870.
Measurements
Height: 20 cm, Width: 53 cm, Depth: 30 cm
Reference
GUDA80087
Categories
Decorative Arts Instruments Music Boxes
Periods
19th Century Antique
Origins
Switzerland
Description

A Swiss marquetry-inlaid cylinder music box by Paillard, Vaucher & Fils, circa 1870. The spring-driven mechanism plays four melodies on a 23.5-cm pinned cylinder and a steel comb with zither attachment. Controls allow start/stop and repeat/change. The tune sheet is headed Mandoline, 30 lignes and lists works by Jeamenaud, Strauss, Auber and König. The rosewood-veneered lid is inlaid with birds and foliage; the mahogany-veneered front has decorative banding, with carrying handles at the sides. Height 19.5 cm; width 53 cm; depth 30 cm.

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