A good selection of French and Swiss Antique Music Boxes including complicated examples with bells and drums.

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An early small kaywind music box in flame mahogany with a veneered interior. A silver plated tune sheet showing 4 airs. Attributed to Falconet of Geneva 1830-1840.

Width 13" Depth 5 " Height 3 1/2 "

£ 2550 (US$ 5076) (Euro 3121)

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A small Swiss music box playing 4 airs by top maker Nicole Freres. A fruitwood case with flap down side key wind. The original tune sheet. Superb sound quality, one of the best we have heard for sometime ! Circa 1840.

Width 14 " Depth 5 1/2" Height 4 1/2 "

£ 2350 (US$ 4647) (Euro 2969)

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A Swiss music box by top makers Nicole Freres with the original tune sheet. An earlier keywind type playing 8 airs. Circa 1850.

Width 20" Depth 7 " Height 5"

£ 2950 (US$ 5828) (Euro 3648)

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A Swiss music box playing 8 airs with drums, bells and castinettes. A burr walnut top and ebonised case with ormolu handles .Circa 1890.

Width 19 " Depth 10 " Height 7 1/2 "

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A good quality music box with fine marquertry inlays of musical instruments over rosewood. An 8-air example with the original tune sheet. Circa 1870.

Width 20 " Depth 8 " Height 6 "

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A small, early key wind music box with side opening flap. A four air example by Eugine Bornard. Circa 1840.

Width 10" Depth 5 " Height 3 1/2"

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A good quality music box with a marquetry inlaid top. A complicated example with drums and bells with sound fretwork. Circa 1880.

Width 16 1/2 Depth 8 " Height 8"

£ 2200 (US$ 4348) (Euro 2792)

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