LATE 19TH CENTURY SWISS MANDARIN MUSIC BOX
PROBABLY BY PAILLARD. 12 TUNES PLAYED ON BRASS CYLINDER, WITH ITS ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH LABEL. THREE ASIAN CARICATURE AUTOMATON FIGURES PLAYING CASTINETTES, 2 DRUMS. ENGRAVED GLASS DOOR PANEL WHICH LIFTS UP. ONE VISIBLE JEWEL. SOME LOSS TO VENEER, MINOR LOSS TO MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY. WALNUT, ROSEWOOD VENEERS, EBONY BANDING. BRASS HANDLES ON SIDE, REPLACED SCREWS. OVERALL GOOD, WORKING CONDITION, BUT NOT GUARANTEED. 13 1/4" X 33" X 14 1/4".
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PROBABLY BY PAILLARD. 12 TUNES PLAYED ON BRASS CYLINDER, WITH ITS ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPH LABEL. THREE ASIAN CARICATURE AUTOMATON FIGURES PLAYING CASTINETTES, 2 DRUMS. ENGRAVED GLASS DOOR PANEL WHICH LIFTS UP. ONE VISIBLE JEWEL. SOME LOSS TO VENEER, MINOR LOSS TO MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY. WALNUT, ROSEWOOD VENEERS, EBONY BANDING. BRASS HANDLES ON SIDE, REPLACED SCREWS. OVERALL GOOD, WORKING CONDITION, BUT NOT GUARANTEED. 13 1/4" X 33" X 14 1/4".
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