19th Century Burr Yew-wood Cased Music Box, of Small Size, Playing 6 Beautiful Airs

Name: 19th Century Burr Yew-wood Cased Music Box, of Small Size, Playing 6 Beautiful Airs
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA894504
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

Description

A delightful late 19th century Burr Yew-wood cased music box, possibly Swiss, playing 6 beautiful Airs on a single roll.

The case is veneered in finest burr yew with boxwood and dark mahogany panels. The start/stop sliding button sits on the front face. The tune selector switch sits on the left face. The winding key is located underneath. There is an (undecipherable) inscription handwritten on the base. The lid features a blank shield shaped plaque and lifts to reveal the glass cased interior with mechanics inside.

Sold in perfect working order. All tips are sharp and present on the single comb. There do not appear to be any pins missing on any tunes. Plays beautifully and is proving to be a much admired item of stock.

It plays the following six tunes (some of the handwriting is difficult to interpret, so apologies for what might seem like errors):

Carmen (Polka)

Suvet Sinten (Waltz)?

Mary Kelly's Beau

Beautiful H??

Fishershorn? Pipe?

Iolante No.8 Trio Sullivan

Dimensions: w: 17.3cm h: 8cm d:10cm

Dated: c.1860-80

Physical Dimensions

Height

8cm (3.15")

Width

17.3cm (6.81")

Depth

10cm (3.94")

Declaration

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA894504

Dealers Internal Reference

1214/2022/qsa

Dealers Notes

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Description

A delightful late 19th century Burr Yew-wood cased music box, possibly Swiss, playing 6 beautiful Airs on a single roll.

The case is veneered in finest burr yew with boxwood and dark mahogany panels. The start/stop sliding button sits on the front face. The tune selector switch sits on the left face. The winding key is located underneath. There is an (undecipherable) inscription handwritten on the base.

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The lid features a blank shield shaped plaque and lifts to reveal the glass cased interior with mechanics inside.

Quiet Street Antiques of Bath

fig 1. 19th century Burr Yew-wood cased music box, of small size, playing 6 beautiful Airs — fig 1. 19th Century Burr Yew-wood Cased Music Box, of Small Size, Playing 6 Beautiful Airs

Sold in perfect working order. All tips are sharp and present on the single comb. There do not appear to be any pins missing on any tunes. Plays beautifully and is proving to be a much admired item of stock.