CALL US TODAY: (610) 269-4040 - FAX: (610) 269-9274

Auction Badge

Live

Pook & Pook Inc
Live Auction

Period Furniture & Accessories

Fri, Jan 11, 2008 10:00AM EST
Lot 264

Swiss Allard-Sandoz orchestral music box, ca. 1870

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for
$14,040
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Swiss Allard-Sandoz orchestral music box, ca. 1870, with 7 engine turned bells, drum, and castanet, with double comb encased in an ebonized and burled walnut case with cast brass handles on a matching table with single drawer containing 6 cylinders, each 19 1/2" l., resting on cabriole legs, 40 1/2" h., 52" w. (overall height and width).

Condition

Depth - 26". Cylinder length - 19 1/2" (rim to rim, no spindle). Eight tunes per cylinder. Six cylinders total (five in drawer, one in player). Missing catch of lock. No missing teeth. Unknown if any tips have been repairs/replaced. All pins present. Tips hit the notes on the cylinder. Working fine. We do not guarantee working condition of music boxes.