A mandolin musical box by Nicole Frères,

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A mandolin musical box by Nicole Frères,
No. 44000, playing four operatic airs (Gamme No. 1666) (mandolin teeth in groups of up to eight over two-thirds of cylinder), in grained case with tune sheet and inlaid front and lid -- 22 in. (56 cm.) wide, the cylinder 13 in. (33 cm.) (a number of bass teeth replaced)

Further details

See colour plate 3

Lot Essay

This, the first musical box of the 44,000 series, retains the flat brass bedplate of earlier examples. However, the bedplate has had a strip of extra brass sweated on the front, without which, at the right-hand end, the comb would be overhanging the bed.

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