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A musical carousel automaton,
the carousel with painted metal horses and riders and chairboats with all-bisque dolls, plain cloth canopy with cut paper and bead decoration, central pair of automated dancing dolls, drive mechanism for an organ grinder, in glazed hexagonal case with ebonised columns on walnut base with transfer decorations and two scrolling fretwork panels, containing a Forte Piccolo musical movement playing six airs, with tune sheet on one glass pane and coin mechanism -- 25½in. (65cm.) high, the cylinder 7¼in. (18.3cm.), circa 1890, probably by Bornand Frères, numbered on the tune-sheet and winding key 5124
the carousel with painted metal horses and riders and chairboats with all-bisque dolls, plain cloth canopy with cut paper and bead decoration, central pair of automated dancing dolls, drive mechanism for an organ grinder, in glazed hexagonal case with ebonised columns on walnut base with transfer decorations and two scrolling fretwork panels, containing a Forte Piccolo musical movement playing six airs, with tune sheet on one glass pane and coin mechanism -- 25½in. (65cm.) high, the cylinder 7¼in. (18.3cm.), circa 1890, probably by Bornand Frères, numbered on the tune-sheet and winding key 5124
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
See front cover illustration
Sale room notice
The upper illustration on p. 25 of the printed catalogue is of lot 101, not lot 100.