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A LATE VICTORIAN SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY CROSSBANDED AND LINE INLAID MUSICAL WORK-BOX
Formed as a miniature concert grand piano, the hinged top with ivory simulated keyboard, the underside fitted with a mirror, enclosing a velvet-lined lift-out interior, worked with gilt-metal threads and fitted with various mother-of-pearl-mounted accessories, the base containing the musical movement, with brass barrel and inscribed M. Bordier, on ebonised turned baluster supports,
11½in. (29cm) long, 7¾in. (19.5cm) wide
Formed as a miniature concert grand piano, the hinged top with ivory simulated keyboard, the underside fitted with a mirror, enclosing a velvet-lined lift-out interior, worked with gilt-metal threads and fitted with various mother-of-pearl-mounted accessories, the base containing the musical movement, with brass barrel and inscribed M. Bordier, on ebonised turned baluster supports,
11½in. (29cm) long, 7¾in. (19.5cm) wide