拍品專文
Originally the musical box was on a four drawer cabinet. The lower two drawers have been converted to the kneehole desk
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細節
A SAMUEL TROLL INTERCHANGEABLE CYLINDER ORCHESTRAL MUSICAL BOX AND CABINET
No. 6421, with seven cylinders playing eight airs accompanied by twenty five key organ, optional six engraved bells with bird finials and bee strikers, drum and castanets, tune indicator signed Samuel Troll Geneva, the movement Troll Baker, inner glass lid within case with brass mounts, the corners with fluted columns and brass capitals, above a cabinet with two drawers each with racks for three cylinders, 89 cm. (35 in.) high, 117 cm. (46 in.) wide, 53 cm. (21 in.) deep; the cylinders 49.5 cm. (19½ in.); together with a kneehole desk, with two small drawers in the superstructure above a further four drawers to one side, 93 cm. (36½ in.) high, 120 cm. (47 in.) wide, 52 cm. (20½ in.) deep
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No. 6421, with seven cylinders playing eight airs accompanied by twenty five key organ, optional six engraved bells with bird finials and bee strikers, drum and castanets, tune indicator signed Samuel Troll Geneva, the movement Troll Baker, inner glass lid within case with brass mounts, the corners with fluted columns and brass capitals, above a cabinet with two drawers each with racks for three cylinders, 89 cm. (35 in.) high, 117 cm. (46 in.) wide, 53 cm. (21 in.) deep; the cylinders 49.5 cm. (19½ in.); together with a kneehole desk, with two small drawers in the superstructure above a further four drawers to one side, 93 cm. (36½ in.) high, 120 cm. (47 in.) wide, 52 cm. (20½ in.) deep
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注意事項
A 10% Goods and Services tax (G.S.T) will be charged on the Buyer's Premium on all lots in this sale.