Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th October 2023
Lot 313
A SWISS WALNUT 'BELLS IN VUE' MUSICAL BOX
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
A SWISS WALNUT 'BELLS IN VUE' MUSICAL BOX
BY BARNETT HENRY ABRAHAMS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
with a 6 1/4in brass cylinder and three bells, with enamelled flowers and butterflies, stamped 'B.H.A.' playing ten airs, with a title card, in a crossbanded and ebonised case, the hinged lid inlaid with a basket of flowers
21.2cm high, 47cm wide, 27.5cm deep
Previously retailed through Rita Ford Music Boxes, New York