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A Sublime Harmonie Piccolo interchangeable musical box by Nicole Frères
No. 13536, with three six-air cylinders playing popular and operatic airs, three combs (two stamped Nicole Frères) with zither attachment on the central section, tune indicator, tune selector, speed control (pointer replaced) and nickel-plated double-spring motor, in figured walnut case with tulipwood crossbanding, satinwood lid interior with birdseye maple borders and Nicole Frères transfer -- 38½in. (98cm.) wide, the cylinder 17in. (44cm.); and contemporary pine storage box for the three cylinders.
No. 13536, with three six-air cylinders playing popular and operatic airs, three combs (two stamped Nicole Frères) with zither attachment on the central section, tune indicator, tune selector, speed control (pointer replaced) and nickel-plated double-spring motor, in figured walnut case with tulipwood crossbanding, satinwood lid interior with birdseye maple borders and Nicole Frères transfer -- 38½in. (98cm.) wide, the cylinder 17in. (44cm.); and contemporary pine storage box for the three cylinders.
Provenance
Purchased from Glencruitten House, Argyll, Scotland.
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