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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 15, 1994
LOT 474
Not signed, Swiss, circa 1820. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold musical snuff-box.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
C. Three piece, rectangular, engine-turned, the borders engraved with a foliage decoration. M. Musical train with pin cylinder and 21 groups of three vibrating steel blades playing two tunes at will. In very good condition. Dim. 91 x 56 x 29 mm.
Notes
A very similar box from the collection of Sir David Salomons is described and illustrated
by George Daniels and Ohannes Markarian in Watches and Clocks in the Sir David
Salomons Collection, Sotheby Publications, pp. 286-287, No. 172.