05-03-200505-03-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
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May 3, 2005 10:00 AMCalender
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Orchestral Interchangeable Musical Box by Lecoultre et Fils

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$14,100$12,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2283Location: BoltonDate / Time: May 03, 2005 10:00AM

Description:

Orchestral Interchangeable Musical Box by Lecoultre et Fils, with thirteen eight-air cylinders accompanied by central twenty-four note organ, six optional engine-turned bells, drum and castanet, nickel-plated movement with massive double-spring barrels, tune selector, safety check and engraved speed control and tune indicator, in quarter-veneered walnut case with incised motif on the front, lid interior with recessed panel of figured-walnut, ormolu carrying handles, and matching table with cylinder storage drawers and turned tapering legs, the wind-chest with label in Spanish Cajas de Musica ... Lecoultre et Fils .... calle Estados Unidos 1251, Buenos Aires, two framed tune-sheets by Allard & Sandoz, overall wd. 50 in., cylinders 14 1/2 in., (treated worm holes, lid defective).
Provenance: From the original owner, the vendor's great-uncle composer Jose Pi de Carabassa, who wrote the music for one of the cylinders. The extensive programme is mainly operatic, and the movement is in good unrestored condition.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Keywords

Buenos Aires, great-uncle composer , Jose Pi de Carabassa, original owner , original owner , the vendor's great-uncle composer