05-03-200505-03-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2283
May 3, 2005 10:00 AMCalender
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Changeable Orchestral Musical Box by Samuel Troll Fils

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$12,925$11,000
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2283Location: BoltonDate / Time: May 03, 2005 10:00AM

Description:

Changeable Orchestral Musical Box by Samuel Troll Fils, No. 3607, with four six-air cylinders accompanied by central twenty-key organ, optional drum and six engraved bells with bird finials and butterfly strikers, massive single-spring movement, reeded brass bedplate and nickel-plated zither attachments covering the drum, bass and treble combs, the governor-cock engraved S. Troll Fils, Geneve, in serpentine matched burr-walnut veneered case with kingwood banding, inner lid with inlaid borders of trailing harewood flowers and lid with monogram DSC in lacquered-brass, copper and white enamel, on matching table with scalloped apron and cabriole legs, wd. 37 1/2 in., cylinders 16 x 3 in. diam., and serpentine cylinder storage case, (bass comb with various tooth repairs).
Estimate $6,000-8,000

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Samuel Troll Fils