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Musical Boxes & Automata — Entertainment Equipment - Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations

$9,680
Rare continental enamel gilt and ivory mounted singing bird…
$6,600
Rare Swiss silver cased singing bird music box, the rectangular…
$2,300
A late 19th century French automaton musical bird cage, the two…
$2,185
Automaton golden twin bird cage decorated with jewelling
Auction House:
Small & Whitfield Auctions and Valuations
Number of lots recorded:29
Lots with images:29
Prices available:29
Category:
Musical Boxes & Automata
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*** Rare continental enamel gilt and ivory mounted singing bird music box, the blue enamel rectangular box with gilt borders and carved ivory bird cover ***
*** Rare Swiss silver cased singing bird music box, the rectangular box decorated with birds amid scrolls and foliate decorations, marked 925 EB ***
*** A late 19th century French automaton musical bird cage, the two feathered birds amongst foliage, in good working order, height 28 cm ***
*** Automaton golden twin bird cage decorated with jewelling ***
*** A late 19th century French gilded automata of birds in a cage A/F (penny in the slot) ***
*** Rare French boulle musical box, 19th century 'Boite a Bijoux' with tortoise shell and brass inlays of small serpentine shape by makers, Alphonse Giroux - Paris (letter of provenance inside) ***
*** Rare French boulle music box, tortoise shell and brass inlaid serpentine shaped 19ct Boite a Bijoux by makers Alph Giroux, Paris ***
*** 19th century Stella burr walnut musical box with records ***
*** Musical singing bird automaton, German 1930's by Griesbaum ***
*** A vintage French champleve cage bird clock (working) ***
*** Automation singing birds on a branch amongst foliage in cage (both birds moving) ***
*** Rare 19th century Swiss music box with a cylinder brass tubular mechanism in good working order, the case with marquetry inlaid ***
*** Inlaid mahogany Swiss music box, 19th century ***
*** Automaton of a whistling bird in cage ***
*** 19th century European singing bird Automation, singing bird in cage with wind up musical mechanism, height 30 cm ***
*** A German disc musical box by Polyphon with label ***
*** Polyphon vintage music box, mahogany music case in working condition together with twelve original records ***
*** 19th century Schultz polyphone music box in walnut wooden case with 'Belle of New York' dish, working order, 30.5 x 28 x 18 cm ***
*** Swiss music box by Lecoultre C.1840 ***
*** Swiss music box ***
*** Cloisonne musical box with floral decoration, Ando mark ***
*** Mechanic organette- New York ***
*** 19th century rosewood and metal inlaid music box on stand, (no mechanism) ***
*** 19th century Schultz polyphone music box in walnut case, working order, no dish 25.5 x 30 x 50 cm ***
*** Singing bird in a cage (bird sings but doesn't move) ***
*** Orpheus Sankyo music box, fine quality polished finish cylinder box from Sankyo Seiki Manufacturing Company ***
*** Thornes Swiss made six-tune music box in walnut case working condition ***
*** Fine quality Swiss music box with inlaid case ***
*** German made tin music box ***