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Musical Boxes & Automata — Entertainment Equipment - Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

$2,820 (NZ$4,006)
Victorian automaton singing bird in a cage, c. 1900 rare…
$2,713 (NZ$3,420)
'Roullet et Decamps' Leaping Tiger Automaton c.1890. Partly…
$2,217 (NZ$2,340)
19th century musical bird automaton cherub embossed gilt hinged…
$1,571 (NZ$1,800)
Master Products 'Masterchord Juke Box', New Zealand
Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:12
Lots with images:12
Prices available:12
Category:
Musical Boxes & Automata
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Victorian automaton singing bird in a cage, c. 1900 rare penny-slot operated working model. Bird of metal, textile, feathers and wood seated on a perch with leaf decoration. Cage raised on a wooden octagonal base with drawer to collect pennies. Large… ***
*** 'Roullet et Decamps' Leaping Tiger Automaton c.1890. Partly operational, he requires some help with his leap and small repair to his tail. He has minimal hair loss to the top of his head and one paw. Original key. Length 48 cm Height 16.5 cm ***
*** 19th century musical bird automaton cherub embossed gilt hinged cover opening to reveal singing bird 70 x 100 x 35 mm ***
*** Master Products 'Masterchord Juke Box', New Zealand ***
*** Victorian automaton of two caged singing birds. Brass cage with a red and a yellow bird perched on a small branch, birds sing and chirp and move either head or tail. Height 28.5 cm ***
*** Late 19th century German Symphonion Brevete patent double comb disc musical box, black ebonized box with transfer crest to the lid complete with nine discs ***
*** Late Victorian musical bird in cage ***
*** 19th century Swiss musical box with inlaid rosewood case playing six airs ***
*** 19th century Swiss musical box, simulated rosewood case, the lid transfer printed with Gb coat of arms, lid with lithograph label showing 8 airs, 39 cm wide ***
*** Late Victorian music box plain stained walnut box ***
*** Packard MFG Corp. Small wall Mounting juke box ***
*** Late 19th century simple walnut music box, hand operated with three airs ***