Catalogue for our Antique, Fine Art and Collectables auction to be held on Wednesday 12th of March 2025

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A late 19th Century Swiss cylinder orchestral musical box (likely Bremond circa 1880), comprising 4 polychrome painted Mandarin figures, 3 figures playing a pair of saucer bells and the other shaking a bell tree, together with a separate automata drum (missing three beaters), play and repeat lever, start and stop lever, lever to stop drum, lever to raise bell tree, having a 41.5cm cylinder playing 8 airs. All contained in a figured walnut, ebonised and inlaid case with glass dust cover and mother of pearl escutcheon, label to base "A Kuss Clock & Watchmakers Newcastle", 30.5cm h x 71cm w x 35cm d £1000-1500

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