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Lot 377
Antique Swiss Inlaid Music Box with Bells and Drum
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, 15 inch cylinder with six engraved silverplate bells having bee and butterfly form strikes and a central drum with eight strikes, mahogany and burlwood veneered case with ebonized highlights on a flush molded base.

Case 11 x 27 x 13 in.

From the Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

Fair condition; seven broken teeth to comb; one bee with broken and missing wing; wear to drum; shrinkage to front panel of case; case with veneer chips and water stains.