Passed
Description
25" (64 cm.) w. x 24"h. with lid opened x 15"d. In a wooden box with finely grained veneer and banding on the top and front,the lid and front with musical motif designs which is inlaid on the lid of exotic woods,is a Swiss cylinder movement playing 8 tunes from a nickel-plated,6"cylinder on a 35-note musical comb with a strike for each of the 3 saucer bells,5 drum beaters,and activation for the two dancing dolls. The start/stop and tune-change controls are approachable after opening the glass inner lid,and there is a detachment lever for retraction of the drum beaters at will. Swiss,maker unknown,circa 1900. A lovely decorative music box with the added entertainment feature of dancing miniature dolls.