In a beautifully crafted cabinet of finely burled walnut with quarter-matched veneer panels and rosewood and boxed wood border banding on top, front and side, is housed an eight-tune cylinder musical box with six bells surmounted by silver birds. The bells are struck by three mandarins in richly gilded tunics with red, green or black sleeves; the mandarins strike alternately, sometimes with both hands, sometimes singly, and their heads nod, too. The 13" cylinder (2 1/4" diameter) plays an 86 note single piece comb plus bell comb. The original program tune card lists all classical selections in hand-written script. There is an inner glass lid protecting the movement. S. Troll Fils brass label is on the inside lid, and S. Troll Fils is stamped on top of the governor. Excellent original pinning with minor loss to bell pins. Circa 1870.