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Description
16"x 16" (40 x 40 cm). Music box in carved
wooden frame with bronze mounts and
wooden handle is inscribed Ariston; the top
with an exquisite lithograph of 20 different
cherubs at play. Included are 35 cardboard
discs of music popular at the turn o f the
century including works by Strauss, Offenbach
and other. Each disc is labeled "Ehrlick¡s
Patent Bte SGDG" and many have an original
store label of Au Paradis des Enfants,
instructions in five languages are included.
The music box and discs are perfectly
preserved and appear to have never been
used. The music box also bears the original
label of the luxury Paris toy store Au Paradis
des Enfants.