3/57 Burr Walnut Tabatiére circa 1899
Bought because of the tunes (see below)
Good (apparent) condition, with intact tune sheet and replacement key.
Good (apparent) condition, with intact tune sheet and replacement key.
The completed restoration (above).
The case required the woodworm holes filled with wax, some minor filling to the veneer and re-polished with shellac.
The movement with its new components. (see below)
The two brass 'nuts' are replicas of the originals one of which was damaged.
The date on the bottom suggests this was made 23/10/1899
The case required the woodworm holes filled with wax, some minor filling to the veneer and re-polished with shellac.
The movement with its new components. (see below)
The two brass 'nuts' are replicas of the originals one of which was damaged.
The date on the bottom suggests this was made 23/10/1899
The box arrived damaged, and the glass broken, which I knew about.
I didn't know that the mechanism was missing the drive pin, snail cam, screw, register peg and change lever, which rendered the mechanism useless.
The Geneva stop is also missing but the arbor is too short to allow it to reinstated.
Some salvaged components and some new, courtesy of my very clever local friend and it's now working again.
The case required some tlc. and a new piece of glass.
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Hear the three tunes in the order of the tune sheet
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Tunes
Home Sweet Home is an American Civil War song, originally an opera called Clari, or The Maid of Milan. The lyrics were written by John Howard Payne and set to music composed by Sir Henry Bishop in 1823
My Queen Waltz was composed by Procida Bucalossi in 1881 and arranged by Charles Coote Jnr. in 1884
Rule, Britannia! is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. It is most strongly associated with the Royal Navy, but is also used by the British Army.
The song was originally the final musical number in Thomas Arne's Alfred, a masque about Alfred the Great, co-written by James Thomson and David Mallet and first performed at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, on 1 August 1740.
The work was initially devised to commemorate the accession of Frederick's grandfather George I and the birthday of the Princess Augusta.
The song was originally the final musical number in Thomas Arne's Alfred, a masque about Alfred the Great, co-written by James Thomson and David Mallet and first performed at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, on 1 August 1740.
The work was initially devised to commemorate the accession of Frederick's grandfather George I and the birthday of the Princess Augusta.