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4/78 Nicole Freres mini cartel serial no 22508 circa 1842

Bought at auction in October 2023 
​A tiny cartel (box is just 195mm long) purporting to be by Nicole Freres. More likely to have been made by Lecoultre Freres
All in very good condition. Evidence of replacement teeth and one tooth to repair. 
​Case restored November and mechanism clean 2023.
The Music Box Restorer has advised that previous tooth repairs have been badly done using the wrong grade of steel so it's going to be expensive to have them all repaired and set in register. Probably one for 2025.
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Tunes
1. Lovely Rhine Waltz - 
​I can't find any reference to this tune on line. Any help gratefully received
2. Allegro for William Tell - ​Guillaume Tell is a French-language opera in four acts by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy and L. F. Bis, based on Friedrich Schiller's play William Tell, which, in turn, drew on the William Tell legend. The opera was Rossini's last, although he lived for nearly 40 more years. Fabio Luisi said that Rossini planned for William Tell to be his last opera even as he composed it. The often-performed overture in four sections features a depiction of a storm and a vivacious finale, the "March of the Swiss Soldiers". It was first performed by the Paris Opéra at the Salle Le Peletier on 3 August 1829.
3. Mira O Norma - Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after the play Norma, ou L'infanticide (Norma, or The Infanticide) by Alexandre Soumet. It was first produced at La Scala in Milan on 26 December 1831. The opera is regarded as a leading example of the bel canto genre, and the soprano prayer "Casta diva" in Act 1 is a famous piece.
4. Anna Polka by Johann Strauss Senior composed in 1842
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  • Welcome
    • About
    • History
  • The Collection
    • Cartels >
      • 12/195 Lecoultre Freres Cartel
      • 12/129 NF Fat Cylinder
      • 8/130 Cuendet
      • 8/122 Ducummun-Girod
      • 8/97 Nicole Freres
      • 8/88 Pallard, Vaucher et Fils
      • 8/79 L'Epee Cartel
      • 8/78 Langdorff & Fils
      • 8/77 Bremond Drum & Bells
      • 8/77 Paillard Vaucher HE
      • 6/107 Nicole Freres
      • 6/104 Nicol Freres
      • 6/103 Unknown
      • 6/58 Ami Rivenc
      • 6/41 PVF Bells in sight
      • 4/78 Nicole Freres
      • 4/57 Unknown
      • 4/50 George Baker
      • 3/99 Cartel
      • 2/82 Rzebitschek
    • Tabatiéres >
      • 2/50 JGM Tabatiere
      • 2/55 Tortoiseshell
      • 2/59 Leather Cased Tabatiere
      • 2/52 US Ebony
      • 2/69 Ebony
      • 2/70 Brass / Oak Tabatiére
      • 3 Air Georgian Tabatiere
      • 3/57 Burr Walnut
      • 4/52 American Tabatiere
      • 4/61 Hamburg Tabatiere
      • 4/77 Mandoline Zither
      • 4/82 Fortisimo
      • 6/42 Bremond
      • 6/50 Petites Musique RD
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      • 12/37 Ullmann
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    • Bird Barrel Organ
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    • Other Items
  • The Workshop
    • In the Workshop >
      • Symphonion Brevete
      • 12/129 NF Fat Cylinder RD
      • 6/103 Unknown RD
      • 4/82 Chevob RD
      • 6/41 PVF Bells RD
      • 4/78 Nicole Freres RD
      • 2/51 Photo Album Tabatiere RD
      • Cigarette Box Conversions
    • Coming Soon >
      • 8/97 Nicole Freres RD
      • 8/77 Bremond Drum & Bells RD
      • 6/58 Ami Rivenc Cartel
    • How to restore a Music Box >
      • Mechanism Restoration
      • Case Restoration
      • Small mechanism restoration
  • Private Projects
    • 12/195 Lecoultre Freres RD
    • 12/72 Unknown RD
    • 8/130 Cuendet RD
    • 8/122 Ducummun Girod RD
    • 8/88 Paillard, Vaucher et Fils
    • 8/79 L'Epee RD
    • 8/78 Langdorff et Fills RD
    • 6/107 Nicole Freres RD
    • 6/104 Nicol Freres RD
    • 6/57 Cartel RD
    • 6/41 Ami Rivenc Cartel RD
    • 4/57 Unknown RD
    • 4/50 George Baker RD
    • 3/99 Opera Cartel RD
    • 6/50 Tabatiére
    • 3/70 Burr Walnut Tabatiére
    • 3/36 Silver Birch Tabatiére
    • 3/36 Small Oak Tabatiére
    • 3/36 Burl Walnut Tabatiére
    • 2/70 Piano Nécessaire
    • 2/50 Cuendet
    • 2/32 Painted Music Box
    • 2/18 Personalised Mahogany Box
    • 1/37 Personalised Mahogany Box
    • 1/37 Personalised Oak Box
    • 1/18 Carousel
    • Japanese Box
    • Do-terra Box
  • Commissions
    • Commissions & Restorations >
      • Repair Shop >
        • Bagatelle
        • Chequered Table
        • High Chair
        • Jewellery Box
        • Mills
        • Necklace Box
        • Music Box
        • Travel Box
        • Two boxes
        • Writing Slope
    • Completed Commissions >
      • 12/72 Nicole Freres
      • 12/62 Paillard Vaucher
      • 8/77 Unattributed
      • 6/57 Cartel
      • 4/50 Reuge in Tunbridge Ware Music Box
      • 2/22 Trinket Box
      • Walnut Writing Slope
      • Sewing Boxes x 2
      • Tabatiere SG
      • Victorian Writing Slope 2
      • Tunbridge Ballerina Box
      • Pair of small 1/18 Boxes
      • Victorian Sewing Box
      • Victorian Writing Slope
      • Two small boxes
      • Seasons Photo Album
      • Queen Victoria Album
  • Shop
    • Stock >
      • For Sale by Auction >
        • 12/72 Unknown
        • 8/38 Mermod Freres
        • 8/25 Unknown in Oak Box
        • 6/57 Unknown
        • 6/41 Ami Rivenc
    • Sold >
      • 2/55 Photo Album
      • 1/18 Ex Mallorca box
      • 1/18 Georgian Box
      • Japanese Butterfly Box
      • Barrel Organ Manivelle Kit
      • 1/18 Balerina Jewellery Box
      • 2/22 Photo Album Movement
  • Links
    • Glossary of Terms