8/77 Bremond serial no 7292 with hidden bells and drum circa 1862
I'd been looking for a good Bells & Drum box for some time and just missed one similar to this at auction.
Purchased from a private seller that I've bought several small quality boxes from from in the past.
Part of the estate of a past President of the Music Box Society of Great Britain, so I was confident that it would be worth buying.
Purchased from a private seller that I've bought several small quality boxes from from in the past.
Part of the estate of a past President of the Music Box Society of Great Britain, so I was confident that it would be worth buying.
The box is in an unrestored condition and was made around 1862.
There is very little evidence of it being dismantled and it's pretty dirty. Quite a few pins are bent, but I can't see any missing.
The lid and front have some quality marquetry, although the lid has some damage and is missing four brass inlays.
One corner is missing a strip of mahogany, but otherwise its sound.
The mechanism is in good working order and the tunes have lovely arrangements.
I'm looking forward to getting this box back to its former glory.
There is very little evidence of it being dismantled and it's pretty dirty. Quite a few pins are bent, but I can't see any missing.
The lid and front have some quality marquetry, although the lid has some damage and is missing four brass inlays.
One corner is missing a strip of mahogany, but otherwise its sound.
The mechanism is in good working order and the tunes have lovely arrangements.
I'm looking forward to getting this box back to its former glory.