DESCRIPTION:
Mermod Freres, Switzerland, an early 20th century model 202 Stella Orchestral Grand disc music box, mahogany case with paneled base, the right side with a cupboard for disc storage, the upper case having glazed doors with fluted columns and pierced frets, egg and dart molded cornice and crest with carved acanthus and green man mask, the interior with cast iron, gold painted bed plate, comb, and disc bar, the motor concealed behind the bed plate and with start/stop lever at the right side of case, serial #3681, together with forty five 25.5 inch discs
CONDITION:
case good overall, and in it's original finish, case with bumps, dings, and minor scratches, winding hole escutcheon and start/ stop control with tarnish and losses to plating, nickel plated components on bed plate with some scratches and minor plating loss
ESTIMATE:
$8000
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$12000
CIRCA: 1900
DIMENSIONS: 86in x 34.5in x 20.75in
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