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Antique Victorian 10 Aires BH&A 3 Bells Music Box Swiss Movement 19th Century

Name: Antique Victorian 10 Aires BH&A 3 Bells Music Box Swiss Movement 19th Century
Brand: Barnett Henry Abrahams
Rating: 5 (105 reviews)

$3,788.20List Price

About the Item

This is a truly magnificent antique Victorian walnut cylinder bells-in-view music box by the renowned makers Barnett Henry Abrahams, St. Croix, Switzerland, circa 1870 in date. This exceptional music box is rectangular in shape and features a high-quality Swiss movement playing ten aires. There are three bells with stunning enameled butterfly clangers of different lively colours - red, green and blue - and a beautiful tune indicator. The lid and front with polychrome Royal Coat of Arms prints. It has the original attractive and joyful music sheet with coloured engraving inside. It is signed 'Walter Marty, Herisau' and features charming classical scenes of delightful dancing people and angelic flying cherubs. It bears the stamp of 'B. H. A. Ste Croix, Switzerland London', the renowned makers. The box plays the following ten popular tunes of the time: 1. Bravo! Dublin Fusiliers Weeler 2. The absent-minded Beggar Sullivan 3. All along the Rails Carter 4. A Frangesa March COSTA 5. A Runaway Girl Monkton 6. Don't be angry Zeller 7. A Greek Slave Monkton 8. Soldier of the Queen Stuart 9. The Cock o'the North King 10. The Honey-moon March Rosey Condition: In excellent working order having been serviced by our musical box restorer. Dimensions in cm: Height 22 x width 47 x depth 27.5 Dimensions in inches: Height 8.7 x width 18.5 x depth 10.8 Music box (also musical box) is a 19th-20th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique. Some of the more complex boxes also have a tiny drum and/or small bells, in addition to the metal comb. For most of the 19th century, the bulk of music box production was concentrated in Switzerland, building upon a strong watchmaking tradition. The first music box factory was opened there in 1815 by Jérémie Recordon and Samuel Junod. There were also a few manufacturers in Bohemia and Germany. By the end of the 19th century, some of the European makers had opened factories in the United States. The cylinders were normally made of metal and powered by a spring. In some of the costlier models, the cylinders could be removed to change melodies, thanks to an invention by Paillard in 1862, which was perfected by Metert of Geneva in 1879.[citation needed] In some exceptional models, there were four springs, to provide continuous play for up to three hours. Barnett Henry Abrahams (1839-1902) - was a music box dealer and maker. He emigrated to Switzerland and founded a musical box manufacturing business in 1857. In 1895 he went to Sainte-Croix to manufacture cylinder and disc musical boxes. Many of his musical boxes carried the Britannia name. After his death the business was continued by his sons and had a London address at 133/135 Houndsitch. It is known to have still been trading in 1915. Walnut The Walnut woods are probably the most recognisable and popular of all the exotic woods, having been used in furniture making for many centuries. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.

Creator:
Barnett Henry Abrahams (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 8.67 in (22 cm)Width: 18.51 in (47 cm)Depth: 10.83 in (27.5 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1870-1879
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1870
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 096111stDibs: LU950615606732

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