European Furniture & Decorative Arts

With eleven disks total. The case lacking a finial. The glass panel with a crack to lower right corner. The proper right front of lower case with a restoration to edge of top. The interior cover for the works with restoration and repairs to breaks. The discs with varying amounts of wear and oxidation, two examples with creased rims. The works appear largely intact and take a wind. The works move but play slowly, in need of oiling but appears otherwise operational. The coin-chute with a break between angles causing the dropped coin to occasionally not fall into the "pan". The works do not stop after one revolution. One of the springs on the governor is somewhat uncoiled but does not appear to interfere with the works. Additional images available upon request. A video of the music box playing can be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/1158441215 .

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