A very rare German standing walnut and animated disc music box, Kalliope, circa 1895

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Toebosch Antiques
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Name
A very rare German standing walnut and animated disc music box, Kalliope, circa 1895
Measurements
Height: 238 cm, Width: 84 cm, Depth: 50 cm
Reference
TOEA100365
Techniques
Painted
Colors
Red, Green, Gold, Brown, Gray
Categories
Decorative Arts Instruments Music Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Periods
19th Century Antique
Subject
Landscape
Description
This music box has a Jockey automaton has an periferal driven double comb and bells 63.5-cm disc mechanism driving the jockey automaton, walnut case. The spring driven mechanism is coin-operated and has periferal drive playing 63.5-cm discs on a double comb and twelve bells, driving the automaton of Jockeys riding on a track with a polychrome painted landscape background, walnut case with opening for the automaton, on a chest containing further discs.

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