1149 : Bremond, c. 1870
Antique Drum, Bell & Castanet Music Box by Bremond, c. 1870
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A fine quality antique music box with drum, bell and castanet made by BA Bremond of Geneva in c. 1870.
The movemebnt features 7 saucer bells struck by bird strikers, a brass drum with 8 hammer beaters, and a castanet, also with 8 hammer beaters. It plays a mixture of 8 operatic and popular tunes, including Il Trovatore, Martha and Faust Waltz. These are detailed on the original BA Bremond tunesheet.
The movement is housed beneath a glass dustlid inside a beautiful inlaid rosewood case with complex scrolling inlaid devices to both the lid and front, along with boxwood stringin
Size:
Width: 26” / 66cm
Height: 10” / 25cm
Depth: 11 ½” / 29cm