No. 26868, playing 12 airs two-per-turn (Gamme No. 1060), with 115 teeth in the bass and 61 teeth in the treble combs (complete), stamped "Nicole Frères", brass bedplate stamped "Nicole Frères à Genève", ratchet-key and instant-stop control, in walnut case with red interior, hinged end-flap, tune-sheet and rosewood-veneered lid with inlay of engraved brass instruments, flowers, mother-of-pearl, imitation tortoisehell and colored enamels, width 26 ½ in. (68 cm), cylinder 16 ½ in. (42 cm) x 3 ¼ in. (8,4 cm) diameter, three replacement treble teeth, a few damper squeaks, otherwise in good playing condition. The lid bears label of "J.A. Guichard, Manila" with hand inscription "HOX, No. 26866". The "China Directory" of foreign residents in China of 1861 lists A. Guichard of Guichard & Fils as a merchant in Manila. Included in the lot are a photograph and a typed sheet describing the restoration of the musical box in Autumn 1959 following its discovery in a house in rural Maine. – The movement represents a rare variation between a typical Nicole grand format overture musical box of approx. 240 teeth and a large two-per-turn. The repertoire is of predominantly Scottish airs and ballads concluded by "Choeur des Chasseurs" from "Freyschütz" and "La Marseillaise" on the final revolution. An early and impressive Nicole musical box.