Fine Grand-Format Overture Musical Box by Nicole Frères, c. 1852

No. 31021, playing four overtures (Gamme no. 1396), with 232 teeth in two combs of 48 and 184 (complete, extreme treble tooth removed during manufacture), massive spring with wood-handled ratchet key stamped "28 IPIG", brass bedplate stamped "Nicole Freres a Geneve", the long comb stamped "Nicole Freres", compensated governor, instant-stop control, polished brass tune-plaque engraved "Fabqué. par Nicole Frères pour T. Cox, Savory & Co., 54. Cornhill, London", veneered case with red interior, rounded corners, hinged key-compartment, hinged endflap, brass stringing and inlay of brass, imitation tortoiseshell and colored enamels on front and lid, 26 ¾ in. (68 cm), cylinder 16 ¼ x approx. 4 in. diam. (41.5 x 10 cm), movement and case in good restored condition, movement slow-running, governor blades in need of tightening, one front section of rounded beading missing, small sections of brass inlay loose. - Note: The program presents the overtures to "La Gazza Ladra" by Rossini, "Der Freyschütz" by Weber, "Norma" by Bellini and "Les Huguenots" by Meyerbeer. Each overture plays for approx. 2 ¾ minutes.

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