A Swiss orchestral cylinder music box
19th Century
With sticker to interior: Antique Music Box Restoration / C & K Eric; stamped to the brass: 25 / 178
The single-air music box with 94-note comb, six bells with enameled butterfly strikers, a drum with nine strikers, hand crank, repeat/change "repeater/changer" switch, and stop/play "arreter/jouer" switch, housed in a wood locking lidded box with marquetry inlaid trumpet and pan flute to lid
10.25" H x 23.5" W x 12.875" D

Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, nicks, and indentations commensurate with age. A few of the drum strikers possibly bent and/or with impaired timing, as well as one of the bell strikers. Some crazing/slight lifting to the inlay. Includes key. Working condition of each moving part unknown. Moran's does not guarantee the working condition of musical instruments. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.