Wood, metals, glass
Germany, around 1930
Organ builder A. Holl & Sohn, Berlin
38 barrel organ with roller, wooden casing with marquetry and thread inserts
Inside pipework with 38 tones, blower
Wind chest and pin roller for eight music pieces, for instance by Marlene Dietrich and Hildegard Knef
Cream-colored front with flower garlands; behind three glasses paintings of lakes and river landscapes
Central opening which provides a view on the 16 tin pipes
Beneath the name of the former owner (added later): ‘Heinz Zellermayer * Berlin’
Lateral brass mechanism for selection of melodies
Dimensions: 74 x 63.5 x 37 cm
Good working condition
Provenance: Heinz Zellermeyer, Berlin hotelier, businessman and politician (1915-2011)
Barrel organ with important provenance of the well-known company Holl & Sohn, which delights with its eight beautiful melodies

Holl & Sohn is one of the leading organ builders and is often mentioned in one breath with Bacigalupo and Frati. From 1925, the company was situated in Berlin at the Petersburger Platz. Present here is a 38 barrel organ with eight pieces of music, composed by Marlene Dietrich, Hildegard Knef and others: ‘River Kwai Marsch’, ‘Berliner Luft’, ‘Du kannst nicht treu sein’, ‘Macky Messer’, ‘Es war in Schöneberg’, ‘In Rixdorf ist Musike’, ‘Unter’n Linden’, ‘Heimweh nach dem Kurfürstendamm’. The wooden case with marquetry, thread inserts, painted garlands of flowers, lakes and river landscapes, as well as the central opening providing a view of the 16 tin pipes are also particularly noteworthy.

The organ is in good working condition, showing typical wear marks and minor losses. The roll was added around 1960. The dimensions are 74 x 63.5 x 37 cm.

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