RM Auctions - Milhous Collection - Saturday 2012-02-25 Auction - 189 Price Results - RM | Sotheby's in FL - Page 4
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RM Auctions - Milhous Collection - Saturday

Located near West Palm Beach, Florida, Bob and Paul Milhous have assembled one of the world's most admired and extraordinary private collections, encompassing everything from valuable mechanical musical instruments to rare and important automobiles to a wide variety of Americana and collectibles. RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's, is delighted to present this world-class collection at auction. It is one of the world's most notable assemblies of fair and dance organs, orchestrions and theatre organs.
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J. Verbeeck 40-Key Organ with Cart: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEA contemporary piece in virtually new condition, this organ was built by world-famous mechanical music expert Johnny Verbeeck, with an excellent assortment of custom arranged
0719: J. Verbeeck 40-Key Organ with CartEst. $25,000-$30,000
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1927 Seeburg Style E Special Orchestrion: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEJ.P. Seeburg Piano Co. (Chicago, Illinois)Among the orchestrions made in Chicago by the J.P. Seeburg Piano Company, the E Special is one of the rarest today. It has the
0720: 1927 Seeburg Style E Special OrchestrionEst. $10,000-$15,000
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Deagan Shaker Chimes, 27-Note Set: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEJ.C. Deagan Inc. (Chicago, Illinois)Deagan Shaker Chimes (originally named "Deagan Organ Chimes" but having nothing to do with an organ) were hand-played instruments
0721: Deagan Shaker Chimes, 27-Note SetEst. $10,000-$15,000
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c. 1913 Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, Style B: Ludwig Hupfeld AG (Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Germany)One of two such examples in the Milhous Collection, it is estimated that only about 85 such Phonoliszt-Violinas survive worldwide, a number of which
0722: c. 1913 Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, Style BEst. $300,000-$400,000
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1924 Seeburg E Coin-Operated Piano: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEJ.P. Seeburg Piano Co. (Chicago, Illinois)By the 1920s the J.P. Seeburg Piano Company, founded in 1909, was at the top of the list of American makers of coin-operated pianos
0723: 1924 Seeburg E Coin-Operated PianoEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Victor Victrola Phonograph: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEHoused in a beautiful mahogany restored case, this plays and operates very well.
0724: Victor Victrola PhonographEst. $2,000-$3,000
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c. 1933 Warnies Dutch Street Organ: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVERestored by master mechanical organ expert Johnny Verbeeck, this Dutch street organ has approximately 70 keys. It remains in excellent condition, playing either from cardboard
0725: c. 1933 Warnies Dutch Street OrganEst. $40,000-$70,000
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Victor Credenza (Model Eight-Thirty): OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEPresented in lovely restored condition, this is a more modern item, housed in a credenza, and is ideally suited for residential use.
0726: Victor Credenza (Model Eight-Thirty)Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Nelson-Wiggen Pian-O-Grand, Style 3: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVENelson-Wiggen Piano Co. (Chicago, Illinois)In 1922 the Nelson-Wiggen Piano Company began business in Chicago, started by Oscar Nelson and Peter Wiggen, who had been two of the
0727: Nelson-Wiggen Pian-O-Grand, Style 3Est. $2,000-$5,000
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RCA Theremin: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVERadio-Victor Corporation of America (New York City)An early electronic musical instrument, the Theremin is named for its inventor, Russian professor Léon Theremin, who
0728: RCA ThereminEst. $15,000-$20,000
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Regina 20.75-Inch Disc Music Box: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEThe serial number of this Regina music box indicates a year of manufacture of 1900. A 12-disc, double-comb example with an automatic changer, it is a bow-front music box that
0729: Regina 20.75-Inch Disc Music BoxEst. $20,000-$30,000
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c. Early 1900s Mortier 115-Key Dance Organ: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVETheofiel Mortier, S.A. (Antwerp, Belgium)This exceptional dance organ was formerly in the collection of Roy Hofheinz, the former mayor of Houston who was important in obtaining
0730: c. Early 1900s Mortier 115-Key Dance OrganEst. $175,000-$225,000
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Welte Philharmonic Orchestrion: Designed by Welte for use in a small room, this particular orchestrion is very softly voiced on low pressure and contains ranks of pipes different than those found in small Welte Cottage
0731: Welte Philharmonic OrchestrionEst. $250,000-$350,000
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1927 Weber Brabo Orchestrion: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEGebr. Weber (Waldkirch, Germany)The Brabo is one of several medium-sized orchestrions built by the Weber firm. It contains the same fine-quality wooden violin pipes used in all
0732: 1927 Weber Brabo OrchestrionEst. $175,000-$250,000
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Miraphone 18.5" Music Box/Phonograph Combination: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEOf all disc-type music boxes made at the turn of the 20th century, one of the most desirable and of the finest quality today is the Mira. Made in St. Croix by Mermod
0733: Miraphone 18.5" Music Box/Phonograph CombinationEst. $15,000-$20,000
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Empress Concert Grand Console Music Box: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEA very high quality example, this music box comes with a large quantity of discs. A double-comb example in rich mahogany, it was sold new by Lyon & Healy and remains in
0734: Empress Concert Grand Console Music BoxEst. $15,000-$20,000
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1919 Popper Roland Orchestrion: Popper & Co. (Leipzig, Germany) This Popper Roland is the only known remaining example in a beautiful Victorian style case with fantastic paired hanging lamps and mirrors. It is both a standard
0735: 1919 Popper Roland OrchestrionEst. $200,000-$300,000
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Hupfeld Helios II/25 Orchestrion: Ludwig Hupfeld AG (Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Germany)This early example of a Style II/25 Helios is among the finest ever produced by Hupfeld, in one of the firm's most popular cabinet styles. Playing
0736: Hupfeld Helios II/25 OrchestrionEst. $900,000-$1,200,000
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Hupfeld Style B Phonoliszt-Violina w/ Dea Violins: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVELudwig Hupfeld AG (Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Germany)This is a beautiful example of one of the most acclaimed of all automatic musical instruments, the Hupfeld
0737: Hupfeld Style B Phonoliszt-Violina w/ Dea ViolinsEst. $350,000-$450,000
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1910 Hupfeld Super Pan Orchestra: Ludwig Hupfeld AG (Böhlitz-Ehrenberg, Germany)The Hupfeld Super Pan is a Model III Pan Orchestra in a large, exceptionally fancy case similar in appearance to the Helios Style III/39. Its inner
0738: 1910 Hupfeld Super Pan OrchestraEst. $800,000-$1,200,000
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Regina Corona 15.5 Inch Music Box: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEFrom its factory in Rahway, New Jersey, the Regina Music Box Company shipped nearly 100,000 instruments from the mid-1890s until the last sale in 1921. These comprised over 100
0739: Regina Corona 15.5 Inch Music BoxEst. $30,000-$50,000
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1922 Weber Unika Violin-Pipe Piano: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEGebr. Weber (Waldkirch, Germany)This Weber Unika, one of two in the Milhous Collection, has a piano with 28 violin pipes, swell shutters and vibrato mechanism and plays
0740: 1922 Weber Unika Violin-Pipe PianoEst. $50,000-$75,000
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1910 Wurlitzer Mandolin PianOrchestra, Style 28-B: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVERudolph Wurlitzer Co. (North Tonawanda, New York)Among the larger styles of orchestrions, the Wurlitzer Mandolin PianOrchestra and its larger cousin, the Concert PianOrchestra,
0741: 1910 Wurlitzer Mandolin PianOrchestra, Style 28-BEst. $150,000-$250,000
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Mills Commercial Model/Bow-Front Violano-Virtuoso: OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVEMills Novelty Co. (Chicago, Illinois)In 1904 inventor-genius Henry K. Sandell at the Mills Novelty Company began work on what became this instrument at decade's end. It its
0742: Mills Commercial Model/Bow-Front Violano-VirtuosoEst. $150,000-$200,000
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