Full Orchestral Antique Music Box

A large and impressive full orchestral antique music box made by George Baker of Geneva. This box has everything going for it: 6 individually engraved and partly enamelled bells featuring an array of birds and flowers; a snare drum with six beaters; castanet; a retractable 18-note reed organ; 2 zither bars; large double springs for longer running time; speed control; and a tune selector. The drums, bells, castanet and, unusually, the organ can all be engaged and disengaged at will. The entire musical movement has been fully overhauled. The box plays 12 operatic airs including Cavalleria Rusticana and Wagner’s Wedding March. The case is veneered in beautiful bird’s eye maple with a floral inlay to the lid, rosewood banding and boxwood stringing. It has the additional extra of its own purpose-made table. Very much a spectacle music box. More details and images here: