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A Roepke Orchestral Book Playing Music Box with Fifteen Books
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Sold
$3,250
Live Auction
European Furniture and Decorative Arts
Location
Chicago
Description
A Roepke Orchestral Book Playing Music Box with Fifteen Books
with ninety note mechanism, in upright walnut cabinet.
Height 81 x width 26 x depth 21 inches.
Property from the Myra and Larry Karp Collection of Musical Boxes and Automata, Seattle, Washington
This lot is located in Chicago.
Condition
The case appears in overall good, stable, condition. Old scuffs, marks and scratches throughout consistent with age and use. The works take a wind but do not run for long, likely in need of oiling to run for the length of a book. The books in various states of condition but all appear playable. Additional images and video available upon request.