Aubert & Fils

939,
Made ~ 1830,
Tortoise shell box, made ~ 1835

Spielwerke / Music Boxes


N° 939


Made ~ 1830
according to Bellamy/Fines, Introduction, 2015


Tortoiseshell Musical Box, Made ~ 1835

French tortoiseshell musical box,
the hinged lid with a silver relief mountainous landscape with a lady and animals to foreground,
within gold frame with foliate decoration,

the silver-gilt hinge with makers mark JG, possibly for J.G. Garand and with restricted warranty mark for Paris, 1819 –1838,
playing two airs on single-piece comb stamped AUBERT & FILS,
with associated key, 3.3 cm high, 9.2 cm wide, 6 cm deep