REUGE-Spielautomat in Form eines Konzertflüge... Lot n° 725

Height: 9 cm. Width: 15 cm. Depth: 17 cm. Winding toggle marked "Reuge". Early 20th century. Metal, gilt, enameled surfaces, painted gold, set with relief applications, as well as with approx. 17 pearls and approx. 20 almandine cabochons. The piano lid can be raised, gilded and chased on the inside, as can the pedal holder and the hinged music stand. Mahogany soundboard. When the keyboard lid is opened, the waltz mechanism plays a Viennese waltz. Probably Viennese craftsmanship in collaboration with the Swiss automaton manufacturer, which Charles Reuge founded in 1865 in Sainte-Croix, initially for clocks and watches, and which still produces the admired, most varied music automatons today. One foot is missing. (1401096) (11)