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A Swiss Rosewood & Inlaid Cylinder Music Box

A Swiss Rosewood & Inlaid Cylinder Music Box

$5,880.00Price

 

Antique Swiss 8 air cylinder music box handcrafted in splendid Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) boasting veins of black colouration called spider webbing or landscape grain that are especially revered. Its  hinged lid crossbanded in kingwood and boxwood featuring marquetry inlay of musical trophies. The interior with its original tune sheet No. 26655. In excellent working order.

 


Specifications

 

Country of Origin

Switzerland

 

Circa

Late 19th Century

 

Dimensions

5 in. H x 19 in. W x 7 in. D

 

Materials

Wood, metal

 

SKU: DA-3008
  • Building on the tradition of superior watchmaking skills, Switzerland is also famous for their intricately made music boxes.This lovely heirloom piece beautifully handmade in eye-catching Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) features veins of black colouration called spider webbing or landscape grain that are especially revered. Exotic and desirable, its unique characteristic is not all that set this special wood apart. Highly resonant, Brazilian rosewood takes the spot as the most prized tonewood in the world. The tree is now protected by the Cites Treaty and cannot be internationally traded.

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