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Piano-Forte Cylinder Music Box
This excellent Swiss piano-forte cylinder music box by celebrated makers Ducommun Girod produces music with exquisite sound quality. The term "piano-forte" translates to "soft and loud" from Italian, and it is aptly used to express the superior tonal qualities of this exceptional automatic music player. This particular model is housed in a handsome rosewood case featuring intricate inlays and marquetry work in a lush musical motif. Cylinder music boxes that possess the ability to create superb, crisp sounds such as this are highly sought after by collectors.
Stamped "Ducommun Girod"
Circa 1850
19 1/2" wide x 7 1/4" deep x 5" high
Stamped "Ducommun Girod"
Circa 1850
19 1/2" wide x 7 1/4" deep x 5" high
This excellent Swiss piano-forte cylinder music box by celebrated makers Ducommun Girod produces music with exquisite sound quality. The term "piano-forte" translates to "soft and loud" from Italian, and it is aptly used to express the superior tonal qualities of this exceptional automatic music player. This particular model is housed in a handsome rosewood case featuring intricate inlays and marquetry work in a lush musical motif. Cylinder music boxes that possess the ability to create superb, crisp sounds such as this are highly sought after by collectors.
Stamped "Ducommun Girod"
Circa 1850
19 1/2" wide x 7 1/4" deep x 5" high
Stamped "Ducommun Girod"
Circa 1850
19 1/2" wide x 7 1/4" deep x 5" high
$3,447.50
Original: $9,850.00
-65%Piano-Forte Cylinder Music Box—
$9,850.00
$3,447.50Description
This excellent Swiss piano-forte cylinder music box by celebrated makers Ducommun Girod produces music with exquisite sound quality. The term "piano-forte" translates to "soft and loud" from Italian, and it is aptly used to express the superior tonal qualities of this exceptional automatic music player. This particular model is housed in a handsome rosewood case featuring intricate inlays and marquetry work in a lush musical motif. Cylinder music boxes that possess the ability to create superb, crisp sounds such as this are highly sought after by collectors.
Stamped "Ducommun Girod"
Circa 1850
19 1/2" wide x 7 1/4" deep x 5" high
Stamped "Ducommun Girod"
Circa 1850
19 1/2" wide x 7 1/4" deep x 5" high






















