Impressive Music Box on Furniture. Works very well. Switzerland, Circa 1890

Amazing music box in neoclassical mahogany wooden cabinet, in great condition and wonderful working order. This stunning article was made in Switzerland for the Spanish market, in the late 19th century. Both the mechanism and the piece of furniture have been carefully restored and fine-tuned, so currently the item looks really fine and the box sounds great. The mechanism contains an interchangeable-rolls system protected by an inner glass cover; it can play a series of tunes with a bright and charming sound.There are 6 rolls with 8 melodies each. Inside the top cover we can see a paper label with the models name (HARMONIPHONE Mandoline 48 airs) and a list of the tunes written in French. The music box has two combs and an inner 25-note inner organ (the notes correspond to the rods that we can see between the combs). The right comb has two teeth missing but this does not interfere with the wonderful sound the tunes sound complete and create subtle and lovely harmonies. The mechanism also mounts a double sting. At the front of the cabinet we can see a small drawer designed to store the pin-drums with the musical tunes. This compartment is black-lacquered inside; the lock and the key are original and remain in perfect working order. The cabinet itself is neoclassical and shows a very popular style of the period. It is composed of a table with two pillar-shaped legs and a tabletop with a box containing the musical mechanism. The table contains the drawer for the pin-drums. Outside the cabinet is covered by mahogany veneers that create a lovely frisage (diamond) design, classic and original. The piece of furniture is decorated with nice golden moldings and details, and has two ormolu handles. Inside, the box cover is decorated with walnut veneer and black moldings; the rest of the box bears a black finish. All the cabinet is protected by a lovely French-polish finish. Aristocratic and original, this wonderful music-box cabinet will be the starring piece of any room for its astonishing sound an elegant beauty. Measurements: Total Width: 54.7 in / 139 cm. Total Height: 60.6 in / 154 cm. Boxs Width: 45.6 in / 116 cm. Boxs Depth: 17.7 in / 46 cm. Boxs Height: 12.5 in / 32 cm. Legs Height: 32.2 in / 82 cm.