Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Swiss Thorens Silverplate Grand Piano-Form Cylinder Music Box
- Price realized
- $336
- Pre-sale estimate
- $150 – $250
- Hammer price
- $275
- Category
- Silver & Vertu
- Sold
- May 18, 2025
- Sale
- DAY 4- MAGNIFICENT MAY ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
Silverplate piano-form music box, early 20th c., with Swiss Thorens cylinder movement, case in the form of a grand piano with hinged lid and fall board, adorned with engraved flowers and foliate scrollwork, lid prop allowing prolonged access of wood-lined open interior, crank lever over cylinder movement with single comb, movement marked Thorens Made in Switzerland, with sound hole modeled as a treble clef, rising on cabriole legs and splayed feet, observed operating, with lid closed: approx 5.5"h, 10.75"w, 7"d, 7.5lbs
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.