JOHANN STRAUSS !! Reuge Swiss Movement Vintage Lacquered Walnut Music Box - RARE ITEM

VINTAGE REUGE SWISS MOVEMENT LACQUERED WALNUT MUSIC BOX - JOHANN STRAUSS MEDALLION EMBEDDED IN HINGED LID

AN EXTREMELY RARE IN SA VINTAGE SWISS MUSIC BOX MANUFACTURED BY REUGE IN SWITZERLAND. 

"THE HISTORY OF THE COMPANY DATES BACK TO 1865, WHEN CHARLES REUGE ESTABLISHED HIS FIRST MUSICAL POCKET-WATCH IN SAINTE-CROIX (SWITZERLAND).  IN 1886 HIS SON ALBERT REUGE OPENED A MUSIC BOX WORKSHOP IN SAINTE-CROIX.  HE RAPIDLY CONVERTED THE FAMILY'S WORKSHOP INTO A SMALL FACTORY PRODUCING MUSIC PIECES"

THIS PARTICULAR MUSIC BOX IS MANUFACTURED FROM WALNUT AND THEN LACQUERED INTO A GORGEOUS AND BEAUTIFUL FINISH.  A MEDALLION DISPLAYING AN IMAGE AND "JOHANN STRAUSS 1825 - 1899" IN RAISED DETAIL, IS EMBEDDED IN THE CENTER OF THE LID

THE ITEM HAS THE WIND-UP KEY UNDERNEATH BUT IT HAS BEEN OVERWOUND.  THE WOODEN TRAY INSIDE CAN BE PROFESSIONALLY UNCLIPPED AND REMOVED AND THE MUSICAL APPARATUS REMOVED TO REPAIR.   THE SWISS MOVEMENT MUSICAL APPARATUS IS NOT DAMAGED, MERELY OVERWOUND.

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM HAS A LABLE UNDERNEATH -- "REUGE R, SANG VIENNOIS, WIENERBLUT, VIENNA LIFE, SWISS MUSICAL MOVEMENT"    THE SURFACE OF THE KEY ITSELF HAS "REUGE" IN RAISED LETTERING

LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC :

http://musicboxcollections.com/Reuge-Music-Box-50.php

CONDITION : THE ITEM RESTS ON FOUR WOODEN WALNUT BALL FEET OF WHICH ONE IS MISSING.  SINCE THESE ITEMS SCREW ON/OFF THE REMAINING THREE CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT AFFECTING THE ITEMS INTEGRITY.  BESIDES THIS, THE ITEM HAS NO CRACKS, DAMAGES OR BREAKAGES ON THE WALNUT

SIZE : 6.7cm HEIGHT.....13.2cm LENGTH.....9.2cm WIDTH WITHOUT BRASS FRONTAL CLIP

POSTAGE :  Postage method is Buyers Choice

                   SAPO R50             

                   This item may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee