Leanne, It sounds like what you have is something known (though
not by the general public) as a "mosque." Mosques are multi-doored,
tower-like music boxes whose compartments are designed to hold small
objects, such as perfumes, liqueur bottles, cigarettes, jewelry, etc.
I believe Reuge, the one surviving Swiss music box manufacturer,
still makes mosques. You will see some examples of the type at
http://www.musicboxshop.com/90243b.html
http://www.silvergiftstore.com/hanmusmosbyr1.html
http://www.austriana.com/musicboxes/reuge-mosques_dolls.html
Matthew Caulfield
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