On the 25th March, 2010, Adam Partridge Auctioneers in the UK will
hold a sale at auction of mechanical music instruments and automata,
including:

Lot Number 1091 -- A French clockwork musical bird in cage automaton,
the single bird in gilt cage, height 27 cm.  Estimate £40 - £60

Lot Number 1092 -- A 1930's German made novelty musical cigarette
dispenser of hexagonal form, playing two airs, height 19 cm.
Estimate £60 - £80

Lot Number 1093 -- A German table top disc musical box by Monopol
playing 19 cm discs, the square walnut case with transfer decoration
opening to reveal a print of a child feeding dogs, with six discs and
winder (one tooth af and paper label af).  Estimate £80 - £120

Lot Number 1095 -- A good mid 19th century key wind musical box by
Nicole Frères, the movement no. 24462 playing six airs, the hinged lid
with original tune sheet (gamme no. 781) (part af), in inlaid rosewood
case, width 46 cm, cylinder 27.5 cm.  Estimate £500 - £800

Lot Number 1096 -- A late 19th/early 20th century 45-key hand-turned
barrel piano by Pasquale & Co, Piano Organ Builders, London, 1213, with
a painted two-wheeled cart, width 91.5 cm.  Estimate £800 - £1200

We have full videos of each lot and many images of each lot also via
our web site, http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/ 

Kind regards,
Mark Littler
Adam Partridge Auctioneers

 [ Videos of the mechanical music lots in this sale are at
 [   http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/news.php?id=35 
 [ Still photos are at
 [   http://www.adampartridge.co.uk/lots/?start=1090&limit=12 
 [ -- Robbie