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Mechanical Music Auction in Cologne 24 May 2014
By Uwe Breker

Dear MMDs,  Auction Team Breker's large Spring sale of Mechanical Music
takes place on 24th May in Cologne, Germany.  The auction features over
300 lots of cylinder and disc musical boxes, pneumatic instruments,
carousel art and musical automata.  Many of the instruments come from
one of the oldest privately-owned mechanical music collections.
Highlights include:

- Very rare paper roll-playing musical box by Arno Musical Box Co. of
  Boston, with an additional roll composed by Murtogh Guinness,

- Steinway Baby Grand Pianola signed by Henry Z. Steinway,

- Regina Corona Style 37 Auto-Changer,

- Style 49c "Emerald" Polyphon,

- Ami Rivenc "Pièce à Oiseaux" musical box with organ and singing bird
  automaton,

- Early fusee musical movement by Ducommun-Girod,

- Full-orchestral interchangeable musical writing desk by Heller with
  six 26-inch cylinders!

- Thibouville Lamy organ with monkey automaton,

- "Lady Magician" musical automaton by Roullet et Decamps,

- "Magic Theatre" automaton by Renou.

Videos of many instruments at http://www.youtube.com/auctionteambreker 
The sale begins at 10:00 a.m. European time.  Mechanical music lots:
289 - 609.  The catalogue can be viewed online at
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/auction-team-breker/  For enquiries,
please contact auction@breker.com or tel. + 49 2236 38 43 40.

Best wishes,
Uwe Breker - Auction Team Breker
Cologne, Germany


(Message sent Tue 13 May 2014, 09:59:38 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

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