Vintage Reuge Music Sainte-Croix Cathedral Style Music Box

Inlaid wood and mother of pearl. It remains in excellent condition. The sticker on the back validates this as a Reuge Sainte-Croix piece. In addition, the wind up is crafted to say - REUGE.

Plays Sonata No 3 Kv 545 (3 parts) W.A Mozart CH 3/72 37203. Sainte -Croix Swizterland.

Measures 13" tall x 12" Wide by 5-1/2" Deep.

Did you know that Charles Reuge made the first music pin for pocket watches? So, you’ll see pocket watch clamps, cylinders, and Swiss movements in the earliest models. But later, in the 1870s, he separated the two and focused on cuboidal music boxes.

But such boxes had only one tune and design. So in the 1900s, Charles’s son Albert added compacts, tobacco pipes, round walls, and lights to each. Some also had handmade finishes and Swiss movements
Cylinder Movement consists of a rotating cylinder with protruding pins, metal combs, and teeth
Antique music boxes with their original Brass discs, combs, flywheels, and winding key.

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