Debut three-day sale graced by an aristocratic selection
In playing condition but with enough problems to be catalogued as ‘sold as seen’, a Nicole Frères brass inlaid music box was one of the unexpected stars of the first three-day sale to be held at Ripon auction house Elstob & Elstob (22% buyer’s premium).
The 2ft 4in (72cm) wide engraved box enclosed a 17in (42cm) cylinder playing four tunes. It was gu…