Napoleon III, Elegant straight PIANO in rosewood,... - Lot 400 - 68 Art auction

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Napoleon III, Elegant straight PIANO in rosewood,... - Lot 400 - 68 Art auction
Napoleon III, Elegant straight PIANO in rosewood, mahogany and bone or ivory, used as "cigar box", but also as decoration for "fashion dolls"! The lid opens by pressing one of the black keys on the keyboard. An inner box (missing) was supposed to allow the cigars to come out via a spring fixed in the bottom of the piano! A garland of brass beads decorates the edge of the lid and the keyboard. This one rests on two thin turned wooden columns... There is a wooden slat missing from the edge of the lid and a turned toupillon under the keyboard. 20 cm Lg, 19 cm Ht.
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