Auction Team Breker
140th Specialty Auction
»Science & Technology«
»Mechanical Music & Fine Toys«
November 5, 2016

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Symphonion »Eroica No. 38B« Disc Musical Box, c. 1895
With 9 sets of discs.
Excellent playing condition!
Estimate: € 35.000 – 45.000 /
US$ 38,500 – 49,500
Rare »Sonnette de l’Entracte« (“Intermission Bell”) Automaton by Gustave & Henry Vichy, c. 1895
Ht. 30 in. In original, unrestored condition.
Estimate: € 25.000 – 30.000 /
US$ 27,500 – 33,000
Original Symphonion No. 25 GS »Gambrinus«
Musical Box, c. 1900
With original terracotta figure and provenance from the
“Drei Mädelhaus” guest house (established in 1897) where
it entertained customers for three generations.
Estimate: € 12.000 – 18.000 / US$ 13,000 – 20,000
Symphonion »Double-Disc
Model 252«, c. 1905
Superb restored condition, with full and expressive sound. – Super rare!
Estimate: € 12.000 – 18.000 /
US$ 13,000 – 20,000
»Eccentric Clown« Automaton by Gustave & Henry Vichy, c. 1895
Ht. 43 in. (110 cm). In original, unrestored condition
– the only example of this model that we know of.
Estimate: € 25.000 – 30.000 /
US$ 27,500 – 33,000
The very 1st Telephone by L.M. Ericsson, 1878 Marked and dated. – A fantastic icon of telephone history – Exceptionally rare! –
Estimate: € 10.000 – 15.000 / US$ 11,000 – 17,000
SSR »Fialka M-125-3MP2« Cipher Machine, 1965
Estimate: € 8.000 – 10.000 /
US$ 9,000 – 11,000
Rare Mahogany and Brass Hadley’s Octant by George Adams Senior, London, 1767 Signed and dated with boxwood transversal scale.
Estimate: € 5.000 – 8.000 /
US$ 5,600 – 9,000
Self-regulating Hot Air Motor by Wilhelm Lehmann, c. 1875
Estimate: € 4.000 – 6.000 / US$ 4,500 – 6,700
Musical Automaton »Panorama No. 176P (Horse Race)« Disc Musical Box by Kalliope, Leipzig, 1902 For 64,5 cm / 25 2⁄5 in. discs.
Estimate: € 30.000 – 40.000 /
US$ 34,000 – 45,000
Fine ½-inch Parchment and Shagreen Refracting Telescope by George Adams Senior, London, signed and dated 1752
Estimate: € 4.000 – 6.000 /
US$ 4,500 – 6,750
»Kneist«, 1893 Extraordinary and rare German index typewriter. – A spectacular exhibition piece. – Estimate: € 12.000 – 18.000 /
US$ 13,300 – 20,000
»Comet« Aeroplane by Tippco, c. 1938
Extremely rare!
Estimate: € 4.000 – 6.000 /
US$ 4,500 – 6,700
Li-La Lehmanns Car-Sisters, 1903
Estimate: € 900 – 1.200 /
US$ 990 – 1,350
“Orpheus” – The largest Table Disc Musical Box, c. 1900 With 27 original metal discs (Ø 57,5 cm / 22 5⁄8 in.)
– The only known example. – A sensational collector’s item and exhibition piece!
Estimate: € 14.000 – 18.000 /
US$ 15.400 – 19.800
Malling-Hansen »Writing Ball«, 1867 World’s 1st typewriter produced in series! With original mahogany travelling case. A highly historically important exhibition and collector’s item.
Estimate: € 70.000 – 90.000 /
US$ 78,000 – 100,000
English Table Orrery, early 19th Century
Estimate: € 20.000 – 25.000 /
US$ 22,000 – 27,500
Large Current Generating Dynamo, c. 1910 (See mobile for size comparison)
Estimate:
€ 700 – 1.000 / US$ 780 – 1,100
…and many more!
Kosmopolit, 1888 Extremely rare and sought-after German typewriter.
Estimate: € 12.000 – 18.000 /
US$ 13,500 – 20,000
»Viktoria (Gardner)«, 1890 German Version of the English type sleeve machine by John Gardner, Manchester, UK. – Extremely rare collector’s item.
Estimate: € 10.000 – 15.000 / US$ 11,000 – 16,500
»Darling«, 1911 One of the top highlights in any major typewriter collection.
Estimate: € 4.000 – 6.000 / US$ 4,500 – 6,700
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