An Early 20thC Hand Wind Musical Box c.1900-10 sub-Art & Sculpture Johannes Kip (b Amsterdam

Johannes Kip (b Amsterdam

The colours remain largely vivid and the examples within the case are hugely varied

5”Depth: 12”The attractively formed cave formation specimen

in other words his paint has flaked and chipped off in places (he has had an awful lot thrown at him in the past) but this only adds to his aesthetic appeal and structurally he is in sound order

The plate does have some minor areas of wear

An Early 20thC Hand Wind Musical Box c.1900-10 sub-Art & Sculpture Johannes Kip (b AmsterdamOrigin: EnglishPeriod: EdwardianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900 10Diameter: 2. 75Depth: 1. 25The charming early 20thc hand crank or wind musical box, of pressed metal to a brass and porcelain handle, and with a paper image of a young girl wearing a red ribbon to the facing side, the flanks with impressed lyres, the whole in working order and surviving from the first decade of the twentieth century. In working order the sound is sweet and evocative.