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524 - Giovanni Racca (1843-1902) a 'Piano Melodico' with 11 music …

Estimate €800 - €1,200
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Description
Giovanni Racca (1843-1902) a 'Piano Melodico' with 11 music books, Italy, 19th C., added: a Monopol music box. Veneer, beech, rosewood. Mechanical piano with 48 notes on three turned legs on casters. Operated by a crank on the side. Developed and manufactured by the Bolognese producer Giovanni Racca (1843-1902). An similar example is located in the Museo Musicalia in Cesena, the Italian national museum for mechanical music. Inscription on the front lid: 'Piano Melodico Brevettato'. Stamped inside in red ink: '[?] - Alle Città d'Italia - Firenze / Fratelli Bocconi', which refers to the Bocconi brothers' department store in Florence where the piece was sold. The department store used this name between approximately 1880 and 1917. Inside, beneath the strings, is the worn factory label of Giovanni Racca. 11 music books (The Geiska, Valzer Bleue, Valzer Puppenfee, Opera Bohème, Marcia Le Régiment qui passé, Mazurka un Mazzolino di Viole, Mazurka Sulle rive del wiser, Mazurka Volutta, Valzer Loin du bal, Polka Miss Helyette, Mazurka Fantoches). Added: working Monopol music box, German, 19th century, including music disc featuring La Reine des Faits / Daisy Queen / Die Gigerlkönigin by Paul Lincke. Dimensions: H: 15 cm x W: 31 cm x D: 28 cm. (78 x 86 x 115 cm) Condition Report: The absence of a condition report does not imply a perfect item. Please send us an e-mail to request a condition report at [email protected]
About the sale Decorative Arts and Decoration, Sculptures, marbles and bronzes, Paintings and Fine Arts, Carpets, Asian Arts and Ceramics & Arts of the Table.
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Auction time 11/12/2026 at 12:00 PM
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