Bidspirit auction | A 19th Century Cylinder Music

A 19th Century Cylinder Music Box with Bells and Marquetry Inlay playing up to 8 lyres ( seen working) - A 19th Century Cylinder Music Box with Bells.Playing up to 8 lyres ( seen working)  This vintage wooden cylinder music box features a hinged lid adorned with classical-style marquetry inlay. The inlay depicts a central vignette of musical instruments, including a horn and a scroll, intertwined with floral and foliate motifs, all framed by linear banding on a rich, warm-toned wood surface, likely walnut or mahogany. The rectangular body of the box also appears to be made from a similar wood, with a keyhole visible on the front. The interior reveals a mechanical music box mechanism visible under a glass panel, comprising a large pinned metal cylinder, a comb of numerous tuned teeth, and three prominent brass-finished bells, with a winding handle present on the left side.