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Forsythe's
FORSYTHE’S ANTIQUE AUCTION
The George E. Theders Trust Collection
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2004, 12:00 NOON
CINCINNATI, OHIO

 Located at Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville, Ohio. Conveniently located immediately off I-75 just south of I-275. (Suburban Cincinnati)

OVER 100 MUSIC BOXES

 OVER 30 DISC MUSIC BOXES: Including rare 82” 3 disc Symphonion 13 5/8” disc musical grandfather clock w/ornate case & beveled glass; Regina 15 ½” disc musical grandfather clock coin operated music box in oak case; 81” 3-disc Symphonion 13 3/8” disc music box; Regina 27” disc upright automatic changer disc music box w/wonderful carved original finish case; ornate Polyphon 24 1/2” disc upright coin operated music box on stand; Regina 27” disc upright coin operated music box in wonderful carved case; Polyphon 19 5/8” disc upright coin operated music box on stand; Stella 26” floor model music box in fine oak carved case; Polyphon 19 5/8” disc coin operated upright music box; Empress Concert Grand 18 1/2” disc floor model music box; Symphonion 17 3/4” disc music box on stand; Stella 15” disc music box on stand; beautiful Regina 15 1/2” disc music box w/carved oak case; Symphonion 11 3/4” disc music box w/highly carved oak case; Imperial Symphonion 15 1/2” disc music box w/inlaid case; Regina 15 1/2” disc music box w/mahogany serpentine case; other Regina 15 1/2” disc music box; etc.

OVER 45 CYLINDER MUSIC BOXES: Interchangeable 12 cylinder Bremond Orchestral Swiss music box w/wonderful inlaid case & 55” 3-drawer base cabinet on legs; Mermod Freres interchangeable cylinder box w/three 24 2/3” cylinders & matching table; rare Paillard revolver cylinder music box w/4 - 13” cylinders; rare 30” music box w/15” cylinder w/center feathered bird in nest w/18 central organ & flute notes; 40” interchangeable music box w/four 16” cylinders w/7 bells & 50” matching table base w/2 drawers; 34 1/2” Troll & Baker interchangeable music box w/14 1/2” cylinders & 6 bells & drums, & matching inlaid table base; super 44” exquisitely inlaid music box w/6 birds, bells & drum w/25” cylinders; large 51” Prowse & Company music box w/25” cylinder & 9 bells; large 50” Columbia music box w/two 20” cylinders; super 48” music box w/10 bells & birds & wonderful inlay; 42” music box w/20” cylinder & 9 bells, birds & drum; 40” music box w/17” cylinder & 6 bells& drums; Pallard 30” music box w/13 3/4” cylinder & 6 bells & drums; wonderful inlaid 14 tune music box w/19” cylinder; Sublime Harmony music box w/17 1/2” cylinder w/butterfly inlay & oil painting; 31” 12-tune music box w/19” cylinder; Mandoline-Organodeide 29” music box w/17” cylinder; Nicole Freres 31” cloisonne box w/large 20” cylinder; 28” carved George Baker 8-tune music box w/15” cylinder; etc.

OTHER MUSICAL MACHINES: Limonaire Fairground organ w/hand painted front; large Arburo dance organ, plays 14” rolls; Arthur Bursens large band organ; coin operated barrel piano in beautiful inlaid case & mirrored front; 93-pipe 41-note hand crank barrel organ by A. Wagner w/wonderful inlaid case; Wurlitzer style #103 Flying Dutchman band organ w/oak case; Wilcox & White player organ w/rolls; Blanchet Fils piano; etc.

FURNITURE: Fabulous inlaid Renaissance Revival Centennial table w/ George Washington; Two super carved library tables; Marquetry desk; Unusual cherry lockside chest-wardrobe combination; Magnificent carved walnut arm chair; carved music box chairs; Inlaid swivel card table, etc.

OVER 40 CLOCKS: English mahogany grandfather’s clock w/Westminister & Whittington chimes w/a nest of 8 bells; tall case organ clock plays 5” diameter wood organ roll; Gustave Becker German tall case clocks; elaborate Vienna regulator; early English skeleton clock; mechanical ship clock under dome; mechanical bird clock under dome; French Lepaute bronze mantle clock; elaborately carved mantle clock w/matching shelf; Pert Bally A Paris clock w/hand painted panel depicting a cupid, under dome; 52” Vienna regulator; Ansonia double female swinger; Kroeber white onyx mantle clock; French gilt spelter clock of winged cupid holding flowers; 43” inlaid 8-day bell strike regulator clock; French Conical Pendulum white onyx table clock; French gilt statue clocks under domes; French Morbier clock marked, “L. N. Clermont”; Gustave Becker wall clock w/music box inside; carriage clocks; etc.

OVER 25 PHONOGRAPHS: “Grand Opera” Zon-O-Phone; Columbia Graphophone Type BS w/curved glass top; Edison Amberola Model A Upright; Talk-A-Phone disc table model w/carved case; Several Edisons; Pucks; etc.

MISCELLANEOUS: Singing birds in cages Automations; other Automations including Louis Vuitton monkey, bear playing drum, Lambert Hookah smoker, rabbit in lettuce, hand crank money, etc.; 3 musical cuff boxes & cuffs; 20 roller-type organs; hundreds of individual metal discs; TOYS: incl. Super 48” horse drawn fire ladder wagon, Two Fleischmann clockwork boats, etc.; Pepsi bottle radio; Wahl advertising display pen; paintings; Lamps; Table top Stereographoscope; Stereo viewer & 175 early cards & many other collectibles.

AUCTIONEER’S NOTE: This auction consists of the fabulous collection of the late George Theders, one of the premiere musical collections in the United States.

NOTE: Color catalogs $25.00 includes postage & price results. Please send check to address below. Visit our website at www.fforsytheauctions.com. Preview- Saturday Feb. 14 - 2-8 p.m. & Feb. 15 9-Noon.

TERMS: 10% Buyers Premium. Cash, check w/bank letter, Visa/Mastercard accepted.

FORSYTHE’S
414 North Columbus St.
Russellville, Ohio 45168
http://www.fforsytheauctions.com/

FRANK FORSYTHE, AUCTIONEER
513-531-9575
fsfforsythe@yahoo.com

DAVE FORSYTHE, AUCTIONEER
937-377-6415
theantiqueman@hotmail.com


06 January 2004

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