1900s Silver Figural Baseball Music Box

[murphusa]

Boy are you guys tough.

Remember what I said before, no two are alike they were hand etched

In the last 20 years only 6 examples have come to puBlic sale

Hunt was the first to offer that I can find and theirs was the one from the Wrigley family or so they say because it has a W on the home plate section. It sold for $9500

Hunt then sold a different one for $8500. This one was then resold for $13,145 at Legendary in 8/11
It was also sold again last month for $22,000

Hunt also sold another for $6,500 which was different than all the others as the home plate was engraved

The one that sold for $1011 with a $242 estimate from an authenticator was the smaller version made inn the 50's. I know this because the movement has the same turners as other thorns boxes from the 50's

The $26,290 one with the player is also a 40's style, again based on the music box winder

Bob great buy the other night was different from all the others. It is the larger size. Due to the movements winder it was made in the 40's as we're all the above except for the 1011 example.

In my opinion, he stole it as we say. This example is in the same class as the $22,000 and the $26,000 boxes.

In a major auction it is my opinion that he would equal those prices.