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05-04-2015, 09:33 AM
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I don't recall the auction house, but about a two decades ago, they had the same music box putting the year in 1940s. Another auction house had it the 20s. Everyone else, puts the piece in the dead-ball era. Whatever the year it was produced, they still command big money.
what a good "buy!" Albert Last edited by sporteq; 05-04-2015 at 12:11 PM. 
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05-04-2015, 11:06 AM
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Fred Zimbalist & Co was from Cleveland Ohio, it imported Thoren Music Boxes from Switzerland and encased them in etched silver and silver plated boxes that they had made in India. The company started in mid 1940’s and was sold in 2013
All of the boxes were handmade and no two were the same. A similar music box was sold at auction on 3/7/2013 for $1,011.00, this box still played "Take me out to the Ballgame" Last edited by murphusa; 05-04-2015 at 11:09 AM.
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05-04-2015, 02:34 PM
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05-04-2015, 02:58 PM
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Which auction was it that you saw that it sold for $1000?
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05-04-2015, 03:05 PM
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05-04-2015, 03:26 PM
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Carlton first noted this box in his 2006 National write up:
http://www.sportsantiques101.com/06natpage3.htm Search "Music Box" in Hunts completed auctions and you will see a few (or the same one sold multiple times). Hunts attributed it to the 1920s. SCP and Lengendary implied or stated Turn of Century. Seems the key is knowing it is a Fred Zimbalist piece, which would put it in the 40s/50s. In the absence of that knowledge, any earlier guess on age seems understandable. However....this group (Jim in particular) could immediatelly date this to the 40s while SCP and Legendary couldn't do some basic homework?  Is it possible not all these are Zimbalist? the Ebay one doesn't have a sticker, so how did that seller know it was Zimbalist, or are they just assuming? (the Thorens pamphlet does look 40s/50s).Either way absolutely gorgeous piece, (wish I saw it on ebay), but seems $3-5K is more in line than $15-30K.
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09-25-2016, 12:45 PM
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I believe the music box sold for quite a bit less because it is broken and doesn't play.
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