Rotierender Christbaumständer mit Walzenmusik, Cannstatt, um 1900

Wood and metal; described in an old company advertisement as “Eckardt’s selbstspielender Christbaum-Ständer mit Musik”; circular Christmas tree base on an ebonised wooden platform with 4 round feet, designed as a hilly landscape (“Felsgruppe” according to the manufacturer) made of thin metal (pewter?) with naturalistic painting and fine, sand-grain-sized glass beads in matching colours; fitted internally with a cylinder music box which, according to a label on the underside from J. C. Detmering, Hamburg, plays the melodies “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” and “O du fröhliche, o du selige Weihnachtszeit” (and/or 2 additional pieces according to a second label); goblet-shaped cast-iron fitting for securing the tree, decorated with floral and cone ornaments; winding key affixed to the underside with adhesive; diameter: ca. 35 cm, height including fitting: ca. 24 cm; pronounced signs of age, losses to the paintwork, surface abrasions, 1 round foot partially replaced with cork, resulting in a slightly unstable stance, functionality not tested; manufacturer’s mark “J. C. ECKARDT” on the upper surface, featuring the motif “St Nicholas, Christmas tree and children” and patent information; weight: ca. 4.2 kg.

Estimate:£317.56

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