Antique Victorian French Flutina Concertina Accordion Squeeze Box VTG diatonic
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Antique Victorian French Flutina Concertina Accordion Squeeze Box VTG diatonic:
$65.50
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Diatonic accordion (accordéon diatonique), France,ca. 1860-1880. 24-plus-2 key set-up and air escape key. 5-fold bellows withgold, red and blue floral design on light green paper. Rosewood-veneered casingin scalloped profile with maple inlay.
Condition: In pieces, missing sections of trimand veneer; bellows torn away from back board in places; missing 1mother-of-pearl key; several loose pieces, those detached bagged and kept withinstrument
Long Description:
24-plus-2 and air release; 24 spoon/shovel-shapedkeys in 2 rows, mother-of-pearl; 26 round mother-of-pearl pallets; brass keyworkings; two pivoted brass rise-and-fall keys mounted on edge of keyboard, oneend with perforated brass cover; rosewood-veneered case in scalloped profilewith floral/foliate maple inlay, some painted green; 5-fold bellows with gold,red and blue floral design on light green paper; no bass (left hand) casing,rather a board to which the bellows are attached; single, brass leaf-sprung keyas air escape; rectangular white-painted molding in scalloped profile surroundsthe air escape key and serves as handle when instrument is played
Accessories: none
Condition:
In pieces, missing sections of trim and veneer;bellows torn away from left hand board in places; missing 1 mother-of-pearl key;several loose pieces, detached pieces are shown in the photograph
Measurements: 14-1/4 in (362 mm) x 4-3/4 in (121 mm) x6-1/4 in (158 mm)
IdentifyingMarks Other Than Signature: None
Interior marked in several places: 700 k
SerialNo.: none
Date: 1860-1880 ca.
Maker: unknown
Location: France
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Antique Victorian French Flutina Concertina Accordion Squeeze Box VTG diatonic:
$65.50