This HMV Model 12, or it's successor the Model 175, was probably decorated to the order of a prestigious dealer.
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Blue Chinoiserie HMV on UK eBay.
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Re: Blue Chinoiserie HMV on UK eBay.
Superb! I love it! Excellent example of a machine decorated shortly after it left the factory. I love the blue background and the decoration.
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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder as they say. I guess Jerry's eyes are different than mine. 

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I love it too... very unusual. I like the black versions, also, but this blue is striking...
That ugly Buddha and bowl certainly detract from the presentation, along with the curtain...
That ugly Buddha and bowl certainly detract from the presentation, along with the curtain...
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That's gorgeous!
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I can live with that.Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder as they say. I guess Jerry's eyes are different than mine.![]()

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Re: Blue Chinoiserie HMV on UK eBay.
£1,200 ! doubt if it will sell for that sort of money though particularly on North Lincolnshire 

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If it was in the states, it would be gone already...
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Re: Blue Chinoiserie HMV on UK eBay.
I would be all over it! Its cute as a button.Curt A wrote:If it was in the states, it would be gone already...