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Anyone know what the Moorish Marquetry Victrola XVI sold for?

Final listing showed no bids on it.

Chuck

I'm not surprised.
L doors are ugly at the best of times, but these look like someone's thrown up all over it lol.
They may be rare, and desirable in some people's eyes, but I guess no bids just shows they had an opening bid that was way too high in the eyes of serious collectors.
Or perhaps it more a case where collectors wives refuse to let anything so atrocious in the house?

Can anyone post a link to the auction pictures?

Phono-Phan wrote: Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:48 pm Can anyone post a link to the auction pictures?

In these machines you can only play Scheherezade, and similar things...

Where was this offered for sale/auction?

Luckily, everyone's taste is different, also everyone's wife's taste Aside from the price point, both my wife and I would LOVE a marvel like that in our house. But I also like the L-door design

Andreas

This is a work of fine art and belongs in a museum. If you had carpentry skills your appreciation of its beauty would help justify the high cost to buy it. Thanks for posting the pictures.

JerryVan wrote: Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:53 am Where was this offered for sale/auction?

I'll ask again... where was this offered for sale?