When one of my daughters pointed out this lovely jewelry box at the Goodwill this weekend it did indeed catch my eye. I loved the colors and the design. It was marked $3.00 and it was 1/2 price day!
I really didn't intend to use it as a jewelry box but thought it would look pretty sitting out somewhere in my home. I tried to wind it to play the music and it seemed to not work at the store. All the same, I decided I wanted to buy it. When I got home I decided it did indeed look really nice on my dresser in the bedroom and I might just actually use it for the little amount of jewelry I wear. Much to my surprise as I opened it to put jewelry in it began to beautifully play "Edelweis"! It has worked every time without fail. I apparently didn't open the lid when trying it at the store (duh!).
After looking at the markings on the bottom & researching this little beauty I came to find it is much more valuable then the $1.50 I payed! It seems from what I've seen it possibly is valued more like $150.00! It appears to be a
Sorrento Music box. It has the "Made in Italy" label on it and the part you wind says "Romance" (aka "Swiss Reuge") on it!
I am very pleased!
In doing research on this music box I found that
Vintage Chalet is doing a give away for one of these.
So if you're interested in entering click
here!
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