Reuge Vintage Wood And Decoupage Art Music Box

Unique vintage wood music box features a mechanical wind-up on the bottom from Reuge, Swiss made. This decorative wooden box features a reproduction of "Café du Commerce", a whimsical folk-art painting by German artist Jan Balet (1913–2009), depicting a traditional French bistro storefront and a stylized waiter holding a tray. Excellent condition and works. ▪︎ Size: 5.5"L x 3.75"W x 2.5"H ▪︎ Artist: Jan Balet, known for mid-20th-century stylized paintings of European street scenes, cafes, and markets. ▪︎ Artwork: "Café du Commerce" ▪︎ Object: A small keepsake box with music playing when you open it. ▪︎ Brand & Origin: Reuge is a famous Swiss manufacturer of high-end mechanical music boxes based in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. ▪︎ Bottom Sticker, 103 251 103: This designates the Reuge mechanical movement model or series type used for mid-sized wooden art and jewelry boxes. 251: This represents the specific tune card/cylinder pattern. For this European series, it plays a melody arrangement consisting of: The Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau) by Johann Strauss II Tales from the Vienna Woods (Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald) by Johann Strauss II