I have just been looking at the catalog for the Jack Donovan collection
which is to be sold on the 5th July in London.  Jack was a dealer in
musical boxes in the Portobello Road, London.  (See the film "Notting
Hill", starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.)

He built up a large collection of mainly automata but also music boxes.
He is reputed to have had more than 50 Grand format Overture boxes when
he died; this may or may not be the truth.  In the sale are some nice
items, chiefly :-

 * a Double disc player by Adler Fortuna playing two 26 inch discs side
by side.  Estimate is up to 60,000 USD.

 * a Symphonion Eroica three disc clock, estimate up to 37,000 USD.

 * A Polyphon hall clock playing 15 inch discs (22,000 USD)

 * A Regina 27 inch Changer, and a 15 inch Bowfront changer (both rare
in the UK)

 * Two large orchestral Interchangeable boxes,  and a four cylinder
revolver box by Paillard.

These should attract a lot of attention from collectors and dealers
alike.

Brian Chesters