{"product_id":"vintage-hand-crank-music-box-marie-antoinette-chateau-de-versailles","title":"Vintage Hand-Crank Music Box – Marie Antoinette, Château de Versailles","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMarie Antoinette Hand-Crank Music Box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA charming miniature hand-crank music box from the official collection of the \u003cem\u003eChâteaux de Versailles et de Trianon\u003c\/em\u003e. Decorated with romantic floral prints and period fashion engravings depicting Queen Marie Antoinette and her court ladies in full 18th-century dress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelody: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Il pleut bergère\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — lyrics by Philippe Fabre d'Eglantine, music by Victor Simon, 1780\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical note: the song was sung at the founding of the National Guard after the storming of the Bastille; its author is said to have hummed it on his way to the scaffold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: fashion engravings from the Versailles collection (©RMN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanism: hand-crank metal music movement on wooden base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes in original illustrated box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions - 6 cm x 4.5 cm x 3 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent vintage condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA truly unique collector's piece — a tiny fragment of French royal history that fits in the palm of your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A1 post","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54301743907149,"sku":"247","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/0510\/8557\/files\/610569888_757042857439279_6290367584698758367_n_4e0dd68b-d15b-4658-8e76-9684db5a5089.jpg?v=1784093032","url":"https:\/\/vsemir.com\/products\/vintage-hand-crank-music-box-marie-antoinette-chateau-de-versailles","provider":"VSEMIR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}