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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Period Marquetry Cigar Box, Music Box
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Napoleon III period marquetry cigar presentation box is
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Bronze

19th Century French Twelve-Cigar Holder Box with Brass Mounts and Music Box
Located in Dallas, TX
brass beads. Inside each door, there are brass mounts which can hold up to three cigars. The music box
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Brass

Regency Mahogany And Inlaid Piano Form Music Box
Located in Essex, MA
Piano form with paper lined interior , turned ebonized legs.
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Antique 19th Century British Boxes

19th Century Swiss Eight Air Rosewood Cylinder Box
Located in London, GB
Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 7 inches Music box (also musical box) is a 19th/20th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Decorative Boxes

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Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood

Rare Palais Royal Ormolu + Mother of Pearl Music Box / Jewel Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A rare and unusual Palais Royal gilded ormolu and Mother of Pearl music box, in the form of a
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

UNTESTED ANTIQUE GERMAN SYMPHONION MUSIC BOX WITH MULTIPLE DISCS MUSICAL COLLECt
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather interesting untested Antique German Symphonion music
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Antique 19th Century German Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Huntley Palmers Biscuit Tin "The Music Room"
By Huntley Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
antiques collectors, dealers and decorators alike! We specialize in period 18th and 19th century English
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Antique Regina "the Olympia" Music Box with 6 Discs, circa 1890
By Regina Music Box Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique "The Olympia" music box by Regina features quarter sawn oak case with lake scene print
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Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments

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Oak

19th Century Swiss Music Box
Located in Savannah, GA
Walnut case with inlay band crank Swiss music box featuring eight airs. The hinged lid opens to
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Musical Instruments

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Brass

French 19th Century Ornate Music Box
Located in Santa Monica, CA
French 19th century ornate music box, no longer working.
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Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments

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Gold, Metal

Wall Clock with Working Music Box, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved wooden wall clock with metal disc music box, 19th century. Clock divided into two parts
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Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Wall Clocks

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Other

19th Century Black Forest Music Box
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
Swiss cylinder music box . 21 1/2" cylinder playing 12 tunes. Housed in a Black Forest carved
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Musical Instruments

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Other

Cylinder Music Box, Nicole Frères Manufacture, Genève, Switzerland, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cylinder music box is a decorative object realized by Nicole Frères at the second half of 19th
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

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Metal

A small French music box, 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small music box where the top has a motive of Palais de l`Industrie in Paris. The building was
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Musical Instruments

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Bone

19th Century French Organina Thibouville Music Box with 15 Punched Cards
Located in Dallas, TX
free reeds made of brass, which reproduce music that is especially recorded on folding punched cards
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Antique Late 19th Century French Musical Instruments

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Paper, Wood

Interchangable Cylinder Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
boxes were at the height of fashion in the late 19th century serving as a status symbol for European
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Victorian Musical Instruments

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Brass

Swiss Music Wood Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
mechanism of the cylinder while it’s playing the songs. The music box is working very well and you can
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Musical Instruments

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Wood

20 Antique Symphonion Music Box 13.5" Discs 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
20 Antique Symphonion Music Box 13.5" Discs 19th C
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Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments

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Metal

19th Century French "Clock Painting" with Music Box in Carved Gilt Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
them. The original clock and the music box inside the frame are functional and in working condition
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paintings

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Tôle

19th Century French Eight-Melodies Cylinder Music Box in Good Working Condition
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful antique music box from France, circa 1860. The wooden box with inlay band crank music box
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Musical Instruments

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Brass

Large 19th Century Swiss Inlaid Walnut Cylinder Zither Music Box with 12 Songs
Located in Dallas, TX
hand-cranked works are enclosed in a glass case. This music box has a paper zither attachment and plays
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

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Tulipwood

19th Century Swiss Wood Inlaid and Ebonized Cylinder Music Box with Ten Songs
By Paillard Frères 1
Located in Dallas, TX
Listen to soft, cheerful music in your living room with this traditional, antique music box
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

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Brass

Antique French 8 Song Music Box, Pap Leon Hecker Cie, Paris. Late 19th Century
Located in Victoria, BC
intricate mechanism creates the music. It can play 8 hugely popular songs from the 19th century some of
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Antique 19th Century French Late Victorian Musical Instruments

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Metal

Antique Swiss Music Box with Eleven 4.5” Disks C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Swiss Music Box with Eleven 4.5” Disks C1890 Measures- 6.25"H x 10.75"W x 6.25"D
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

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Wood

Antique Swiss Samuel Troll Fils Key Wind Cylinder Music Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in Switzerland in approximately 1850, this key wind brass cylinder music box is set in a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Black Forest Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Antique French Automaton Singing Bird in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French automaton music box offers singing bird seated on foliate branch in brass cage
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Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments

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Brass

Swiss Music Box with Ten Airs Drums and Bells Finely Inlaid Marquetry circa 1880
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine quality Swiss 10 Air Music box, dating to circa 1880. The mechanical mechanism is
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Victorian Musical Instruments

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Steel

19th century 8 tune music box with 6 bells
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful original music box with 6 bells. This music box plays 6 melodies on a 33cm cylinder as
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

19th century 10 tune music box with drum and bells
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Exposed drum and bells music box. Playing 10 tunes as indicated on the original tunesheet. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

19th century 10 tune music box with 6 bells by Paillard
By M. J. Paillard Co.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
music boxes in Switzerland and produced music boxes untill the end of the 19th century. The boxes by
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Troubadour disc music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
end of the 19th century. Troubadour music boxes are highly sought after, and this particular example
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Antique 19th Century German Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Komet disc music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful music box box by Komet. Rare good playing music box 1 disc, diameter 20.8cm.
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Antique 19th Century German Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Steel, Iron, Other, Cut Steel

Late 19th Century Gilt and Bronze Tweeting Automaton Music Bird Box
Located in London, Nottinghill
When wound and the actuation button slid to the right, the bird with layered feathered plumage in various red tones, gold gilt metal case, emerges moving polished metal beak, wings, ...
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Antique 1880s Decorative Boxes

Keywind 6 tune music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Swiss music box by unknown maker. The mechanism is wound up by a key and plays 6 melodies as
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Steel, Iron

Nicole Freres Mozart music box
By Nicole Frères
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare Nicole Frères music box – exclusively playing Mozart Beautiful Swiss music box by Nicole
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Other Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Swiss Inlaid Rosewood Music Box on Stand Circa 1870
Located in Louisville, KY
Swiss Inlaid Rosewood Music Box on Stand, Circa 1870; featuring a lovely marquetry case housing the
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Decorative Boxes

Wooden House Cigarette Holder Music Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Vintage, wooden music box cigarette holder in a whimsical house design. Box is hand wound and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Music Box by Nicole Freres playing Belini
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare keywind music box by Nicole Freres. Playing 8 tunes as indicated on the original tunesheet. 7
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Nicole Freres 6 tunes mandoline music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Nicole Frères music box with rare "mandoline setting" A beautiful and highly collectible Nicole
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Victorian Swiss 8 Air Music Box in Rosewood
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Victorian Swiss 8 air music box in rosewood. A fabulous rosewood and ebonized fruitwood music box
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Music Box with Exposed Controls playing 6 tunes
By LeCoultre Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful, early and rare music box made in the early 19th century. This early music box plays 6
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Music box on table with 4 interchangeble cylinders
Located in Zonhoven, BE
was distributed by "National Music Box" at the end of the 19th century and produced in Switserland
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Fad cylinder Music Box playing 2 per Turn
Located in Zonhoven, BE
eautiful, large and early music box. This box has a thick (about 8m diameter) cylinder and plays
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Music box with drum, bells and dancing dolls
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Elegant Station Music Box with Sublime Harmony, Drum, 6 Bells, and Dancing Dolls This refined
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Other Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron, Nickel

Music box with 6 bells and 8 melodies.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Music box with 6 bells and 8 melodies. The mechanism plays 8 melodies noted on 1 cylinder. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Swiss Cylinder Music Box in Inlaid Walnut Case, Eight Tunes
Located in Toronto, ONTARIO
A Swiss music box in a beautifully inlaid walnut case. The music is played by approximately 85
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Sheraton Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Music box stand with 4 interchangeble cylinders in seperate case
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare cylinder box with 4 interchangeable cylinders. Made in Switzerland at the end of the 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Forte-Piano Music Box by Mouliné Ainé playing 4 Tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare music box by Mouliné Ainé. This box is made about 1840-1850 and is in great condition. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Music Box with Exposed Controls playing 6 tune probably by Lecoultre
By LeCoultre Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful, early and rare music box probably made by Lecoultre in the early 19th century. This
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Music Box with Exposed Controls and Sectional Comb by Ducommun Girod
Located in Zonhoven, BE
the first manufacturers of music boxes early in the 19th century. He is known for his fine
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Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Polyphon 45D disc music box with double comb and disc storage
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Charm and Elegance in Every Note: A 15.5-inch Double Comb Polyphon Disc Musical Box (Style 45D
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Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Iron

19th Century Swiss Walnut Music Box
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A superb Swiss massive walnut music box on stand by Jacob Freere, with drums and seven butterfly
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Antique 19th Century British Musical Instruments

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Walnut

Mechanical Doll with Music Box by Bru, Late 19th Century
By Bru
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
eyes are open and her mouth is closed. The music box and the mechanism of the doll are in a great
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Antique Late 19th Century French Toys

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Metal

Polyphon Mikado Music Box.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and Elegant Polyphon Mikado Music Box – A Timeless Masterpiece This stunning Polyphon Mikado
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Antique Late 19th Century German Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Other

Symphonion Eroica Music Box.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Exceptional and Rare Symphonion Music Box. This stunning and highly rare Symphonion music box is a
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Antique Late 19th Century German Other Musical Instruments

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Other

Swiss Eight Air Music Box
Located in Wiltshire, GB
Swiss eight air music box case inlaid in musical instruments Dimensions: Height 10" (25cm
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box
Located in Long Beach, CA
Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box c. 1890's. Marked 800
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Antique 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles

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Silver

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 19th century music box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and walnut, every 19th century music box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a 19th century music box — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. Each 19th century music box bearing Victorian, Baroque or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. A well-made 19th century music box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Regina Music Box Co., Mermod Frères and Baptiste-Antoine Brémond are consistently popular.

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Prices for a 19th century music box start at $180 and top out at $128,500 with the average selling for $3,747.
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