German Music Box
Vintage Wooden German Music Box - Travel Trunk - Strauss:
Les Roses Du Sud
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1960s German Novelty piece in the shape of this handsome travel trunk music box. It is executed
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Pine
$330
H 2.56 in W 5.12 in D 3.55 in
Black Forest Whip Carved Wood Fox Music Box With Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
The whip carved wood fox music box with glass eyes, is a finely crafted example of late 19th
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Antique 1890s German Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
editions of The Music Box Handbook, by Graham Webb.
Circa 1890
35" wide x 21 3/4" deep x 85" high
Did
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Located in London, GB
This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening
Category
Antique 19th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
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Polyphon 71G disc music box with bells
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful and Rare Polyphon Music Box with Bells – Type 71G
This lovely Polyphon music box, model
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Silver Bird Cage with Music, circa 1920
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A silver bird cage with music, circa 1920, Germany.
Category
20th Century German Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
European Silver Gilt Interior Antique German Listening to Music Scene Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 5.5 x 3 5/8 x 1.5 in
Weight: 8.5 toz.
Category
Early 20th Century German Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
H 1.5 in W 5.5 in D 3.63 in
A very rare animated German walnut standing disc music box, Kalliope, circa 1895
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This music box has a Jockey automaton has an periferal driven double comb and bells 63.5-cm disc
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
H 93.71 in W 33.08 in D 19.69 in
Vintage Gramophone with Original Box, Germany, 1920
Located in Lugano, Ticino
Vintage antique red music gramophone music box, from Germany.
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Early 20th Century German More Desk Accessories
Rare German Music Box, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
MUSIC BOX
German,
from the end of the 19th century.
movement, mechanical, with 10 songs.
On
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Antique 19th Century German Renaissance Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique German Inlaid Music Box
Located in Manhasset, NY
A crank wind up Marquetry Inlaid Music Box. Turn of the Century. Plays nurmous songs. The teeth
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Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Vintage Christmas Music Box Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage wooden music box from the Erzgebirge. The region Erzgebirge formerly Eastern Germany is
Category
Mid-20th Century German Arts and Crafts More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century German Toy Music Box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century music box
An original Victorian music box, made of wood and still plays an
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Vintage 1920s German Late Victorian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Pine
German Inlaid and Ebonized Music Box. 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
German inlaid and ebonized music box with original musical works, gilded ornate side handles, and
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Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage Christmas Music Box Wood Erzgebirge Germany
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Vintage christmas music box from Switzerland.
Made from wood with the holy family in the house
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Arts and Crafts More Folk Art
Materials
Wood
German Automaton Double Singing Birds in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German automaton music box offers two singing birds seated in brass cage with embossed
Category
20th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Karl Griesbaum German Brass Singing Bird Cage Music Box, Marked Kg Ken-D
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in New York, NY
A charming automated birdcage music box with the bird's head turning, beak moving and tail moving
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Vintage 1950s German Bird Cages
Materials
Brass
Karl Griesbaum German Brass Singing Bird Cage Music Box, Marked Kg Ken-D
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in New York, NY
A charming automated birdcage music box with the bird's head turning, beak moving and tail moving
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bird Cages
Materials
Brass
Antique German Singing Bird in a Cage Music Box Automaton Karl Griesbaum 1930
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Portland, OR
brass cage. Dating from around 1930, the base is signed, "Made in Germany, Ken D" the monogram of Karl
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Antique German Singing Twin Bird Cage Music Box Automaton Karl Griesbaum 1950
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique twin singing birds in a cage automoton, Karl Griesbaum, circa 1950
A pair of feathered birds sing various bird song calls while moving their tails and beaks and bodie...
Category
Vintage 1950s Bird Cages
Materials
Brass
H 11.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Symphonion Rococo Music Box and 24 Discs
Located in Montreal, QC
Symphonion #25C Rococo music box in simulated walnut case carved overall with puttis and dancing
Category
Antique 19th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Polyphon Upright Coin Op Disc Music Box circa 1898
Located in Milford, NH
Polyphon upright coin-op disc music box, circa 1898. Beautifully carved walnut cabinet, double comb
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Antique Kalliope Christmas Tree Stand and Polyphon Music Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
tree and rotates while the music is playing. A beech veneered Kalliope box with bronze fittings. Inside
Category
Early 20th Century German Belle Époque Musical Instruments
Materials
Beech
Antique Deluxe Model Walnut Marquetry Polyphon Single Comb Music Box, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Deluxe Model Polyphon single comb music box offers a walnut case with bookmatched and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
H 14 in W 24 in D 20 in
Vintage West German Music Box, Brass Bird Cage with Animated Singing Birds
Located in Big Flats, NY
Vintage West German music box features brass bird cage with beaded and floral design, interior
Category
Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Singing Bird Music Box by Karl Griesbaum Germany
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mid-century gilt brass wind-up music box. The piece is decorated with ornamental filigree. A lid
Category
20th Century Austrian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Symphonium Music Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a rectangular wood music box that play music with a flat disk that is read by a comb after
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Materials
Wood
H 5.91 in W 12.8 in D 7.49 in
Antique German Christmas Scene Doll in Sled, with Music Box, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
pressed cotton and fitted with a papier-mâché drum, a wooden house and a music box in the shape of a
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique German Singing Bird Music Box Marked Underside K.G Karl
Located in Manhasset, NY
Antique German singing bird music box marked underside K.G Karl. At the time of this listing the
Category
Mid-20th Century German American Classical Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique German Toy Automaton Music Box with Girls Dancing Around the Maypole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy music box shows no maker's signature, but is presumed to have been made
Category
Early 20th Century German Bohemian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
H 11.25 in W 11.75 in D 9.5 in
Space Age Music Cube Speaker Boxes, Set of Two designed by Grundig, Germany
By Grundig
Located in Antwerp, BE
Set of two table or bookshelf cube box speakers Hi Fi Audiorama 700 serie in chrome and black
Category
Vintage 1960s German Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Chrome
H 12.6 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
Antique German Singing Bird in a Cage Music Box Automaton by Karl Griesbaum 1930
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique singing bird in a cage automaton, Karl Griesbaum, circa 1930.
A feathered single bird sings its various bird song calls while moving its tail and opening it's beak in...
Category
Vintage 1930s German Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Troubadour disc music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Troubadour Disc Music Box
A beautiful and rare Troubadour disc music box, made in Germany at the
Category
Antique 19th Century German Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
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.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Iron, Other, Cut Steel
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
Category
Antique 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Other
Coin Operated Mechanical Arcade Music Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This lovely music box is activated by dropping a coin into the plate - an American nickel works
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Revolving World Globe
Music Box 1950s Colibri Table Lighter
Located in Vienna, Vienna
is music box & the globe revolves as music played. Dates from circa 1950s. The lighter look's in nice
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Singing Bird Music Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A sterling silver and enamel singing bird box automaton probably crafted in Eschle, German around
Category
Vintage 1960s German Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Jewelry Music Box in Silver and Enamel
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A jewelry music box in silver and enamel, circa 1900.
Category
20th Century German Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Box, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Handcrafted Cherry Wood Lidded Jewelry Box, 20th Century.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cherry
Cartier Art Deco Table Clock
By Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Art Deco period table clock by Cartier is an extremely rare find and in a class of its own. Crafted of black lacquer, no detail was spared by the famed firm in creating this hig...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Silver, Brass
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish.
The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,752 Sale Price
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H 5.91 in Dm 10.63 in
Antique Chinese Carved Canopy Bed with Alcove
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a center table: from which tea, wi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
fferrone Contemporary Modern Mirror Polished Stainless Steel Candle Wall Scone
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Strikingly simple and minimal, the contemporary, modern, asymmetrical candle wall sconce, made from mirror polish stainless steel, reflects the light doubling it’s effect which perfe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candle Sconces
Materials
Stainless Steel
$710 / item
H 14.5 in W 7.5 in D 1.5 in
Indian carved
pierced teak folding screen, c. 1900-25
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage, four part frame and panel folding screen in carved & pierced teak. The screen is carved on both sides.
India, British Raj, 1900-25.
Dimensions: 80" W x 1" D x 73" H (overall)
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Teak
Table Clock, Ormolu, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Table clock made of gilded bronze with a powerful base, enhanced with legs decorated with vegetal and architectural motifs of classicist inspiration and a series of details on the fr...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Fine French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Centre Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved centre hall table. The rectangular shaped intricately carved frame with an X-stretcher centre with a urn, all surmount...
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Center Tables
Materials
Marble
$14,985 Sale Price
49% Off
H 31.5 in W 55 in D 32 in
Large Early Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Model of a Prancing Horse, TL Tested
Located in Austin, TX
A magnificent and large early Tang dynasty (618-906 AD) model of a prancing or dancing horse, circa 7th century.
The majestic animal is caught mid-motion, one leg raised, head grace...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
$68,000
H 27 in W 34 in D 10 in
Delft Garniture Set, 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-painted set of blue and white delft porcelain. Three covered vases and two trumpet vases. The lids depict perched birds. The vases depict fishermen in a sailing ship.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Garniture
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Art Deco Marble
Onyx Mantle Clock w. Bronze Dog
Cat, Ball Playing Theme
By Japy Frères
Located in Lisse, NL
Very rare, perfectly running and sculptural, French Art Deco marble pendulum clock.
Movement: Japy Frères (1806-1930)
If you are looking for an attractive antique mantel clock to g...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Mantel Clocks
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass, Bronze, Metal
$5,833
H 9.3 in W 21.2 in D 5.9 in
Devotional Triptych Engraved with Depictions of the Madonna
Located in London, GB
This excellent bone triptych is a highly rare and unusual piece which features wonderfully-detailed engravings of the Madonna. The triptych is shaped like an arch, and backed onto a ...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Decorative Art
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Wood, Bone
Wrightsman Collection, Vols I-V, First Editions, Signed by the Wrightsmans
By Everett Fahy, F.J.B. Watson, Carl C. Dauterman
Located in valatie, NY
The Wrightsman collection, Vols. I-V. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1966-1973. First edition hardcovers with dust jackets. 2248 pp. Inscribed by the Wrightsmans. The comp...
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20th Century American Books
Materials
Paper
$1,150 / set
H 11.25 in W 10 in D 7 in
Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set by F. Legrand
Cie - 68 Pieces
By L.F. Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique Limoges porcelain dinnerware set by F. Legrand & Cie showcases an exceptional polychrome and gold-accented design, embodying the timeless elegance of French cr...
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Early 20th Century French Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Edward Barnard
Sons Ltd
By Edward Barnard
Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tea caddy made by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This excep...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,785
H 4.5 in W 3.3 in D 2.2 in
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Water Pipe
Located in Pomona, CA
This antique Chinese water pipe, from the late 19th century and originating from Canton, China. This water pipe designed for smoking tobacco, often mistaken for an opium pipe due to ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tobacco Accessories
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Copper
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German Music Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the German music box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each German music box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect German music box — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right German music box, those designed in Victorian, Mid-Century Modern and Neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made German music box over the years, but those crafted by Karl Griesbaum are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a German Music Box?
The average selling price for a German music box at 1stDibs is $3,400, while they’re typically $368 on the low end and $88,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About German Music Box
- Are music boxes rare?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022It depends on the make and model of the music box. To find the value of a music box, experts suggest that you work with a certified appraiser. The value of a music box will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted music boxes on 1stDibs.
- What is a Polyphon music box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A Polyphon music box is a wooden box that plays small interchangeable metal discs. Polyphon Musikwerke invented the device in 1870 and began producing them for sale in 1897 in Leipzig, Germany. Find a variety of Polyphon music boxes on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The box that plays music is called a music box in the U.S. and a musical box in the UK. Early versions date back to the 19th century, and many of them came from factories located in Switzerland. Shop a large selection of antique and vintage music boxes on 1stDibs.
- What is the best music box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021The best music box for you depends on your preferences for design, size, and music. Music boxes may be intricately carved or brightly-colored, and contain musical themes from famous plays or films. Music boxes can also be musical boxes designed to hold jewelry or other trinkets.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Regina music boxes have musical information carefully stored on a metal disc. A Regina music box works when the holes in the disc engage with the teeth of a gear that leads to the plucking of a musical comb generating a pleasant sound.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The first music box was likely made in Switzerland around the end of the 18th century. Originally, most music boxes were quite small, but as time went on, larger versions developed. Shop a collection of antique and modern music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Are music boxes still made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, music boxes are still made today. A number of artisans continue to produce music boxes by hand. Companies may also mass produce music boxes using machinery. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is an old music box called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An old music box made from snuff boxes during the 18th century is called a carillons à musique. It is a French word meaning "chimes of music." You'll find a selection of antique music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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