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Antique Columbia Graphaphone Music Box, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Columbia Graphaphone offers oak case with domed removable top, crank and gilt lettering as photographed, as found and not currently working, c1910
Measures: 11.5" H x 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
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
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments
Materials
Tulipwood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Steel
Reuge Enameled Music Box with Bird Automaton and Clock
Located in Brea, CA
The box with brown enamel exterior and singing bird as shown in good working order. The top left
Category
20th Century Swiss Country Antiquities
Materials
Enamel
Handcrafted Swiss Burl Wood Music Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant vintage wooden jewelry box, Swiss burl wood music box.
Beautiful handcrafted jewelry box
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Georgian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Music Box Cigarette Carousel Onyx and Brass 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
, the music is wound underneath, playing Swan lake.
A truly unique design I am delighted to have in my
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Onyx
1970s Reuge Ste Croix Inlaid Wood Jewelry Box Music Love Story Italy
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Reuge wood music box Italian inlaid marquetry vintage jewelry box
Elegant footed music box
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Musical Instruments
Materials
Paper, Wood
Lourdes Souvenir Apparition De Lourdes Music Box, Vintage Religious, Catholic So
Located in New Orleans, LA
Apparition De Lourdes souvenir metal musical box. A lovely Art Deco example of religious
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Spelter
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
19th Century Swiss Eight Air Rosewood Cylinder Box
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 8 airs rosewood cylinder music box, manufactured by Ducommun Girod
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Decorative Boxes
Materials
Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood
Black and Green Inlaid Wooden Box
By Biagio Barile
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant wooden box is a music box, entirely hand-manufactured according to the ancient
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japan Wooden Jewelry Box Chest with 8 Velvet Lined Drawers MIM Labor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
hidden music box in the rear which does NOT function properly. Circa Mid to Late 20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Jewelry Box Hand-Made in Italy
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
made as a music box but the movement is not working anymore.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
"Swan Lake" Musical Jewelry Box by Reuge of Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
ballerina in the top. The inside is lined in velvet and has a cover for the viewable music box. Lovely and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Moorish Style Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Art Deco Cigarette Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Moorish style cigarette music box inlaid with mother of pearl and ebony. Handcrafted using
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Birch, Rosewood
Simo, Florence Italy Musical Lipstick Carousel - Capodimonte Porcelain Cherubs
Located in Soquel, CA
carousel with a Porcelain works Simo, Florence Italy with a Swiss Reuge music box, and hand painted
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Globe Cigarette Case
Located in Palermo, PA
the elegant shape of a globe that opens into two hemispheres, also featuring a charming music box
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Metal
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
$2,500
PIERO FORNASETTI Milano 1960 Red Enameled Sliding Box Music Instruments
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled sliding box designed by Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988).
This is a very rare rectangular
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Limoges France Hand Painted Dresser With Hat
Music Book Porcelain Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Collectible and very unique, Limoges porcelain miniature trinket box is handmade and hand painted
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Jewelry Box with Music, Italy, circa 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco jewelry box with music, Italy, circa 1930s
Polished wood with inlays
The key is working.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Music Chair
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
original pen-work. The seat opening to reveal an original music box.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Continental Leather Reuge Music Jewellery Box, c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Swiss scallop shaped music jewellery box. Leather bound and fitted with green
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
19th Century French Delicate Silver Box with an Angel Playing Music on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Tiny and delicate round sterling silver box decorated with a little angel playing music.
France
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century French Cigar Box with Music
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Antique French cigar box with music. In the shape of a cute small house. When lid (roof) opens, a
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Copper
Huntley
Palmers Biscuit Tin "The Music Room"
By Huntley
Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
The Music Room, an elegant Victorian cartouche form. Huntley & Palmers biscuit tin.
6 1/2"w., 4 3/4
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Hand-Painted Polychrome Enamel Gilt Metal Windmill Musical Jewelry Box
Located in Cincinnati, OH
internal music box mechanism. It should be noted that the blades do not turn automatically and can be
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Rococo Revival Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Italian Sorrento Inlaid Musical Jewelry Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand made Italian inlaid lacquered "musical instrument" theme music jewelry box. Expertly crafted
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rotating Cigarette Dispenser with music circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Rotating Cigarette Dispenser with music circa 1950s
By pressing the top button, the cigarette
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Wood, Maple
Swiss Black Forest Gnome Tobacco Jar
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
Forest products can also be seen carved into other forest wildlife as well as clocks, music boxes and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Cologne Cathedral Jewelry Trinket Box with Metal, Vintage German Souvenir, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal jewelry box with a music movement. A beautiful decorative item in metal
Category
Vintage 1960s German Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Early 20th Century Indo-English Writing Case
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
music box, retractable top, bacalite interior.
Measures: H 43 cm, W 42 cm, D 37 cm.
Category
Vintage 1920s European Anglo-Indian Desk Sets
Materials
Wood
Signed Swiss Black Forest Bear Bench or Stool, 1914
By Brienz Switzerland
Located in Skanninge, SE
).
Many of these benches are fitted with a music box.
This is also prepared for a music box but there has
Category
Vintage 1910s Swiss Black Forest Benches
Materials
Other
Swiss Prexim Hand Painted Wind-Up Alarm Clock 15 Jewels Swiss made
Located in Antwerp, BE
This Beautifully hand painted, antique Prexim Music Box Clock would be a beautiful addition to any
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass
1970s Cigarette Case Musical Powder Compact Japan Clockwork Carillon Beauty Box
Located in Rome, IT
and the word ‘SILVIA’ can be seen near the cigarette clip.
The music box is in full working order and
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Modernist Vanity Items
Materials
Gold Plate
Schuco Radio Car #4012 Windup with Clockwork Mechanism 1952 US Zone Germany
Located in Port Jervis, NY
the cars radio which has a working toy music box tune that plays. Has a switch on the dash. Steering
Category
Vintage 1950s German Industrial Toys
Materials
Metal
Antique French Neoclassical Wrought Iron Brass Automation Musical Birdcage Stand
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique automation music box bird cage and stand. The birdcage is made of brass with a neoclassical
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Bird Cages
Materials
Brass, Iron
Space Age Brass Rocket Ship Novelty Decanter or Liquor Bottle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, what rocket ship is complete without an integral wind up music box!
At its base is a key-wind music
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Metal
Charming Black Forest Bear Centerpiece
Located in Riverdale, NY
Hand-carved Black Forest bear centerpiece with a functioning music box embedded in base
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Wood
Reuge Sainte-Croix Sorrento Grand Piano Musical Jewelry Box
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Guaynabo, PR
and sheet of music in the top board and its sides. The Reuge music box was made in Switzerland and
Category
20th Century Swiss Neoclassical Musical Instruments
Materials
Burl
Igor Carl Faberge Firebird Egg
Located in Chicago, IL
further enhanced with Pearls and Rubies. When opened a mechanical music Box is automatically started and
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss More Objets d Art and Vertu
Materials
Ruby, Sterling Silver
Vintage Mid Century Fire Extinguisher Cocktail Shaker from Japan
By Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
as a music box which plays “How Dry I Am” adds cool and chic to your bar. This whimsical piece is
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Cigarette Holder Musical World Globe and Globe Lighter, Brass, Germany, 1960s
Located in Bochum, NRW
satin silver background, cigarette dispenser with music box, a rare gift. In very good condition
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
20th Century French Working Automaton Gilt Bronze Singing Birdcage, 1900s
By Bontems
Located in LEGNY, FR
birds in this singing bird music box have realistic sound of real talking birds.
The singing mechanism
Category
Early 20th Century French Bird Cages
Materials
Bronze
Old "German Christmas Market Stall" Christmas Toy Shop Dollhouse Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique German Christmas Market Display Box with Music Box, circa 1910–1920
This exceptional and
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Paper
Antique circa 1880 Collectable Black Forest Hand Carved Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes
By Black Forrest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
would have been a music box in the back of this one at some point but its been removed, they were very
Category
Antique 1880s Swedish Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
A German musical Christmas tree stand by J.C. Eckardt, 1890s
Located in Delft, NL
winding spring and rotates with a cylinder music box in it. Plays the music from Silent Night, Holy Night
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Pewter
French LR Art Deco Novelty Wooden Musical Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
accessed through a slide off cover. A winding knob for the music box is mounted behind the head. The box
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood
1870 Very Rare Large Musical Swiss Black Forest Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
around condition
Metal tab marked C. Spiess Schloss Laufen patent 16870, working music box.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Hand Painted Paper Mâché Marotte Bust
Located in Dallas, TX
. Modern marottes typically have music boxes or other machinery built into the head. Older marottes may
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Rare Find, Vintage 1950s Thorens Cigarette Case and Lighter, working
Located in New York, NY
. They are almost in the class of Dunhills. Thorens was a music box maker that began in 1883. Their
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Art Deco Vanity Items
Lovely Small Musical Chess Backgammon Games Table with Drawer and Chess Pieces
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
games pieces in and of course the little music box built in
Dimensions:
Height 43cm
Width
Category
20th Century English Modern Game Tables
Materials
Wood
Old "German Christmas Market Stall" Christmas Toy Shop Dollhouse Decoration
Located in Nuernberg, DE
a special part, a music box that plays a Christmas song. As videos are only allowed without sound, i
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric, Wood, Cotton, Paper
Vintage 1950s "ON THE AIR" Music Recording Studio Lighted Box Glass Sign Light
Located in San Diego, CA
Very cool original "On The Air" music recording studio lighted box sign dating from the 1950s. Made
Category
Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Early 20th Century English "His Master
s Voice" Gramophone from Hayes Middlesex
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this antique gramophone in your study or game room; crafted in England circa 1910, the music
Category
Early 20th Century English Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
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Music Box For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal music box for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and hardwood, every music box was constructed with great care. Find 166 options for an antique or vintage music box now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the music box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right music box, those designed in Victorian, Other and Napoleon III styles are of considerable interest. Regina Music Box Co., Reuge Ste-Croix and Karl Griesbaum each produced at least one beautiful music box that is worth considering.
How Much is a Music Box?
Prices for a music box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $159 and can go as high as $128,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,950.
Questions About 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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