Spanish Musical Instruments

Handmade music box by Miguel Laguna, handcrafted in Granada, Spain, the box represent the Alhambra with Moorish arches, the outside is inlay with bone and marquetry, the inside is lined with red velvet. The Moorish architectural elements are on all four sides of the box, each side is framed by ivory composite architectural columns supporting a Moorish arch embossed with Islamic script and the court of the lions, very detailed in wood and beige composite to look like carved bone. The Moorish jewelry...

19th century Spanish tambourine with hand painted dog face.

A charming mid-19th century cow bell from the Catalan region of Spain. A terrific addition to a primitive environment or cow bell collection.

In the frontal area presents, engraved, the name of the firm that made it, the Vienna House of Oviedo. This company was, next to the White House, the most important in Asturias dedicated to the sale of furniture and musical instruments. Its shops were located in the streets of Oviedo, Melquíades Álvares and Uría, and in its somewhat aggressive advertising, they presented themselves as the best of Asturian establishments of this type, criticizing even other firms. In fact, his commercials sold the idea that owning a piano of the House Vienna was symbol of distinction between the Asturian society. It was thus appealed to the necessary musical interest that should have someone who belonged to a high social class, something constant between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. The company remained active until 1992, and its relevance is evident by the fact that in the 1970s it established an annual pianistic competition in Oviedo that achieved regional and national renown. This contest was the basis of the current International Symphony of Piano, based in Oviedo. On the other hand, the Vienna House had the exclusivity in Asturias of the World brand, for the sale of manubrio pianos. The mechanical piano was invented in Paris by Debain around 1850. His system was to add to a vertical...

Spanish Flamenco Dancer Bronze Sculpture /FIgure Classic figure of Spanish women. Very nice brown patina. Mounted over a marble base. Muy li...