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19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table    A very rare piece
19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table    A very rare piece

19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table A very rare piece

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table A very rare piece, the carrying box originally

Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Walnut

Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box 1900
Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box 1900

Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box 1900

Located in Meer, VAN

Antique Drawing Instrument Set in Rosewood Box, France, 1900. A wonderful set of drawing

Category

Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

Cylinder Musical Box
Cylinder Musical Box

Cylinder Musical Box

$2,199Sale Price|46% Off

Cylinder Musical Box

Located in Cheshire, GB

Swis music box with original tune sheet, cylinder, comb and the brass bed plate, within a rosewood

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Walnut

Regina Upright Music Box
Regina Upright Music Box

Regina Upright Music Box

By Regina Company

Located in New Orleans, LA

An extraordinary and rare coin-operated Regina Sublima upright music box crafted by the Regina

Category

19th Century American Other Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Oak

Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box

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

Late 19th Century German Other Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Swiss Station Cylinder Music Box
Swiss Station Cylinder Music Box

Swiss Station Cylinder Music Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

Tiny dancers twirl to the melodious tunes produced by this Swiss station cylinder music box. The

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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

32 Antique Regina Music Box Discs C1890
32 Antique Regina Music Box Discs C1890

32 Antique Regina Music Box Discs C1890

$600Sale Price / set|20% Off

32 Antique Regina Music Box Discs C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

82341-AWW 32 Antique Regina Music Box Disks Signed C1890 Measures - 1/16" x 15 1/2" x 15 1/2" 32

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

English Victorian Inlaid Music Box
English Victorian Inlaid Music Box

English Victorian Inlaid Music Box

Located in Queens, NY

English Victorian rectangular inlaid music box.  

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Antique Regina Mahogany Music Box With Disks C1890
Antique Regina Mahogany Music Box With Disks C1890

Antique Regina Mahogany Music Box With Disks C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Regina Mahogany Music Box With Disks C1890 Measures - 8 1/2" x 21 1/4" x 18 7/8" An

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

Mermod Fréres Station Cylinder Music Box
Mermod Fréres Station Cylinder Music Box

Mermod Fréres Station Cylinder Music Box

By Mermod Frères 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exceptionally wonderful and rare automaton cylinder musical box by the Mermod Fréres firm of

Category

19th Century Swiss Other Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Walnut

Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box

Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not

Category

19th Century Austrian Other Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Satinwood

Rare 19th Century Austrian Enameled Violin Music Box
Rare 19th Century Austrian Enameled Violin Music Box

Rare 19th Century Austrian Enameled Violin Music Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare and magnificent 19th century Austrian violin-form music box, finely enameled and richly

Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Swiss Music Box, circa 1890
Antique Swiss Music Box, circa 1890

Antique Swiss Music Box, circa 1890

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Swiss Music Box circa 1890.

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period
Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period

Chinese Antique Shell-Inlaid Lacquer Tea Tool Box, Qing Period

Located in Chuo-ku, Tokyo

This is gorgeous and decorative instrument box decorated with "Raden" work of mother of pearl shell

Category

17th Century Japanese Qing Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Shell, Wood

Antique Criterion Chip Carved Walnut Music Box C1890
Antique Criterion Chip Carved Walnut Music Box C1890

Antique Criterion Chip Carved Walnut Music Box C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Criterion Chip Carved Music Box C1890 Measures - 9 1/2" x 19" x 12 1/2" This antique

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Walnut

Marquetry Wooden Music Box by Nicole Frères
Marquetry Wooden Music Box by Nicole Frères

Marquetry Wooden Music Box by Nicole Frères

By Nicole Frères

Located in London, GB

Marquetry wooden music box by Nicole Frères Swiss, Late 19th Century Height 14cm, width 64cm, depth

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

Large Format Box Camera, circa 1915
Large Format Box Camera, circa 1915

Large Format Box Camera, circa 1915

By Eastman Kodak

Located in Hudson, NY

This large format box camera was made by the Folmer & Schwing Division of Eastman Kodak in

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Leather, Glass, Wood

Mermod Freres Oak Music Box on Stand
Mermod Freres Oak Music Box on Stand

Mermod Freres Oak Music Box on Stand

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Mermod Frères Oak Cylinder Music Box on Stand, Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. circa 1895. Each side

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Oak

Antique Parquetry Wood Music Box by Nicole Frères
Antique Parquetry Wood Music Box by Nicole Frères

Antique Parquetry Wood Music Box by Nicole Frères

By Nicole Frères

Located in London, GB

Antique parquetry wood music box by Nicole Frères Swiss, Late 19th Century Height 24cm, width 87cm

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Belle Époque Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

Antique Marquetry Wood Music Box by Langdorff & Fils
Antique Marquetry Wood Music Box by Langdorff & Fils

Antique Marquetry Wood Music Box by Langdorff & Fils

Located in London, GB

Antique marquetry wood music box by Langdorff & Fils Swiss, Late 19th Century Height 31cm, width

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Belle Époque Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

Black Forest Carved Jewelry Box, circa 1900
Black Forest Carved Jewelry Box, circa 1900

Black Forest Carved Jewelry Box, circa 1900

By Black Forest

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Beautiful hand carved Black Forest footed jewelry box with two song birds as finials. Comes with

Category

Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Swiss 10 Air Musical Box Langdorff & Fils 19th Century
Antique Swiss 10 Air Musical Box Langdorff & Fils 19th Century

Antique Swiss 10 Air Musical Box Langdorff & Fils 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a lovely antique Swiss 10 airs Gonçalo Alves cylinder music box, manufactured by Langdorff

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Hardwood

Black Forest Carved Jewelry Box, circa 1900
Black Forest Carved Jewelry Box, circa 1900

Black Forest Carved Jewelry Box, circa 1900

By Black Forest

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Footed oval Black Forest jewelry box with floral finials. Stunning piece. Origin: Switzerland

Category

Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

Antique George V Sterling Silver Dressing Table Box (1910)
Antique George V Sterling Silver Dressing Table Box (1910)

Antique George V Sterling Silver Dressing Table Box (1910)

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

garland whilst playing musical instruments. This antique dressing table box is fitted with a hinged cover

Category

1910s English Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Microscope in Original Box, circa 1900
Antique Microscope in Original Box, circa 1900

Antique Microscope in Original Box, circa 1900

Located in Greven, DE

Antique travel microscope in unrestored found condition. The brass should be polished and the glasses cleaned. All parts appear to be complete, no guarantee, see photos.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Box Wood and Iron Paper Guillotine
19th Century Box Wood and Iron Paper Guillotine

19th Century Box Wood and Iron Paper Guillotine

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th century box wood and iron paper guillotine  Well used and still working well, the makers

Category

Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Boxwood

A travel aphotecary with oak wood box, England 1880.
A travel aphotecary with oak wood box, England 1880.

A travel aphotecary with oak wood box, England 1880.

Located in Milan, IT

Small travel apothecary with oak wood box, glass containers inside and bone spoon. England circa

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Glass, Wood

good antique gilt bronze singing bird box, by Flajoulot
good antique gilt bronze singing bird box, by Flajoulot

good antique gilt bronze singing bird box, by Flajoulot

Located in London, GB

A good antique gilt bronze singing bird box, by Flajoulot, Circa 1910, Going barrel

Category

1910s French Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Bronze

1880 Earnst Plank Magic Lantern, Box Plus 72 Slides
1880 Earnst Plank Magic Lantern, Box Plus 72 Slides

1880 Earnst Plank Magic Lantern, Box Plus 72 Slides

Located in Peekskill, NY

This is a beautiful and decorative 1800 magic lantern full boxed set. It was created by Ernst Plank

Category

Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Glass

Full Display Box of Early Camera Lens Salesman Samples
Full Display Box of Early Camera Lens Salesman Samples

Full Display Box of Early Camera Lens Salesman Samples

Located in Peekskill, NY

The velvet lined case is full and contains 45 sample lenses. The case is signed in gold stamped letters L.O. BITTNER & CO., OPTISCH FEINMECHANISCHES WERK. MUNCHEN. I have never seen ...

Category

Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Glass

Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box
Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box

Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

hands. The compass has two hinged hangles that fold down into the fitted walnut storage box.

Category

Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal, Brass

Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century
Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century

Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

The Imperial Company music box with one disc, the disc is titled The Geisha. Refinished mahogany

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

Orchestral Interchangeable Antique Music Box on Table, Ducommun Girod, c. 1870
Orchestral Interchangeable Antique Music Box on Table, Ducommun Girod, c. 1870

Orchestral Interchangeable Antique Music Box on Table, Ducommun Girod, c. 1870

Located in London, GB

A magnificent drum, bell, and castanet orchestral music box with six interchangeable cylinders on

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass, Stainless Steel

Antique Box Field Camera and Tripod, English, Accessories, Ornamental, Victorian
Antique Box Field Camera and Tripod, English, Accessories, Ornamental, Victorian

Antique Box Field Camera and Tripod, English, Accessories, Ornamental, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

fascinating antique box field camera and tripod, with charming accessories for those who hold an interest in

Category

Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Compound Microscope with Box and Key by R. Winkel, Göttingen, Nr. 18507
Compound Microscope with Box and Key by R. Winkel, Göttingen, Nr. 18507

Compound Microscope with Box and Key by R. Winkel, Göttingen, Nr. 18507

Located in Austin, TX

fitted box of mahogany with nickel hardware and key. Marked on column front: R. Winkel, Gottingen, Nr

Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal, Brass, Nickel

Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"
Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"

Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"

Located in Dayton, OH

Exquisite late 19th century Swiss marquetry / parquetry cylinder music box capable of playing eight

Category

19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Rosewood

Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff
Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff

Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff

Located in Knivsta, SE

Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff. The box is from the late 18th

Category

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

A  fully restored and working late 19 Century Swiss cylinder music box
A  fully restored and working late 19 Century Swiss cylinder music box

A fully restored and working late 19 Century Swiss cylinder music box

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A fully restored and working Swiss cylinder music box enclosed in a box of polished fruitwood

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Buffet-Style 6 Bell Upright Music Box by Mojon Manger, c. 1880
Antique Buffet-Style 6 Bell Upright Music Box by Mojon Manger, c. 1880

Antique Buffet-Style 6 Bell Upright Music Box by Mojon Manger, c. 1880

Located in London, GB

An extremely good-sounding buffet-style upright antique cylinder music box made by Mojon Manger in

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass, Steel

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880
English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

English Antique Brass Sextant Walnut Box with Spare Parts Henry Barrow, c 1880

Located in Labrit, Landes

English sextant set in its walnut box. 19th century This box is a unique decorative item that will

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass, Iron

20th Century English Theodolite by W.F. Stanley London in Original Wooden Box
20th Century English Theodolite by W.F. Stanley London in Original Wooden Box

20th Century English Theodolite by W.F. Stanley London in Original Wooden Box

By W. F. Stanley

Located in Sofia, BG

, Philosophical & Mathematical Instrument Manufacturer, London), circa 1930, in original fitted wooden box. With

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Antique 19thC Swiss Made Cylinder Music Box By Lecoultre Frères Of Geneva c.1880
Antique 19thC Swiss Made Cylinder Music Box By Lecoultre Frères Of Geneva c.1880

Antique 19thC Swiss Made Cylinder Music Box By Lecoultre Frères Of Geneva c.1880

By LeCoultre & Cie 1

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique 19th Century Swiss music box crafted in the form of a desk table, with a fully functional

Category

19th Century Swiss Other Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Antique J.C Ulmer Co. Survey Transit & Compass In Original Mahogany Box
Antique J.C Ulmer Co. Survey Transit & Compass In Original Mahogany Box

Antique J.C Ulmer Co. Survey Transit & Compass In Original Mahogany Box

Located in New York, NY

Brass and steel survey transit and compass in the original mahogany box. Made by J.C Ulmer Co. Good

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Richter's Anchor Box, German, Stone, Anker Baukasten, Number 15, Set
Antique Richter's Anchor Box, German, Stone, Anker Baukasten, Number 15, Set

Antique Richter's Anchor Box, German, Stone, Anker Baukasten, Number 15, Set

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Richter's Anchor Box. A German, stone Anker Baukasten No. 15 or construction set

Category

Late 19th Century Albanian Late Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Cast Stone

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Antique Instrument Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique instrument box for your home. Each antique instrument box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique instrument box — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique instrument box bearing Victorian, Regency or Louis XV hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique instrument box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Regina Music Box Co., Black Forest and Baptiste-Antoine Brémond are consistently popular.

Finding the Right Collectibles-curiosities for You

Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.  

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.

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