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Mahogany and Brass Cased Down Brothers Surgeons Instruments, circa 1890
Mahogany and Brass Cased Down Brothers Surgeons Instruments, circa 1890

Mahogany and Brass Cased Down Brothers Surgeons Instruments, circa 1890

By Down Brothers

Located in Bath, GB

style Mahogany box with its quality screwed construction has a brass catch each side to keep it closed

Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Period Mahogany and Brass Instrument Cabinet, circa 1820
English Regency Period Mahogany and Brass Instrument Cabinet, circa 1820

English Regency Period Mahogany and Brass Instrument Cabinet, circa 1820

Located in Atlanta, GA

Having an arched top with conforming hinged and locking door. The top with a concealed flip up brass handle.

Category

1820s British Regency Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

Regina Music Box
Regina Music Box

Regina Music Box

Sold|$4,500

Regina Music Box

Located in Petaluma, CA

Regina Music Boxes were the Cadillac of all music boxes. Throw out your iPod, your stereo, your

Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

Wooden Weather Box
Wooden Weather Box

Wooden Weather Box

Located in Greenwich, CT

Weather box in the form of a house with carved figures of a man and a woman who rotate in and out

Category

19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

Cylinder Musical Box
Cylinder Musical Box

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

19th Century Surgery Box
19th Century Surgery Box

19th Century Surgery Box

Located in Madrid, ES

19th CENTURY SURGERY BOX SOME INSTRUMENT IS MISSING-SEE PHOTOS. THE BOX MEASURES:45X17X18 CM Good

Category

19th Century English Baroque Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

Paillard Mandoline Swiss Music Box
Paillard Mandoline Swiss Music Box

Paillard Mandoline Swiss Music Box

Located in East Aurora, NY

A very nice Paillard Swiss Mandoline 19th century 13” cylinder music box playing 6 Airs. The

Category

1870s Swiss Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Rosewood

Sublime Harmonie Music Box
Sublime Harmonie Music Box

Sublime Harmonie Music Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

: Encyclopaedia of Automatic Musical Instruments, 1972, Q. David Bowers Music Boxes, 1993, Gilbert Bahl.

Category

19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Swiss Music Box
Antique Swiss Music Box

Antique Swiss Music Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

Plays 8 airs. Drums and bells in fine working condition.

Category

19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Georgian Travelling Field Surgeons Box
Georgian Travelling Field Surgeons Box

Georgian Travelling Field Surgeons Box

Located in Northampton, GB

Fully Equipped Field Surgeons Box From our Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this

Category

Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Antique German Inlaid Music Box
Antique German Inlaid Music Box

Antique German Inlaid Music Box

Located in Stamford, CT

A crank wind up Marquetry Inlaid Music Box. Turn of the Century. Plays nurmous songs. The teeth

Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Instrument Box

Dutch Street Organ Music Box
Dutch Street Organ Music Box

Dutch Street Organ Music Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

Dutch Street Organ Music Box Late 19th Century This delightful music box takes the shape of a

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Olympia Music Box in Oak Case
Olympia Music Box in Oak Case

Olympia Music Box in Oak Case

Located in Petaluma, CA

If you have never heard an American music box that plays discs, you don't know what you are missing

Category

Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Nickel

Swiss Cylinder Music Box, 19th C
Swiss Cylinder Music Box, 19th C

Swiss Cylinder Music Box, 19th C

Located in Astoria, NY

Swiss cylinder four-song music box, ca. 1900, the works with model number "6187" and housed within

Category

19th Century American Classical Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

English Mahogany Military Campaign Medical Box
English Mahogany Military Campaign Medical Box

English Mahogany Military Campaign Medical Box

Located in Montreal, QC

English mahogany two-drawer military Campaign medical box with original brass escutcheons, fitted

Category

1820s English Campaign Antique Instrument Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Late Nineteenth Navigators Sextant. T Frame design. Box has label of H.A. Johannesen Compass

Category

1920s Norwegian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

Cylinder Musical Box by Lecoultre Freres
Cylinder Musical Box by Lecoultre Freres

Cylinder Musical Box by Lecoultre Freres

By Nicole Frères

Located in Cheshire, GB

Lecoultre Freres music box playing on eight airs, with original tune sheet, no. 35904 and 13

Category

19th Century French Antique Instrument Box

Cylinder Musical Box by LeCoultre Freres
Cylinder Musical Box by LeCoultre Freres

Cylinder Musical Box by LeCoultre Freres

Located in Cheshire, GB

LeCoultre Freres music box playing on eight airs, with original tune sheet, no. 35904 and 13

Category

19th Century Swiss 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

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

Grand 19th Century Swiss-Made Musical Box
Grand 19th Century Swiss-Made Musical Box

Grand 19th Century Swiss-Made Musical Box

By Baptiste-Antoine Brémond 1

Located in London, GB

A splendid music box, numbered 20482 By B.A. Bremond of Geneva The rectangular box, with a

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Amboyna

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

Box of Magnifying Lenses by Kollmorgen Optical

Box of Magnifying Lenses by Kollmorgen Optical

Located in Culver City, CA

Box of magnifying lenses for Optometrist manufactured by Kollmorgen Optical.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box
19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box

19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An antique 8-air cylinder music box with three bronze bells. It has eight airs/tunes. One separate

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Napoleon III Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Medical Research Skeletal Boxed Specimen
19th Century Medical Research Skeletal Boxed Specimen

19th Century Medical Research Skeletal Boxed Specimen

Located in London, GB

19th Century Medical Research Skeletal Boxed Specimen This is an authentic 19th Century English

Category

Early 1800s British Early Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Natural Fiber

Symphonion Rococo Music Box and 24 Discs
Symphonion Rococo Music Box and 24 Discs

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

19th Century German Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

A Boxed Sikes Hydrometer by Riddels Limited, Belfast
A Boxed Sikes Hydrometer by Riddels Limited, Belfast

A Boxed Sikes Hydrometer by Riddels Limited, Belfast

By Riddels Limited

Located in Austin, TX

A boxed hydrometer (Serial No. 16234) with all parts, includes thermometer, ten weights and float

Category

19th Century British Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass, Copper

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New Orleans, LA

A mechanical bird sings in its gilded cage in this exceptionally rare French automaton. Combining outstanding artistry with mechanical genius, the gilt brass cage is mounted with han...

Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

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

Antique Regina Oak Double Comb Music Box C1890
Antique Regina Oak Double Comb Music Box C1890

Antique Regina Oak Double Comb Music Box C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Regina Oak Double Comb Music Box C1890 Measures - 11 1/2" x 23" x 20 7/8" This antique

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Oak

German Inlaid and Ebonized Music Box. 19th Century
German Inlaid and Ebonized Music Box. 19th Century

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

Category

19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Swiss 8-Tune Cylinder Music Box C1890
Antique Swiss 8-Tune Cylinder Music Box C1890

Antique Swiss 8-Tune Cylinder Music Box C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Swiss 8 Tune Cylinder Music Box Unsigned C1890 4 3/4" x 14 1/4" x 7 1/8". This antique

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Swiss Rosewood Cylinder Music Box, circa 1890
Antique Swiss Rosewood Cylinder Music Box, circa 1890

Antique Swiss Rosewood Cylinder Music Box, circa 1890

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Swiss rosewood cylinder music box, circa 1890. Ten airs, three combs.

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized Disc Music Box C1890
Antique Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized Disc Music Box C1890

Antique Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized Disc Music Box C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Chinoiserie Decorated Ebonized Disc Music Box C1890 Measures - 7" x 9 7/8" x 8 7/8"

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box Drums
19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box Drums

19th Century Swiss Polyphone Cylinder Music Box Drums

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

An antique 8-tunes cylinder music box with bronze bells and a drum. It has eight airs/tunes. One

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Napoleon III Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Regina Oak Music Box & 15” Disk C1910
Antique Regina Oak Music Box & 15” Disk C1910

Antique Regina Oak Music Box & 15” Disk C1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

Oak Music Box & 15” Disk C1910 Measures- 10"H x 21.25"W x 18.75"D

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Oak

Music Box in Burr Veneer and Gilt Bronze
Music Box in Burr Veneer and Gilt Bronze

Music Box in Burr Veneer and Gilt Bronze

Located in Paris, FR

Exquisite music box by J. Thibouville-Lamy with ten songs. The lid is adorned with arabesques of

Category

1870s Louis XV Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Bronze

Polyphon Upright Coin Op Disc Music Box circa 1898
Polyphon Upright Coin Op Disc Music Box circa 1898

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

Late 19th Century German Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Walnut

B. A. Bremond of Geneva 18th Century Music Box
B. A. Bremond of Geneva 18th Century Music Box

B. A. Bremond of Geneva 18th Century Music Box

By Baptiste-Antoine Brémond 1

Located in New Orleans, LA

This music box manufactured by Brémond, one of the most respected and talented makers of the era

Category

19th Century Swiss Other Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Ebony, Walnut

Miniature Piano, Music Box with Decoration of Gallant Scenes
Miniature Piano, Music Box with Decoration of Gallant Scenes

Miniature Piano, Music Box with Decoration of Gallant Scenes

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Miniature piano, music box in gilded brass and decoration of gallant scenes in enamel, 19th century

Category

1870s French Napoleon III Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Symphonion Swiss Music Box with 11 Discs, c1890
Antique Symphonion Swiss Music Box with 11 Discs, c1890

Antique Symphonion Swiss Music Box with 11 Discs, c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Symphonion Swiss music box offers lift top with graphic and tune card, includes eleven

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Metal

Antique Ebonized & Inlaid Rosewood Swiss Cylinder Music Box C1890
Antique Ebonized & Inlaid Rosewood Swiss Cylinder Music Box C1890

Antique Ebonized & Inlaid Rosewood Swiss Cylinder Music Box C1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

& Inlaid Rosewood Swiss Cylinder Music Box C1890 Measures- 7.25"H x 22"W x 10"D

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Kalliope Christmas Tree Stand and Polyphon Music Box
Antique Kalliope Christmas Tree Stand and Polyphon Music Box

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 Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Beech

Brass Topographic Compass Placed in Its Original Walnut Box
Brass Topographic Compass Placed in Its Original Walnut Box

Brass Topographic Compass Placed in Its Original Walnut Box

By Stoppani

Located in Milan, IT

) placed in its original walnut box, circa 1915. The compass consists of a magnetized needle free to rotate

Category

1910s Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Antique Swiss, Six-Air Rosewood Musical Box, circa 1890
Antique Swiss, Six-Air Rosewood Musical Box, circa 1890

Antique Swiss, Six-Air Rosewood Musical Box, circa 1890

Located in London, GB

and decorated with a marquetry of musical instruments. The music box has got original pictorial

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

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

Category

1880s Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Other

Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box
Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box

Scottish Brass Sextant by David Stalker, With Original Box

By David Stalker

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good quality brass sextant signed David Stalker, Leith (Scotland) complete with a well-detailed silver register and 3 lenses, retaining its original patinated mahogany case. In goo...

Category

19th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

American Compass Placed in Its Original Box of Turned Brass
American Compass Placed in Its Original Box of Turned Brass

American Compass Placed in Its Original Box of Turned Brass

By S. Thaxter & Son

Located in Milan, IT

Dry compass placed in its original box of turned brass enclosed by a protective glass and complete

Category

1890s American Antique Instrument Box

Antique Swiss Cylinder Table Top Eight-Tune Music Box C1900
Antique Swiss Cylinder Table Top Eight-Tune Music Box C1900

Antique Swiss Cylinder Table Top Eight-Tune Music Box C1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Swiss Cylinder Table Top Eight-Tune Music Box C1900 Measures - 5.75"h x 16"w x 7.75"d

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Wood

Small Antique English Magnifying Glass / Lens in Box, circa 1850
Small Antique English Magnifying Glass / Lens in Box, circa 1850

Small Antique English Magnifying Glass / Lens in Box, circa 1850

Located in Bath, GB

A lovely little magnifying glass or lens complete with it's original little card box or case

Category

1850s English Early Victorian Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Inlaid Swiss 8-Tune Cylinder Music Box, circa 1880
Antique Inlaid Swiss 8-Tune Cylinder Music Box, circa 1880

Antique Inlaid Swiss 8-Tune Cylinder Music Box, circa 1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Swiss 8-tune cylinder music box offers satinwood inlaid and banded case with top having

Category

19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Ward Stilson Mahogany 9584 Automatic Harp Music Box 22"
Antique Ward Stilson Mahogany 9584 Automatic Harp Music Box 22"

Antique Ward Stilson Mahogany 9584 Automatic Harp Music Box 22"

Located in Dayton, OH

eight strings, fitted with a hand wound music box in the soundboard, decorated with an inlaid foliate

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

Unusual Antique English Boxed Magnifying Glass or Lens, circa 1910
Unusual Antique English Boxed Magnifying Glass or Lens, circa 1910

Unusual Antique English Boxed Magnifying Glass or Lens, circa 1910

Located in Bath, GB

with a domed top, undamaged, clear with excellent strong magnification. The box measures 2 1/2" x 2

Category

1910s English Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Glass

Antique Swiss Made Stella Upright Disc Music Box, Circa 1890
Antique Swiss Made Stella Upright Disc Music Box, Circa 1890

Antique Swiss Made Stella Upright Disc Music Box, Circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Swiss made upright floor model music box by Stella offers mahogany case with shaped and

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Instrument Box

Materials

Mahogany

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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.

Questions About Antique Instrument Box
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