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Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880
Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880

Antique 9 Bell Music Box with Clock by Ami Rivenc, Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1880

By Japy Frères

Located in London, GB

A fine quality and rare music box made by Ami Rivenc of Geneva, Switzerland in c. 1880, featuring

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Mahogany and Painted Six-Song Cylinder Music Box
Early 20th Century French Mahogany and Painted Six-Song Cylinder Music Box

Early 20th Century French Mahogany and Painted Six-Song Cylinder Music Box

Located in Dallas, TX

Listen to soft, cheerful music in your living room with this traditional, antique music box

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Music Boxes

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 Music Boxes

Materials

Brass

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 Music Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano

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

19th Century German Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Silver

Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box

Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box

$34,500

H 0.88 in W 3.25 in D 2 in

Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical

Category

19th Century Swiss Other Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Gold

Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Cigar Box Humidor House
Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Cigar Box Humidor House

Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Cigar Box Humidor House

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

musical Cigar box Humidor with built in music box A very good looking and well made piece, it is hand

Category

1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Wooden Cigar Carrousel with Music
Late 19th Century Wooden Cigar Carrousel with Music

Late 19th Century Wooden Cigar Carrousel with Music

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

. At the bottom is a small music box, this plays a sweet tune. The cigar carousel is in good condition

Category

1880s French Napoleon III Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Swiss 18K Gold Pearl Set & Enamel Musical Box, Remond c.1800
19th Century Swiss 18K Gold Pearl Set & Enamel Musical Box, Remond c.1800

19th Century Swiss 18K Gold Pearl Set & Enamel Musical Box, Remond c.1800

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Music box’s sound recording available on request Antique early-19th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k

Category

19th Century Swiss Other Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box
Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box

Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box

$16,688

H 4.53 in W 10.24 in D 7.09 in

Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box

By Palais Royal

Located in Northampton, GB

Internal Music Box Playing Two Aires From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to bring

Category

Early 19th Century French Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box
Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box

Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box

$44,500

H 0.5 in W 1.63 in D 1.38 in

Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

of all music box production in the 19th century. Inscribed under lid "To my Mother / Long may the

Category

19th Century Swiss Other Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique English Circa 1900 Flame Mahogany Maple & Co. Ltd. Jewelry Box (RL)
Antique English Circa 1900 Flame Mahogany Maple & Co. Ltd. Jewelry Box (RL)

Antique English Circa 1900 Flame Mahogany Maple & Co. Ltd. Jewelry Box (RL)

By Maple & Co.

Located in Centennial, CO

. There is a winding mechanism on the underside of the box indicating it was a music box but it no longer

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Brass

Silver-Gilt Musical Snuff Box by François Nicole
Silver-Gilt Musical Snuff Box by François Nicole

Silver-Gilt Musical Snuff Box by François Nicole

$27,420

H 1 in W 3.44 in D 2.13 in

Silver-Gilt Musical Snuff Box by François Nicole

Located in New Orleans, LA

and popularity of all music box production in the 19th century. Comb stamped "F. NICOLE" Circa

Category

19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Silver

Edward F. Caldwell Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Box, Angels, Music Motifs
Edward F. Caldwell Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Box, Angels, Music Motifs

Edward F. Caldwell Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Box, Angels, Music Motifs

By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.

Located in New York, NY

Fine and unusual signed Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Neoclassical style silvered bronze box depicting a

Category

Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Bronze

19th century English Music Jewelry Box with Swiss Mechanic System
19th century English Music Jewelry Box with Swiss Mechanic System

19th century English Music Jewelry Box with Swiss Mechanic System

Located in MILL, NL

music playing when opened. This is an English jewellery box from ca. 1820-1860. With Swiss mechanism

Category

19th Century Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large French Black Forest Wood Music instruments Box, Circa 1890
Large French Black Forest Wood Music instruments Box, Circa 1890

Large French Black Forest Wood Music instruments Box, Circa 1890

Located in Austin, TX

Large French Black Forest wood box, circa 1900. 11.8 by 7.3 inches , H / 5.3 inches. Music

Category

1890s French Black Forest Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Wood

Black Forest Music Chair

Black Forest Music Chair

$4,500

H 38 in W 1 in D 1 in

Black Forest Music Chair

Located in New York, NY

opens to reveal a fitted interior for what once housed the music box.

Category

19th Century Antique Music Boxes

Collinson & Walton. An Aesthetic Movement burr walnut & ebonized music cabinet
Collinson & Walton. An Aesthetic Movement burr walnut & ebonized music cabinet

Collinson & Walton. An Aesthetic Movement burr walnut & ebonized music cabinet

By Collinson & Lock

Located in London, GB

Collinson and Walton. A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized music cabinet with pierced gallery to the

Category

1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Polyphon  Musikautomat
Polyphon  Musikautomat

PolyphonPolyphon Musikautomat, 1900

$5,304

H 30 in W 53 in D 48 in

Polyphon Musikautomat

Located in Berlin, DE

music box is functional and has a beautiful sound; everything has been newly tuned. All tones are

Category

Late 19th Century Jugendstil Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Metal

Swiss Gold and Enamel Musical Vinaigrette
Swiss Gold and Enamel Musical Vinaigrette

Swiss Gold and Enamel Musical Vinaigrette

$22,500

H 0.38 in W 1.25 in D 0.88 in

Swiss Gold and Enamel Musical Vinaigrette

Located in New Orleans, LA

floral motif. The button on the front of the box controls the music, and the accompanying original key

Category

19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Metal

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 Music Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Black Forest Whip Carved Dog With Glass Eyes
Black Forest Whip Carved Dog With Glass Eyes

Black Forest Whip Carved Dog With Glass Eyes

Located in Dallas, TX

. Attached to the back is a music box. Circa 1870, Switzerland.

Category

1870s German Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bear Side Chairs
Pair of Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bear Side Chairs

Pair of Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bear Side Chairs

$16,500 / set

H 37.5 in W 17.5 in D 20.5 in

Pair of Rustic Black Forest Walnut Bear Side Chairs

Located in Queens, NY

back with faux wood carved seat and legs (1 having music box seat)

Category

19th Century German Black Forest Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Charming Small Musical Box with Embroidered Decoration, Quadripod - 2Y309
Charming Small Musical Box with Embroidered Decoration, Quadripod - 2Y309

Charming Small Musical Box with Embroidered Decoration, Quadripod - 2Y309

$279Sale Price|60% Off

H 3.55 in W 8.67 in D 6.3 in

Charming Small Musical Box with Embroidered Decoration, Quadripod - 2Y309

Located in Bordeaux, FR

lbs) A delightful addition to any music box collection or a lovely vintage decorative piece!

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Metal

Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair
Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair

Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair

$9,850

H 37.5 in W 18.5 in D 25 in

Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exceptional Swiss Black Forest chair offers a delightful surprise—a music box hidden inside

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Enamel Miniatures Living Room and Piano Set
Enamel Miniatures Living Room and Piano Set

Enamel Miniatures Living Room and Piano Set

$2,240Sale Price|30% Off

H 2.56 in W 4.73 in D 2.96 in

Enamel Miniatures Living Room and Piano Set

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

materials The piano is a music box (it works) The general condition is very good. only the table has a

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Rococo Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Enamel

The Carillon - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1880s

The Carillon - Original China Ink and Watercolor - 1880s

Located in Roma, IT

with colore tempera and with a small golden border. The work depicts a small circular music box made

Category

1880s Modern Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

19th Century Musical Picture Clock
19th Century Musical Picture Clock

19th Century Musical Picture Clock

$13,500

H 36.5 in W 44 in D 8 in

19th Century Musical Picture Clock

Located in Tarzana, CA

standing villagers and a dog. The painting, the clock and the music box are enclosed within a shadowbox

Category

1850s European Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825

Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825

Located in Incline Village, NV

These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture

Category

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Metal

Black Forest Childs Chair Late 19th Century
Black Forest Childs Chair Late 19th Century

Black Forest Childs Chair Late 19th Century

$1,500

H 28 in W 13 in D 13 in

Black Forest Childs Chair Late 19th Century

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

. -Music box has been removed

Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Early 19th Century French Musical Automaton Clock Depicting Napoleon I
Early 19th Century French Musical Automaton Clock Depicting Napoleon I

Early 19th Century French Musical Automaton Clock Depicting Napoleon I

Located in London, GB

Roman numerals, connected to a twin train movement and a music box, fitted within a French empire style

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Brass

Musical Agate Fob 18k c1920s France
Musical Agate Fob 18k c1920s France

Musical Agate Fob 18k c1920s France

$3,500

W 1.25 in L 1.625 in

Musical Agate Fob 18k c1920s France

Located in Litchfield, CT

with a tiny music box inside, the look is Town and Country chic at its Gallic best. Quality hand

Category

1920s French Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Agate, 18k Gold

Unusual fine quality pair of antique Victorian musical figures
Unusual fine quality pair of antique Victorian musical figures

Unusual fine quality pair of antique Victorian musical figures

Located in Ipswich, GB

bicorne hat adorned with a large pink bow and other decorative elements. Having the original music

Category

19th Century Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Carved Oak Musical Hot Dish Trivet with Hand-Painted Tile
19th Century French Carved Oak Musical Hot Dish Trivet with Hand-Painted Tile

19th Century French Carved Oak Musical Hot Dish Trivet with Hand-Painted Tile

Located in Dallas, TX

the surface, the piece houses a mechanical music box, activated by a winding key on the underside. The

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Faience, Wood

Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair with Twin Bears
Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair with Twin Bears

Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair with Twin Bears

$16,688

H 18.12 in W 23.23 in D 11.82 in

Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair with Twin Bears

By Black Forest

Located in Newark, England

music box mechanism, hidden beneath the seat and activated by weight. Black Forest children’s chairs are

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Wood

Carved Swiss Black Forest Chalet Clock, circa 1880
Carved Swiss Black Forest Chalet Clock, circa 1880

Carved Swiss Black Forest Chalet Clock, circa 1880

$22,995

H 27.75 in W 36 in D 17.5 in

Carved Swiss Black Forest Chalet Clock, circa 1880

Located in Evergreen, CO

does not chime. At one time, this piece had a music box, as indicated by the Gattolliat label inside

Category

1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Musical circa 1880 Black Forest Hand Carved Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes
Antique Musical circa 1880 Black Forest Hand Carved Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes

Antique Musical circa 1880 Black Forest Hand Carved Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes

By Black Forrest

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

another single Dwarf which is cross legged This one has the music box, the way it should work is you

Category

1880s Swedish Black Forest Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Baroque Style Austrian Ormolu Mounted Musical Clock
Large Baroque Style Austrian Ormolu Mounted Musical Clock

Large Baroque Style Austrian Ormolu Mounted Musical Clock

$165,906

H 83.08 in W 33.86 in D 20.48 in

Large Baroque Style Austrian Ormolu Mounted Musical Clock

Located in London, GB

a finial. The interior of the clock features a single-cylinder music box with a small organ and 21

Category

Early 19th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Exceptional Musical Clock with Complications and Painting by L. V. Fouquet
Exceptional Musical Clock with Complications and Painting by L. V. Fouquet

Exceptional Musical Clock with Complications and Painting by L. V. Fouquet

By Louis Vincent Fouquet

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

box plays six songs. The music itself is set off at the 3/4 hour, and the hour. Gongs for the hour are

Category

Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair
19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

$6,500

H 38 in W 18 in D 18 in

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

By Black Forest

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

had a music box. Part of the Brienz collection plate 26. Origin: Swiss Period: Last quarter of the

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair
19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

$9,000

H 38 in W 18 in D 18 in

19th Century Black Forest Carved Bear Chair

By Black Forest

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

had a music box. Part of the Brienz collection plate 26. Origin: Swiss Period: Last quarter of the

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Wood

Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome
Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome

Blaise Bontems Musical Automaton Singing birds and Clock under glass dome

Located in Leuven , BE

controlled by a pinned cylinder akin to those found in music boxes. Leather bellows expel air through a

Category

19th Century French Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Metal

Bracket clock with astronomical dial and mahogany wood case. Amsterdam, 18th c.
Bracket clock with astronomical dial and mahogany wood case. Amsterdam, 18th c.

Bracket clock with astronomical dial and mahogany wood case. Amsterdam, 18th c.

Located in Madrid, ES

precise, and the technical intricacies found in examples like this (music box, calendar, chimes, alarm

Category

18th Century Other Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other

Antique Swiss Black Forest Wood and Marble Lucerne Lion Carving
Antique Swiss Black Forest Wood and Marble Lucerne Lion Carving

Antique Swiss Black Forest Wood and Marble Lucerne Lion Carving

By Black Forest

Located in Newark, England

products can also be seen carved into other forest wildlife as well as clocks, music boxes and furniture

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Art Nouveau Antique Music Boxes

Materials

Marble

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Antique Music Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique music boxes available for sale. The range of distinct antique music boxes — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique music boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique music boxes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Victorian, Baroque and Folk Art antique music boxes are of considerable interest. Antique music boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Regina Music Box Co., Baptiste-Antoine Brémond and Jerome Thibourville Lamy are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Music Boxes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,644, while they’re typically $180 on the low end and $128,500 highest priced.