Rare Fraad Jr. Child's Size Talking Machine, circa 1916
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A New York firm established in 1915. An advertisement of 1916 offered ten models of disc players under the names Symphony, Fraad Jr. and Symphony Jr. (the firm went bankrupt in Augus...
Mahogany
Titania and Oberson in their Bower
By Arthur Keller
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Magazine advertisement: RCA Victor: ‘‘Talking Machine’’ phonograph ca. 1925
Watercolor
Antique Ebonized Metal Victrola Phonograph Horns, Art Nouveau Style
By Victrola
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three antique exterior phonograph horns attributed to Victrola, likely from a Victor Talking Machine. We have three available which can be sold individually or as a set.
Metal
Dazzling Art Deco Bronze and Conch Shell Table Lamp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Was originally a lamp as well as a radio speaker (not functioning), signed Tonks Brothers, Newark New Jersey. By Toncola Talking Machine Co. est. 1918.
Bronze
$798Sale Price|20% Off
DOUGLASS 1926 Art Deco Skyscraper Desk-Table Petrol Lighter Engine-Turned Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Leon Douglass, an accomplished inventor and one of the founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, conceived his lighter with a remarkably simple philosophy: to create a practica...
Silver, Bronze, Steel
$798Sale Price|20% Off
DOUGLASS 1926 Art Deco Skyscraper Desk-Table Petrol Lighter Plain Silver Plate
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Miami, FL
Leon Douglass, an accomplished inventor and one of the founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, conceived his lighter with a remarkably simple philosophy: to create a practica...
Silver, Bronze, Steel
DOUGLASS 1926 Press The Trigger Counter-Desk Petrol Lighter Steel & Red Lacquer
By Douglas Leon Cartmel
Located in Miami, FL
Leon Douglass, an accomplished inventor and one of the founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, conceived the lighter in the mid-1920s with a simple philosophy: to create a pr...
Steel, Chrome
Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player V
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player Victrola Mahogany Floor Model.
Mahogany
Sold
H 27.25 in W 14.25 in D 24.5 in
Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920 Measures - 27 1/4" x 14 1/4" x 24 1/2"
Oak
Sold
H 15.5 in W 22 in D 17.5 in
Victor Talking Machine Co. Victrola VVXI Walnut Tabletop Phonograpg C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique tabletop phonograph, the Victrola VVXI model, manufactured by the Victor Talking Machine Company, circa 1920. This musical instrument is crafted from walnut wood, presenti...
Mahogany
Sold
H 27 in W 28 in D 17.75 in
Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victor Victrola phonograph features oak case with gilt banded external tin horn, original label and plate, in working order, circa 1900 Measures: 27" H x 28" W x 17.75" D.
Tin
Sold
H 36 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
Antique 1913 Victor Victrola Phonograph Machine Queen Anne Mahogany VV-XIV
By Victrola
Located in Dayton, OH
Victor Victrola talking machine VV-XIV, Iteration Two, circa 1913.
Mahogany
Victrola Phonograph
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Manufactured in 1924 by the Victor Talking Machine Company Camden, NJ. Inside metal plate stamped with model & serial number.
Double Sided Advertising Lightbox London 1900s
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
The sign advertising 'The Johnson Talking Machine Company Ltd' was illuminated by electric light inside.
Glass
American Victor IV Phonograph in Mahogany
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Astoria, NY
Victor IV phonograph in mahogany, cast iron and nickelled brass, dating from circa 1906-1910, made in the United States by the Victor Phonograph Company. The piece is fully operation...
Brass, Iron, Nickel
Sold
H 31 in W 30.5 in D 31 in
Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victor Model 5 (Vic V) phonograph offers quartersawn oak case with Doric style corners and brass bell horn, label as photographed, c1900. Measures - 31''H x 30.5''W x 31''D.
Brass
R.C.A. Victor - Nipper Sculpture Paperweight Advertising, 1910
By RCA Story
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Legacy: The iconic image of a mixed fox/bull terrier, Nipper, looking into a phonograph became an international symbol of quality and excellence for the Victor Talking Machine Compa...
Metal
Antique Victor Talking Machine Phonograph Type P. 6858
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique tabletop Victor talking machine phonograph type P. 6858 features oak case, exterior ebonized and brass Horn, original label and metal plaque, working condition, early 20th ce...
Brass
Working Antique Oak Victor Gramophone Talking Machine c.1910
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nipper dog not included. CREATOR Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden , New Jersey, USA.
Brass
Sold
H 45.5 in W 31 in D 22 in
Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player
By Victrola
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player.
Mahogany
Sold
H 37.5 in W 38 in D 23 in
Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551
By Victrola
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551. Item features gold plated hardware, finished back, original labels, original working lock and key, c...
Mahogany
1910s Victor Type M Record Player Talking Machine Witches Hat Horn
Located in New York, NY
Refurbished antique oak wood Victor Type M Phonograph Talking Machine record player with it's horn. Some minor dings in the horn.
Brass
Sold
H 15 in W 17 in D 20.5 in
Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G
By Victor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G.
Oak
Sold
H 55 in W 21 in D 18.5 in
Victrola VV-X Floor-Model Phonograph by The Victrola Talking Machine Co.
By Victrola
Located in New York, NY
This Model number VV-X 147174J, was manufactured by The Victrola Talking Machine Company. Underneath the phonograph is a mahogany wood cabinet for storage.
Metal
Early 20th Century Victor 'Monarch Special' Phonograph
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Astoria, NY
An early 20th century phonograph, produced by The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, New Jersey, circa 1904-1905.
Brass, Iron
Sold
H 43 in W 19 in D 22 in
Antique VictorLA Model VV-XI Phonograph in Queen Anne Style Mahogany Cabinet
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Plainview, NY
In the embrace of this Antique Victoria Talking Machine, one is transported to a time when music was cherished not only for its ephemeral beauty but also for the eloquent craftsmansh...
Mahogany
Sold
H 27 in W 20.75 in D 17.75 in
Early 20th Century English "His Master's Voice" Gramophone from Hayes Middlesex
Located in Dallas, TX
The Gramophone Company, based in the United Kingdom and founded on behalf of Emil Berliner, was one of the early recording companies, the parent organization for the His Master's Voi...
Brass
Sold
H 22 in W 15.5 in D 8.5 in
19th Century Graphophone by the Columbia Phonograph Co. with Casing and Rolls
Located in Dallas, TX
The first American cylinder talking machine! Crafted in New York circa 1890, this graphophone features the original oak casing, and five rolls of music.
Metal, Brass
Sold
H 17.72 in W 15.16 in D 11.03 in
Marconi, UK, Radio Model 246A, 1930s valve/tube wireless Art Deco, table, super!
By Victor Talking Machine Company, RCA
Located in London, GB
Marconi Co. (Marconiphone) Model 246A (?) Wireless valve radio, produced by Marconi Co., 1930s. Wooden Case with Bakelite fittings Cosmetic: Good cosmetic condition but with some n...
Metal
Sold
H 33.08 in W 23.63 in D 28.75 in
The Gramophone Co "Cockleshell" Monarch horn gramophone c. 1908, HMV, phonograph
By Victor Talking Machine Company, HMV
Located in London, GB
The Gramophone Company Limited 'Cockleshell' Monarch horn gramophone, c. 1908. Superb condition, stunning metal horn, serviced and fully usable, working perfectly and sounding excel...
Metal
Sold
H 30.71 in W 22.05 in D 27.56 in
HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, phonograph, c. 1911, wooden horn, superb!
By HMV, Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in London, GB
HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, c. 1911 Outstanding original condition. A stunning example of the best of the early 20th Century HMV horn gramophone range. Working perfectly an...
Metal
Sold
H 14 in W 14 in D 14 in
Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn
By His Masters Voice
Located in Oakland, CA
All appropriate brass matching details. Standard talking machine with an original stamped metal Horn in original condition, early 1910s.
Metal
Victor Victrola Talking Machine Serial Number 188101G, 1915
By Victrola
Located in Evergreen, CO
This Victor Victrola talking machine is in excellent working condition with a beautiful untouched original finish on the case.
Metal
Victor Victrola Model VV-S-215 in Mahogany Cabinet in Working Condition
By Victor Talking Machine Company
Located in Plymouth, MA
Victrola model VV-S-215 in mahogany cabinet circa 1925 in superb working condition by Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden NJ with original brochure and records This timeless piece ...
Mahogany
Sold
H 31.11 in W 23.63 in D 25.99 in
"Cavalier Disc" wooden horn gramophone 1900s phonograph for HMV Decca RCA Victor
By Victor Talking Machine Company, HMV
Located in London, GB
THE CAVALIER DISC TALKING MACHINE by B B & CO., London Vintage horn gramophone, early 20th Century.
Metal
Decorative Cornet. Golden metal.
Located in Madrid, ES
Decorative bugle golden metal Decorative bugle made of golden metal. This metal wind instrument emerged, derived from the trunk of poles to which pistons were added at the beginning ...
Brass
Victorian Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Beehive Brass Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian brass courtesy counter top bell, beehive brass bell Made in the style of a beehive solid brass, good and ready to use with a high pitched ding, the bell is 3” in diamete...
Brass
$811Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.48 in W 10.24 in D 5.91 in
Antique Wired TABLE LAMP with Electric Plug-in Bronze & Glass Cup Art Deco
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Bronze Wired TABLE Oil LAMP with Electric Plug-in Wire and Glass Cup Art Deco 50s. Length: 53cm Width: 26cm Height (luminaire): 12cm. Condition Excellent Condition. Worked ...
Crystal, Gold, Brass, Bronze, Sheet Metal, Metal
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 case. The player is in working condition with good tone. Late 19th century.
Mahogany
20th century Two Set Brass Candlesticks Trumpet Shape
Located in Madrid, ES
Set of four brass candlesticks, can be sold as a set of two or all four, trumpet-shaped design.
Brass
Lovers
By Charles Léandre
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Lovers Painting on canvas / frame Charles Léandre Circa 1925 Signature lower right L 81 cms x h 115 cms
Oil
$2,800
H 48.5 in W 51.25 in D 2 in
The First Lovers, an Art Nouveau "Adam and Eve"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Working in the Art Nouveau period style of Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt, artist Irina V. Karkabi has given form in this painting to the unimaginable, the moments whereby B...
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco Accent Table Lamp in Patinated Brass 1940s
Located in Meer, VAN
Art Deco Accent Table Lamp in Patinated Brass, Europe, 1940s. A small but very nice art deco table lamp in nicely patinated brass. It features an unusual design with a ‘floating’ sh...
Brass
Neoclassical Style Brass Fireplace Tools. French. Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice neoclassical Style Fireplace Tools are made of brass. This is a French work. Circa 1970
Brass
$2,028
H 10 in W 7.5 in D 1 in
Fairies cavorting, Very rare turn of the 19th Century Fairy picture
Located in Harkstead, GB
A wonderful example of fairy painting which became such a popular subject for Victorians and was most notably explored by John Anster Fitzgerald and Richard Dadd. The picture is a ra...
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
$3,367
H 1.97 in W 4.73 in D 11.03 in
1930s Thorens Excelda Portable Gramophone, Columbia Needles & 10 Shellac records
By Thorens
Located in LA CELLERA DE TER, ES
Antique Thorens Excelda portable gramophone, manufactured in Switzerland in the 1930s. Presented in a red enamelled metal case, this elegant travel gramophone features a removable t...
Metal
Art Deco Philco Tube Radio
By Radiobar Corp. and Philco
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a vintage Philco radio made in the Art Deco era. (1920-40) The radio contains TUBES. NEEDS TO BE RESTORED,
Walnut
Antique Regina Double Comb 15.5" Music Box Player & 46 Records
By Regina Company
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 19th century Regina music player including additional storage box with approx 46 records and paperwork. #35307, circa 1899. Songs Included: Adeste Fideles, Ave Maria, ...
Oak
Vintage Model E-53X Radio by Canadian General Electric
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s; Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd. - Toronto, ON Simple and traditional tabletop radio with Art Deco embellishments. • Model Type: Tabletop broadcast receiver • Main Circ...
Wood
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 43 in W 24 in D 16.75 in
Restored 1930s Art Deco Zenith Floor Model Radio Console
By Zenith
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Art Deco Vintage Decorative Zenith Floor Model Radio Console 43 h x 24 W x 16.75 Preowned vintage condition Tested not working. Missing glass cover. Wood restored. ...
Wood
$450
H 12 in W 23 in D 16 in
Antique Philco Tube Radio Table Record Player Mahogany Case Model 46-1203
By Radiobar Corp. and Philco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique Art Deco Philco Tube Radio Table Record Player Mahogany Case Model 46-1203. T...
Metal
On Hold|$327
H 19.69 in Dm 13.78 in
Vintage Decorative Gramophone Horn, Wood and Metal, Industrial Style
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decorative gramophone horn in wood Antique - Decoration - Phonograph Materials : Wood - Metal Wear consistent with age and use : See photos please
Metal
Pair Hotel Silver Rams' Head Salts
Located in New York, NY
Pair hotel silver rams' head salts. Pair neoclassical style tripod form silver plate salts with rams' heads terminating in hoof feet with stretcher to central ball finial all beneat...
Silver Plate
$2,711
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase. For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Bronze
French Style 1950s Plant Stand
Located in Sharon, CT
A plant stand that holds four small plants in style. Light blue over white paint. The holes are 4" in diameter.
Steel
Pair of French Wrought Iron Martini Tables
Located in London, GB
Wrought iron martini tables, hand made in England inspired by an original 1940s French design. Finished with a natural bronze patina as standard. Can also be supplied in black or gi...
Iron
Aldo Tura Bar Cart Brown Goatskin
By Aldo Tura
Located in Munich, DE
Bar cart by Aldo Tura in lacquered goatskin, brass and glass with a removable tray and bottle holders, Italy, 1950s. Measures: 85 x 51 x 62 cm.
Brass
Intricate Carved French Fruit Wood Trunk, Perfume Box, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous example of a French fruitwood box carved beautifully carved into the form of a trunk. Look closely at the amazing detail, the side handles, the leather stitching, the l...
Fruitwood
$17,170Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...
Carrara Marble
Zodiac Copper Wall Art
Located in Antwerp, BE
Zodiac copper wall art. Diameter:50 cm. Depth:3 cm.
Copper
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug Featuring an Adamesque central medallion set against a warm caramel ground, the composition is elegantly anchored by swa...
Wool
Mid 18th Century Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug, 1760
Located in New York, NY
Antique Brown Floral English Axminster Rug Made in Axminster, Devon, Great Britain, circa 1760 (George III) Provenance: Baron Guy de Rothschild 29' 10" x 17' 11" (909.32 x 546.10 cm)
Wool
17th century Spanish or Italian carved solid wood chest
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Spanish or Italian 17th century bis chest. Chest structure in solid walnut, entirely hand-carved. Exceptional craftsmanship. Very naive vintage conduction with a nice patina on the...
Walnut
French Modern Fire Place in Black Sheet Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Fire place, sheet steel, France, 1960s. A well-designed fire place executed in black coated steel, ably employed as either the heart of a decor or its focal point. The whole constru...
Sheet Metal
$439,568
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.17 in
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
Other
Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). This is a "Shonai chest" chest made in the Tohoku region of Japan. It is chara...
Cedar
19th Century English Olivewood and Brass Inlaid Cabinet
By Town & Emanuel
Located in London, GB
A William IV cabinet attributed to Town and Emmanuel Constructed in a strongly grained olivewood and dressed with gold brass inlays and an etched and engraved brass panel; rising fr...
Marble, Brass
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.
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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.
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