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Singing Bird Music Box by Karl Griesbaum
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Newark, England
Enamelled Decoration Signed on the Movement Circa 1930
Singing Bird Music Box. The music box of rectangular
Category
Early 20th Century German Classical Greek Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
RARE EUROPEAN MUSIC BOX 19th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE EUROPEAN MUSIC BOX
19th Century
European, box with 50 discs of 30 cm, double comb
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 19th Century Austrian Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Satinwood
Birds a Collection of 25 Bird Figures and Music Boxes
Located in New York, NY
. Of the 25 of them 5 are music boxes.
I actually think it's quite charming.
Sizes vary but the
Category
Late 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Resin, Wood
Music Box Bird, Aquatint Etching by Tighe O'Donoghue
Located in Long Island City, NY
Music Box Bird
Tighe O’Donoghue, American (1942)
Date: circa 1980
Etching with Aquatint, signed and
Category
1980s Animal Prints
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
Vintage Italian Wood Inlay Tray w/Music box
Located in San Francisco, CA
bordered by ornate floral and bird motifs. Later added music box made in Switzerland plays "O Sole Mio
Category
Early 20th Century Serving Pieces
Materials
Satinwood
Freres Rochat Gold Bird Box
Located in New York, NY
Bird Boxes:
Gold musical bird boxes are a type of mechanical music box that was first created in
Category
Antique 1820s Swiss Desk Accessories
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French carved wooden Music Box Trivet-hand painted Ceramic Surface-20s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Wonderful vintage Table Decoration - hand-carved Walnut Music Box Trivet with Art Nouveau Motifs
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Mounted Objects
Materials
Brass
H 11.03 in W 2.76 in D 11.03 in
Antique 6 Bell and Drum Music Box by Charles Lecoultre, c. 1870
Located in London, GB
A magnificent quality six bell and drum cylinder music box made by Charles Lecoultre of Geneva
Category
Antique 1870s Swiss Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
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
Antique 19th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
Tim Hawkinson-Bird Box-14" x 11"-Giclee-2006-Black, Blue, Gray, White
By Tim Hawkinson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sku: YY7040-B
Artist: Tim Hawkinson
Title: Bird Box
Year: 2006
Signed: Yes
Medium: Giclee
Paper
Category
Early 2000s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Giclée
Lullaby - with Heather Megan Christie, Polaroid, Contemporary, Bird
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
scoured the Internet for Polaroid film. Trucks deliver boxes upon boxes of expired Polaroid film. Testing
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 18.9 in W 22.84 in D 0.04 in
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
Antique 19th Century French Taxidermy
Materials
Metal
H 13.78 in W 9.06 in D 4.73 in
Lullaby (The Girl... ) with Heather Megan Christie, Polaroid, Contemporary, Bird
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
front of a birdcage, delicately holding a bird in her hand. The scene is captured on expired Polaroid
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 0.04 in
Parrot Ceramic Tile Framed Plaque by Christopher Reutinger Catalina Picture Tile
By Catalina Pottery
Located in Topeka, KS
styles PLUS, bold colors of red, yellow, green, and bright aqua blue bring these breathtaking birds to
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
H 19.75 in W 14 in D 0.75 in
Vintage Lena Liu Signed, Numbered and Framed Herons and Flowers Print
Located in Plainview, NY
prints, porcelain collector's plates, ornaments, figurines, music boxes, sculptures, cards, tapestries
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Paper
H 36.25 in W 32.5 in D 1.25 in
Arts and Crafts, Bechstein Upright Piano Rosewood Brass Hinges by Walter Cave
By Walter Cave
Located in Leeds, GB
fall.
The front panel features cupboard doors, which open so as to allow the music desk to fall into
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 54.34 in W 65.36 in D 28.35 in
Fine and Rare Miniature Satsuma Vase by Taizan Yohei
Located in Atlanta, GA
gathered to play music instruments. The other is a group of ladies performing a formal court music. The
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
cover designs of ragtime-era sheet music. Ware has spoken about finding inspiration in the work of
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
cover designs of ragtime-era sheet music. Ware has spoken about finding inspiration in the work of
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
Chris Ware New Yorker Cartoonist Limited Edition Thanksgiving Print NYC
By Chris Ware
Located in Surfside, FL
cover designs of ragtime-era sheet music. Ware has spoken about finding inspiration in the work of
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Color
Swiss Black Forest Eagle Carving 'Taking Flight'
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
carved into other forest wildlife as well as clocks, music boxes and furniture although these are more
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Woman with Flowers in Her Hair
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 12.6 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Guillaume Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Original Lithograph - Henri Matisse - Apollinaire
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
Category
1930s Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Creole Dancer
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Silver Bird Cage with Music, circa 1920
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A silver bird cage with music, circa 1920, Germany.
Category
20th Century German Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Elegant Music Box with Singing Bird by Reuge, Mechanical Mouvement
Located in London, GB
Music box made out of stainless steel and leather by the Internationally known brand Reuge. It has
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
Allard & Sandoz Swiss Music Box
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A large Allard & Sandoz Swiss music box made from rosewood and sitting on a table with brass inlay
Category
Early 20th Century Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Reuge Gilt Keywound Musical Automaton Pocket Watch circa 1980s
Located in Boston, MA
movement, serial 1257, internal music box that can be played manually together with the automaton. Alarm
Category
Vintage 1980s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Original 'L'homme L'oie L'oiseau Le Chat' Figurative Fantasy Painting
Located in London, GB
'L'Homme L'oie L'oiseau Le Chat' (Man Goose Bird Cat) is an original unique mixed media artwork by
Category
Early 2000s French Paintings
Materials
Paper
Blaise Bontems, an Extremely Fine & Rare Automaton Double Singing Bird Music Box
By Bontems
Located in New York, NY
Blaise Bontems, an extremely fine and rare automaton double singing bird music box, in the form of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
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
Antique 19th Century European Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
Antique German Singing Twin Bird Cage Music Box Automaton Karl Griesbaum 1950
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique twin singing birds in a cage automoton, Karl Griesbaum, circa 1950
A pair of
Category
Vintage 1950s Bird Cages
Materials
Brass
H 11.25 in W 6.5 in D 6.5 in
Karl Griesbaum German Brass Singing Bird Cage Music Box, Marked Kg Ken-D
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in New York, NY
A charming automated birdcage music box with the bird's head turning, beak moving and tail moving
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bird Cages
Materials
Brass
Karl Griesbaum German Brass Singing Bird Cage Music Box, Marked Kg Ken-D
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in New York, NY
A charming automated birdcage music box with the bird's head turning, beak moving and tail moving
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bird Cages
Materials
Brass
Music box on table with 4 interchangeble cylinders
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare cylinder music box. The 4 cylinders play 8 tunes as indicated on the original tunesheets.
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
Early 18th Century Tortoise Shell Music Box with Silver Setting
Located in Charleston, SC
This music box was made in France during the 18th Century and is made of natural tortoise shell
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Karl Griesbaum Singing Bird Box Automaton
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular music box in gilded brass and polychrome enamel. The music box is adorned on the sides
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Louis XV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Vermeil
Art Nouveau Jewelry Music Box Hand Carved, France, circa 1900
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming small Art Nouveau jewelry music box out of France, circa 1900. This fantastic wooden box
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Box with Bird Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
rocky ground and foliage. The front of the box is decorated with birds on branches, music instrument and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
2 birds...)
4. A music box has also been added (never seen before!!!).
The case is richly decorated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Other, Enamel
Gorgeous Automate of Singing Bird or Songbird Made of Brass, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
We're presenting here a very rare Automate of Singing Bird / Songbird, made in Vienna (circa 1915
Category
Vintage 1910s Austrian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Swiss Mechanical Automaton Bird Box Music Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1930s Bird Box Music Box, Enamel On Gilt Brass with a scenic depiction on the top, the box
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss More Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gilt Metal
Marqueted Casket in Veneer
Located in Paris, FR
flowers, flower baskets, birds and a couple playing music. The motifs are inserted in cartouches leaving
Category
Antique 1850s French Louis XV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
German Automaton Double Singing Birds in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German automaton music box offers two singing birds seated in brass cage with embossed
Category
20th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Antique German Singing Bird in a Cage Music Box Automaton Karl Griesbaum 1930
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique singing bird in a cage automoton, Karl Griesbaum, circa 1930
A feathered single
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 10.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Winter Songs, Rabbits and Birds (Graphic Collage on Vintage Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
white graphic depictions of rabbits and birds in a bird cage on vintage sheet music.
Louise Laplante
Category
2010s Assemblage Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Antique Swiss 12 Air Four Visible Bells Rosewood Musical Box, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 12 air cylinder music box with four bells in view and a 9"
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments
Materials
Rosewood
H 9.06 in W 20.48 in D 11.82 in
Malaquita bronce French Elephant candle and lighter Napoleón III
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
boxes, music boxes, song birds, antique jewelry, hat pins, glassware, porcelain, silverware, etc
Category
1880s French Sculptures
Mid-20th Century Karl Griesbaum Automaton
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Automaton signing bird in cage music box by Karl Griesbaum. Made in Germany
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Black Forest Cuckoo Clock Edelweiss Fröhliche Wanderer German Swiss
Located in Dayton, OH
includes Romance Swiss made music box playing Edelweiss and Frohiliche Wanderer – No 3638. This clock is
Category
Late 20th Century Black Forest Wall Clocks
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal bird music box for your home. A bird music box — often made from metal, brass and enamel — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bird music box — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each bird music box bearing Victorian or Neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. A well-made bird music box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Karl Griesbaum, Bontems and Sèvres are consistently popular.
How Much is a Bird Music Box?
Prices for a bird music box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $565 and can go as high as $48,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,445.
Questions About Bird Music Box
- What is a Polyphon music box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A Polyphon music box is a wooden box that plays small interchangeable metal discs. Polyphon Musikwerke invented the device in 1870 and began producing them for sale in 1897 in Leipzig, Germany. Find a variety of Polyphon music boxes on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The box that plays music is called a music box in the U.S. and a musical box in the UK. Early versions date back to the 19th century, and many of them came from factories located in Switzerland. Shop a large selection of antique and vintage music boxes on 1stDibs.
- Are music boxes rare?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022It depends on the make and model of the music box. To find the value of a music box, experts suggest that you work with a certified appraiser. The value of a music box will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted music boxes on 1stDibs.
- What is the best music box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021The best music box for you depends on your preferences for design, size, and music. Music boxes may be intricately carved or brightly-colored, and contain musical themes from famous plays or films. Music boxes can also be musical boxes designed to hold jewelry or other trinkets.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Regina music boxes have musical information carefully stored on a metal disc. A Regina music box works when the holes in the disc engage with the teeth of a gear that leads to the plucking of a musical comb generating a pleasant sound.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The first music box was likely made in Switzerland around the end of the 18th century. Originally, most music boxes were quite small, but as time went on, larger versions developed. Shop a collection of antique and modern music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Are music boxes still made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, music boxes are still made today. A number of artisans continue to produce music boxes by hand. Companies may also mass produce music boxes using machinery. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is an old music box called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An old music box made from snuff boxes during the 18th century is called a carillons à musique. It is a French word meaning "chimes of music." You'll find a selection of antique music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How a singing bird box works relies on a clockwork mechanism. Twisting the winder provides power to the motor which then moves the bird and turns the gears that produce music. Both the bird's motion and the tune continue until the motor stops spinning. Find a wide variety of music boxes on 1stDibs.
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