Black Forest Music Box Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
A music box hidden inside this beautifully carved Swiss chair will activate when the chair is sat upon.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Black Forest Music Box
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.
Category
Antique 1890s French Black Forest Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Grape Vine Carved Black Forest Wood Music Box Needs Service
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this antique original circa 1880 Black Forest Wood music box with grape vine carving to the top A very good looking and well made piece, it is h...
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Whip Carved Wood Fox Music Box With Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
The whip carved wood fox music box with glass eyes, is a finely crafted example of late 19th century decorative carving from the Black Forest region of southern Germany.
Category
Antique 1890s German Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Masterly Carved Swiss Black Forest Nutwood Chalet with Clock and Music Box
Located in Lisse, NL
To us, that too is a sign that this Black Forest music box / chalet clock was created by a master carver and a genius.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Brass, Iron, Enamel
Swiss Black Forest Musical Chair..music box plays when sat on..
Located in Buffalo, NY
This exceptional Swiss Black Forest chair offers a delightful surprise—a music box hidden inside will activate when the chair is sat upon.
Category
Antique 1890s Swiss Victorian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Black Forest Serving Plate With Music Box, Hand-Carved Folk Art
Located in Greven, DE
This beautiful hand-carved Black Forest serving plate hides a music box in its base.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Wood
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Polyphon 71G disc music box with bells
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful and Rare Polyphon Music Box with Bells – Type 71G This lovely Polyphon music box, model 71G, plays music using 24.5 cm discs, which are green and specially made for this m...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Music Box Needs Service
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H 2.96 in W 6.89 in D 4.34 in
Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Music Box Needs Service
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this rather lovely antique original circa 1880 Black Forest Wood music box with original 4airs paper label A very good looking and well made pi...
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique French Carved Oak Black Forest Canterbury Box Stand Sheet Music Magazine
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H 23 in W 19 in D 16.5 in
Antique French Carved Oak Black Forest Canterbury Box Stand Sheet Music Magazine
Located in Choudrant, LA
Direct from France, a lovely antique Black Forest carved box/stand, that I imagine was originally for sheet music~ ~ Beautiful hand carvings on every surface, all four sides are com...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Black Forest Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Wood
Black Forest Carved Dog Musical Whip Holder
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century Black Forest dog hunter music box whip holder. Carriage whips of the day would be placed in holders hanging on wall and a spring mechanism would initiate music box ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Black Forest Carved Wood Candlesticks Candleholder Lizard Insects, Pair
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H 10 in W 5 in D 5 in
Antique Black Forest Carved Wood Candlesticks Candleholder Lizard Insects, Pair
Located in Choudrant, LA
It is a rare opportunity to obtain pieces that don’t often become available such as: A Black Forest ink well with military monkey on a Dutch shoe; a Black Forest sheet music box; a B...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Black Forest Music Box
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss cylinder music box . 21 1/2" cylinder playing 12 tunes. Housed in a Black Forest carved exhibition box with a carved chamois doe with fawn under tree for finial.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Musical Instruments
Materials
Other
Antique Swiss Samuel Troll Fils Key Wind Cylinder Music Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in Switzerland in approximately 1850, this key wind brass cylinder music box is set in a burled walnut case with an inlaid shield in the top and has a glass protective cover ove...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Black Forest Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
19th Century Black Forest Pierced Oak Carved Tray or Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Black Forest pierced oak tray. Has music box inside but it is not working and would need to be serviced.
Category
Antique 19th Century Black Forest Decorative Bowls
Materials
Walnut
Polyphon 45D disc music box with double comb and disc storage
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Charm and Elegance in Every Note: A 15.5-inch Double Comb Polyphon Disc Musical Box (Style 45D) Discover the timeless beauty of this 15.5-inch Polyphon disc musical box, a true mast...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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Located in Nottingham, GB
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in Wien, Au
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You are likely to find exactly the black forest music box you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many modern and abstract versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect black forest music box among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right black forest music box is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, black, blue and purple. Finding an appealing black forest music box — no matter the origin — is easy, but (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Jeffrey Mayer, Wynn Bullock and Ross Braught each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in lithograph, archival pigment print and pigment print — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much is a Black Forest Music Box?
A black forest music box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $1,431, while the lowest priced sells for $355 and the highest can go for as much as $35,000.
A Close Look at Black-forest Furniture
Although its name evokes a mountainous region in Germany, antique Black Forest–style furniture originated in Switzerland. In Brienz, during the early 19th century, wood-carver Christian Fischer recognized the market for tourist souvenirs and helped make the village into a wood-carving destination. The Brienz Woodcarving School was founded in 1884 and had its own small zoo for studying the anatomy of animals, depictions of which are a defining aspect of the style, also known as Brienzerware.
Whimsical sculptures, often depicting bears and other Alpine animals like stags, owls, deer and boars, characterize the work produced in the area. Along with folk art and decorative objects, Black Forest furniture included benches held aloft by bears, umbrella stands carved with acorns and clock cases adorned with scrolling oak leaves. While most wood-carvers adhered to a similar realism in their designs and woods like linden, maple and walnut, their aesthetics varied.
The F. Peter Trauffer family was known for their hand-carved bear sculptures that saw the furry mammals playing instruments, smoking pipes and engaging in all sorts of human activities. They were sometimes detailed with glass eyes and integrated into functional pieces of furniture, including chair backs and bench legs, which generations of cabinetmakers created from the 1880s to the 1950s. Walter Mader and his son Heinrich frequently carved Saint Bernard sculptures that they incorporated into furniture.
As the Black Forest furniture style spread around the world through exhibitions at world’s fairs in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the rusticity of these pieces resonated at a time of increasing urbanization, inspiring other artisans.
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