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A small French music box, 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small music box where the top has a motive of Palais de l`Industrie in Paris. The building was
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Bone

A small French music box, 19th c
A small French music box, 19th c
H 1.58 in W 4.14 in D 2.56 in
Engraved Tortoiseshell Music Box with French Revolutionary Inscription
Located in London, GB
This finely engraved and inscribed tortoiseshell music box is a precious piece of French Revolution
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Antique Early 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Tortoise Shell

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
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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Decorative Boxes

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Wood

RARE EUROPEAN MUSIC BOX 19th Century
RARE EUROPEAN MUSIC BOX 19th Century
H 14.97 in W 19.3 in D 8.67 in
Limoges France Hand Painted Dresser With Hat & Music Book Porcelain Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
bow and a pink rose along with a music book next to its' side. From the Limoges region in France
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Height Airs Swiss Cylinder Music Box, circa 1880
Located in Marseille, FR
Napoleon III music box with 8 bee melodies including 4 complications. Ability to play and replay
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Period Marquetry Cigar Box, Music Box
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This mid nineteenth century French Napoleon III period marquetry cigar presentation box is
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Bronze

Cigar and Music Box, Early 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cigar and music box, Early 20th Century, Napoleon III style. Cigar box and music box, early 20th
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Stone, Alabaster, Metal, Silver Plate

19th Century French Leather Bound Books Decorative Box with Hidden Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
Store your TV remote controls or other valuables in this decorative leather box. Created in France
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Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Wood

French Antique Bronze Mounted and Painted Sevres Style Cobalt Blue Accessory Box
By E. Grisard 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French antique bronze mounted and painted sevres style cobalt blue accessory box France, circa
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Antique 1890s French Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Linden and Resinous Savoyard Chalet, Music Box, Liquor & Cigar Cellar, XIXth
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Curious and rare music box forming a cellar for liquors and cigars in the form of a sublime
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Antique 19th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Linen

Pierre Lacquer Box by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
There’s something about the bold colours and geometrics of French Art Deco that channels the disco
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Pierre Lacquer Box by Greg Natale
Pierre Lacquer Box by Greg Natale
H 3.27 in W 5.36 in D 5.36 in
Round carved wooden box with its key - Beethoven profile medallion - 19th centur
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Louis XVI style carved wooden jewelry treasure box. The wood is carved in relief with foliage
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

First Empire Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Mounted Box with Apollo in His Chariot
Located in Nashville, TN
The box a trinket or bon-bon box , adorned with bronze lid and Apollo in his sunburst adorned
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Musical box with 6 Bells and 3 Automatons By G. Bendon
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful music box by Bendon. Made in about 1880 in Switserland by this well known manufacturer
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Antique 1880s Swiss Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Turn of the Century French Wooden Instrument Case
Located in High Point, NC
Made in France at the turn of the century, this vintage wooden case would have originally been used
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Antique Early 1900s French Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Rare Antique Silver Niello Scottish Bagpipe Player Snuff Box, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Fine silver, niello and vermeil silver antique snuff box depicting a handsome Scottish bagpipe
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Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

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Silver

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlaid Marquetry Canterbury Magazine Rack 19th C
Located in London, GB
be cherished by any collector of antiques. Used to store sheet music in Victorian times, today it
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Antique 1870s Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Novelty Silver Plate Military Drum Biscuit Barrel
By Daniel & Arter
Located in Northampton, GB
strap with buckle to one size and is finished with a music sheet and drum sticks to the lid acting as
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Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Novelty Silver Plate Military Drum Biscuit Barrel
Novelty Silver Plate Military Drum Biscuit Barrel
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H 5.7 in W 5.9 in D 5.3 in
Book shaped card case with notebook
Located in East Geelong, VIC
unfortunately it has lost its finial. The first 3 pages of the notebook contains a hand written list of music
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Book shaped card case with notebook
Book shaped card case with notebook
H 4 in W 2.75 in D 0.38 in
French Victorian Cigar Holder Music Box
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian black lacquered and bronze trimmed 6 sided cigar holder with music box at base. 52
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Tobacco Accessories

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Bronze

The Music Box
By Saul Tepper
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right by Artist French Foreign Legion "The Music Box" French Foreign Legion Desert
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20th Century Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Catholic Lourdes Souvenir Building with Music Box, France 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Lourdes in France. It is made of metal and wood. The music box plays a nice melody and is in working
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Vintage 1920s French Religious Items

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Metal

Vintage Catholic Lourdes Church Souvenir Building with Music Box, France 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Lourdes in France. It is made of metal and wood. The music box plays a nice melody and is in working
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Vintage 1920s French Religious Items

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Metal

19th Century Black Forest Music Box
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
24"H Black Forest, Swiss, Switzerland, French, Carvings, Music Boxes, Vintage, Antique Family Owned
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Musical Instruments

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Other

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
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Mounted Objects

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Brass

Jar Cookies Musical Biscuiter Music Box French Vintage Candy Dish Biscuit Bowl
Located in Bastogne, BE
, brass, Art Nouveau, France, 1970s. The bonbonniere or biscuit jar is very elegant and rare in design
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Vintage 1970s French Art Nouveau Glass

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Tulip Wood and Painted Four-Song Cylinder Music Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Listen to soft, cheerful music in your living room with this traditional, antique music box
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Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments

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Tulipwood

Empire Doré Saint Louis Crystal Etched Tumbler Glass Gilt Brass Music Box Holder
By Saint Louis
Located in Guaynabo, PR
basket cup holder with handle marked HP, Paris music box. The basket is adorned with diamond lace like in
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Early 20th Century French Empire Crystal Serveware

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Crystal

Late 19th Century French Bible Box, Trunk, Blanket Chest
Located in Southampton, NY
Late 19th Century French Bible Box, Trunk, Blanket chest. Likely used as a chest to hold sacred
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Antique 19th Century French Blanket Chests

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Brass

Mid-Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Petrin Dough Box from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique fruit wood dough box was created in Provence, France circa 1950. Heavily carved from
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Cabinets

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Walnut

Cylinder Musical Box
Located in Cheshire, GB
Swis music box with original tune sheet, cylinder, comb and the brass bed plate, within a rosewood
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Antique Late 19th Century French Musical Instruments

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Walnut

Cylinder Musical Box
Cylinder Musical Box
H 8 in W 28.5 in D 11.5 in
Porcelain Instruments Medicine Box
Located in Paris, FR
Porcelain pill or medicine box and black metal frame decorated with multicolour music instruments
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1970s French Miscellaneous

Porcelain Instruments Medicine Box
Porcelain Instruments Medicine Box
H 1.19 in W 1.97 in L 2.76 in
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
and was inspired by his music that she got a chance to spread her wings artistically. She was
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
and was inspired by his music that she got a chance to spread her wings artistically. She was
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
and was inspired by his music that she got a chance to spread her wings artistically. She was
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
and was inspired by his music that she got a chance to spread her wings artistically. She was
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
and was inspired by his music that she got a chance to spread her wings artistically. She was
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

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Color

Acid etched Music Note Clef Glass Wall Sculpture Artwork Framed ed. 25 Signed
By Suzan Etkin
Located in Surfside, FL
from the edition of 25. I am selling them individually. the box from Vincent Fremont Multiples is not
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1980s American Modern Mixed Media

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Glass, Wood

Dizzy Gillespie, Porcelain Plate (New in Box)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Dizzy Gillespie, Porcelain Plate (New in Box), 2014 Porcelain Plate in Elegant
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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Porcelain, Mixed Media, Screen

French Musical Automaton Picture Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
cylinder music box and an automaton. While it is clear to see the integrated clock residing within the
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Antique 19th Century French Other Wall Clocks

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Paint

French Musical Automaton Picture Clock
French Musical Automaton Picture Clock
H 48.5 in W 44 in D 10.25 in
French Musical Automation Picture Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
both a cylinder music box and an automaton. A clock is integrated within the arched giltwood and gesso
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Antique Late 19th Century French Other Wall Clocks

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

French Musical Automation Picture Clock
French Musical Automation Picture Clock
H 48.5 in W 44 in D 10.25 in
20th Century Large French Simple Wooden Trunk/ Blanket Chest
Located in Southampton, NY
20th Century Large French Simple wooden trunk/ blanket chest A simple wooden rectangular box
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20th Century French Blanket Chests

Materials

Brass

Antique French Framed Hand-Painted Fan Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly splendid antique and highly decorative French hand painted set in a gilded and
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Antique 1790s French Paintings

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Linen

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
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Wall Clocks

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Brass

Napoleon III Chinoserie French Lobed Basket In Hand-Decorated Papier-Maché
Located in Prato, Tuscany
, literature, theater, and music; France was the most prolific European nation in the production of chinoiserie
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Lacquer

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Paper

Ladies writing, jewellery cabinet, French, circa 1890
By Jonathan Levien
Located in Brighton, Sussex
of the Royal Collection The quarter veneered box superstructure mounted with five oval Sevres style
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Antique 19th Century English Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Tulipwood

20th Century French Musical Automate by Farkas with Its Dome Glass, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
music. Note: if the music does not start, pull the ring at the bottom of the box, behind the drawer
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Vintage 1950s French Musical Instruments

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Wood

French 1890 Art Nouveau Swan Arp Brooch 18Kt Gold With 5.05 Ctw Rubies Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
A French art nouveau swan brooch. Gorgeous piece of jewelry, created in France in the late 19th
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Brooches

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Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

French Art Nouveau Bronze Figural Table Lamp, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
made of bronze and are beautifuly carved showing fine details. One woman is playing a music instrument
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Antique 19th Century Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

French Menu "You Name it, I'll Draw It" (unique drawings on each side) Signed
By Larry Rivers
Located in New York, NY
Larry Rivers French Menu, Cafe de Colombie, Champs-Elysees, Paris (double-sided), ca. 1969 Charcoal
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Pencil

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
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Paintings

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Canvas

Boucheron Paris Diamond Cello Brooch
By Boucheron
Located in New York, NY
is designed as a matte white gold cello and treble motif, its neck, peg box, and tail piece edged in
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Brooches

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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

Boucheron Paris Diamond Cello Brooch
Boucheron Paris Diamond Cello Brooch
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W 1 in L 3 in
Buffet vinyle
Located in ARSAC, FR
. The box is worked with an exotic wood species, fraké, with marked and magnificent veining. The grain
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

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Straw, Wood

Buffet vinyle
Buffet vinyle
H 21.66 in W 44.1 in D 15.75 in
Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony
Located in London, GB
Original French film poster for Mickey Mouse - Silly Symphony 1938. To-date this is believed to be
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Vintage 1930s French Posters

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Paper

Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony
Mickey Mouse, Silly Symphony
H 63 in W 47 in D 0.1 in
Standing Clock Regulator Styl England 18th Century
Located in Warsaw, PL
-There are functions such as seconds, minutes, hours, and only the month - Music box with 8 tracks
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Antique 18th Century French Other Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

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Wood

Early and Fine Musical Automaton Necessaire with Reverse Painted Glass
Located in London, GB
, the music plays automatically, or by activating a switch. In the box is a removable tray featuring a
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Antique 1830s French More Desk Accessories

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Glass, Rosewood

Buffet vinyle
Located in ARSAC, FR
. The box is worked with an exotic wood species, fraké, with marked and magnificent veining. The grain
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2010s French Scandinavian Modern Sideboards

Materials

Straw, Wood

Buffet vinyle
Buffet vinyle
H 21.66 in W 44.1 in D 15.75 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
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Antique 19th Century French Taxidermy

Materials

Metal

Louis Rousselet Signature Pearl Parure
By Louis Rousselet
Located in New York, NY
important faux jewellers, designing and making jewelry for the illustrious worlds of Fashion and Music Hall
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Vintage 1940s French Multi-Strand Necklaces

Materials

Gilt Metal

Concerto after Arman, Limited Edition, Plate Number 30 for Rosenthal
By Theodore Haviland, Limoges, Arman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
box signed by artist in front. Arman (née Armand Pierre Fernandez) was born in 1928 in Nice, France
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Late 20th Century French Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

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Questions About French Music Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    A 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, 2022
    The 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    It 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    The 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, 2021
    Regina 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, 2022
    The 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An 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.