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Musical Bird Box

Silver and Enamel Art Deco Musical Cigarette and Singing Bird Box
Silver and Enamel Art Deco Musical Cigarette and Singing Bird Box

Silver and Enamel Art Deco Musical Cigarette and Singing Bird Box

Located in London, GB

A rare and exquisite silver and enamel Art Deco musical cigarette and singing bird box. the

Category

Vintage 1920s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box

Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box

$48,500

H 14 in W 30 in D 15 in

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

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Antique 19th Century Austrian Other Musical Instruments

Materials

Satinwood

Gold and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Rochat
Gold and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Rochat

Gold and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Rochat

$49,871

H 0.99 in W 3.71 in D 2.37 in

Gold and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Rochat

Located in London, GB

An exceptional early Frères Rochat singing bird box with fusee automaton movement, stamped with the

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Antique 1820s Swiss Musical Instruments

Materials

Gold

Charles Bruguier singing bird box, fusee movement, silver gilt and enamel
Charles Bruguier singing bird box, fusee movement, silver gilt and enamel

Charles Bruguier singing bird box, fusee movement, silver gilt and enamel

Located in London, GB

Fine Bruguier fusee singing bird box in silver gilt and enamel. The box with movement and box

Category

Antique 1830s Swiss Musical Instruments

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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Antique Bontems Mechanical Singing Birds Cage Automaton Musical Box
Antique Bontems Mechanical Singing Birds Cage Automaton Musical Box

Antique Bontems Mechanical Singing Birds Cage Automaton Musical Box

By Bontems

Located in Austin, TX

This is a large mechanical singing birds cage automaton by famous French automaton maker Bontems

Category

Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Bird Cages

Materials

Brass

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box

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

English Birds Eye Maple Inlaid Box with Musical Instrument Theme
English Birds Eye Maple Inlaid Box with Musical Instrument Theme

English Birds Eye Maple Inlaid Box with Musical Instrument Theme

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

English bird's-eye Maple inlaid box with musical instrument theme and lock and key. Perfect for

Category

20th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage West German Music Box, Brass Bird Cage with Animated Singing Birds
Vintage West German Music Box, Brass Bird Cage with Animated Singing Birds

Vintage West German Music Box, Brass Bird Cage with Animated Singing Birds

Located in Big Flats, NY

Vintage West German music box features brass bird cage with beaded and floral design, interior

Category

Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique German Singing Bird Music Box Marked Underside K.G Karl
Antique German Singing Bird Music Box Marked Underside K.G Karl

Antique German Singing Bird Music Box Marked Underside K.G Karl

Located in Stamford, CT

Antique German singing bird music box marked underside K.G Karl. At the time of this listing the

Category

Mid-20th Century German American Classical Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique French Automaton Singing Bird in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1880
Antique French Automaton Singing Bird in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1880

Antique French Automaton Singing Bird in Brass Cage, Music Box, circa 1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique French automaton music box offers singing bird seated on foliate branch in brass cage

Category

Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique German Singing Bird in a Cage Music Box Automaton by Karl Griesbaum 1930
Antique German Singing Bird in a Cage Music Box Automaton by Karl Griesbaum 1930

Antique German Singing Bird in a Cage Music Box Automaton by Karl Griesbaum 1930

By Karl Griesbaum

Located in Portland, OR

A good antique singing bird in a cage automaton, Karl Griesbaum, circa 1930. A feathered single

Category

Vintage 1930s German Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems
Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems

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

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

Materials

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Set of 12 English Raised Gilt Porcelain Dinner Service Plates
Set of 12 English Raised Gilt Porcelain Dinner Service Plates

Set of 12 English Raised Gilt Porcelain Dinner Service Plates

By Royal Worcester

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A regal set of 12 elaborately gild service plates, by Royal Worcester. The set with delicate broad gilt borders with a white porcelain background. The mark on the back from 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of Loch Lubnaig
19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of Loch Lubnaig

19th Century Scottish Highland landscape oil painting of Loch Lubnaig

By Alfred de Breanski Sr.

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Alfred de Breanski Snr British, (1852-1928) The Head of Loch Lubnaig Oil on canvas, signed & transcribed verso Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 32.25 inch...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed
Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed

Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed

$19,371

H 84.26 in W 64.97 in D 78.75 in

Rococo Style Hand Carved 4 Poster & Bunk Bed

By La Maison London

Located in London, Park Royal

A unique design of master carving from La Maison London. A hand carved Four Poster bed frame, in the Rococo style, which also doubles as bunk bed. The top section has been designed t...

Category

2010s British Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Located in Troy, NY

Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

Materials

Bronze

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock

Located in London, GB

This wonderful modern masterpiece has been created using original antique and vintage elements. The beautiful silver and guilloche enamel case dates to the early 20th century, the bo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

PAIR OF GEORGE SMiTH SOMERVILLE CHESTERFIELD MOHAIR VELVET SOFAS
PAIR OF GEORGE SMiTH SOMERVILLE CHESTERFIELD MOHAIR VELVET SOFAS

PAIR OF GEORGE SMiTH SOMERVILLE CHESTERFIELD MOHAIR VELVET SOFAS

$25,628 / set

H 34.45 in W 77.96 in D 36.23 in

PAIR OF GEORGE SMiTH SOMERVILLE CHESTERFIELD MOHAIR VELVET SOFAS

By George Smith

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of George Smith Somerville Mohair Velvet Chesterfield tufted sofas RRP £30,130 Please no...

Category

20th Century English Chesterfield Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Hardwood

George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette
George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette

George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette

By George Smith

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Monumental bespoke mohair velvet tufted sectional banquette sofa custom designed by George Smith, London UK. The grand "ottoman sofa" was commissioned by Samantha Todhunter Design fo...

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21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Hardwood

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket

Located in Amsterdam, NL

An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...

Category

Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Nineteenth Century Gilt Bronze Candelabra Pair, French or Russian
Nineteenth Century Gilt Bronze Candelabra Pair, French or Russian

Nineteenth Century Gilt Bronze Candelabra Pair, French or Russian

Located in Milano, IT

Pair of thirteen-flame candelabra France or Russia Second quarter of 19th century Cast, chiseled and gilt bronze Height 40.95 in (cm 104), diameter 17,7 in (cm 45) 97 lb (44 kg) Sta...

Category

Antique 1830s French Neoclassical Candelabras

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters
Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Planters Each urn mounted with bow tied ribbons connected in the front and back with a foliate swags. In late 1...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Vases

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890
Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890

Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890

By Bontems

Located in London, GB

A stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890. The bird rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

European Sterling Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box -  Circa 1900
European Sterling Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box -  Circa 1900

European Sterling Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box - Circa 1900

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique European sterling silver and enamel singing bird box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique sterl...

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box

Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box

Located in London, GB

A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box, German circa 1900 Going-barrel movement Setting the birds free... When wound and the sta...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Rare 1923 Wurlitzer Calliola Orchestral Band . "Old Time Circus Calliope
Rare 1923 Wurlitzer Calliola Orchestral Band . "Old Time Circus Calliope

Rare 1923 Wurlitzer Calliola Orchestral Band . "Old Time Circus Calliope

By Wurlitzer

Located in Buffalo, NY

Wurlitzer Calliola is a specific type of large, elaborate, self-playing musical instrument, essentially a grand carousel or band organ, often with a beautiful wooden case, designed ...

Category

Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal, Iron

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Musical Bird Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the musical bird box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A musical bird box — often made from metal, brass and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect musical bird box — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A musical bird box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Neoclassical and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made musical bird box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Bontems and Sèvres are consistently popular.

How Much is a Musical Bird Box?

Prices for a musical bird box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $450 and can go as high as $48,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,305.

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