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Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland
Located in Wien, AT
Music play box, around 1960s, made in Switzerland. Wood inlays. Plays " Love story " Music Hight
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Play Box maple wood vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Play Box maple wood vienna around 1920s With decoration ( carts, Coins )
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Maple

Italian Vintage Playing Box with Chips, Playing cards and Poker Dice 70s
Located in Roma, IT
A splendid Playing Box made in Italy, as can be seen from the chips that reproduce the Lire, the
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Small play box from Swiss alp
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Small play wood box from Swiss alp
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Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Small play box from Swiss alp
Small play box from Swiss alp
H 3.15 in W 6.3 in D 3.15 in
Fornasetti Playing Cards Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage poker playing cards box in walnut wood that holds two packs of cards / designed by Piero
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fornasetti Playing Cards Box
Fornasetti Playing Cards Box
H 1.38 in W 6.7 in D 5.12 in
Antique English Playing Card Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century Victorian English wood playing card box with a Jack of Clubs painted on paper on the
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique English Playing Card Box
Antique English Playing Card Box
H 9 in W 5.5 in D 1.5 in
Art Deco Italian Playing Card Box
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A box for playing cards made in maple with decor in chrome and enameled symbols for spades, hearts
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Art Deco Italian Playing Card Box
Art Deco Italian Playing Card Box
H 1.58 in W 10.63 in D 7.88 in
19th Century French Playing Card Box Rosewood
Located in Münster, DE
Large casket, rosewood solid and veneered, France circa 1860/70, brass handle embedded in the lid, brass inlays, nice division inside (originally for tokens and cards), restored cond...
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Antique 1860s French Empire Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Formica

Music Box by Nicole Freres playing 4 Tunes
By Nicole Frères
Located in Zonhoven, BE
this early music box plays 4 cheerful melodies on a 20.5cm cylinder as provided on the original
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Music Box by Nicole Freres playing 4 Tunes
Music Box by Nicole Freres playing 4 Tunes
H 5.71 in W 16.15 in D 7.09 in
Antique English Sterling Silver Playing Card Box, 1899
By Levi & Salaman
Located in Bath, GB
A superb late Victorian playing card box made from English sterling silver fully hallmarked for
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Antique English Sterling Silver Playing Card Box, Chester, 1901
By Grey & Co, Birmingham
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and rare example of an English playing card box by the silversmith's, Grey & Co
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italian Painted and Lacquered Playing Card Box, circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare and very charming Italian hand crafted playing card case painted in Venetian red with
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Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique French Satinwood Ecarte Playing Card Box, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A very fine antique French satinwood "Ecarte" playing card box, circa 1870 in date. The slightly
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Antique 1870s French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Satinwood

Mid-Century Modern Brass and Exotic Wood Playing Card Box
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Exotic Wood Playing Card Box
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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Playing Card Box, Brown Color, France, circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box, is a playing card box. This game box is a box that consists of two separate compartments
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome

DECORATIVE ANTIQUE ORIGINAL KASHMIR PLAYiNG CARD BOX WITH TWIN COMPARTMENTS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
decorative antique Kashmir playing carved box with period paper mâché finish A wonderfully original find
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20th Century European Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Ottaviani Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box
By Ottaviani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box, Italy 1979. Signed Ottaviani
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Sterling Silver & Leather Miniature Knife Holder Styled Playing Card Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sterling silver and leather playing card box was made in London, England is 1885 by an
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Modernist Italian 800 Silver Small Playing Card Box, C.1950/1960
By Jean Despres
Located in Bath, GB
Hefty Italian silver was used to create this mid-century modern box with a stylish cast silver
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique English Regency Penwork Games or Playing Card Box, circa 1820
Located in Bath, GB
About as exotic and decorative as they get, this magnificent playing card or games box has a deep
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Antique 1820s English Regency Decorative Boxes

1950 Felice Galbiati Fornasetti Italian Midcentury Design Metal Play Card Box
By Felice Galbiati
Located in Brescia, IT
Box Felice Galbiati _ Milano Italy, 1950 Serigraph metal and wood Very good condiction
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

GAB Sweden Pewter Box with Playing Card Motif - Art-Deco 1930's
Located in Stockholm, SE
This vintage GAB pewter box from Sweden showcases a unique design, featuring a stylized burst of
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Fontana Arte Playing Cards Box in Cerused Oak and Glass, Italy 1940s
By Pietro Chiesa, Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte Playing Cards Box in Cerused Oak and Glass, Italy 1940s The Handle
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Oak

Music Box by Duccommun Girod playing 2 per Turn of the Cylinder
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Extremely large music box made in 1854 by Duccommun Girod in Switzerland. Duccommun Girod was
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Music Box by Ducommun Girod playing 8 Tunes in a 2 per turn setting.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very early fat cylinder music box. The mechanism has a 2 per turn setting, but plays 1 tune in 2
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Finest Quality Reuge Swiss 3.72 Note Grand Piano Inlaid Music Box Plays 3 Songs
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Tustin, CA
with gorgeous instrumental motif marquetry on burl walnut wood case. The music box plays 3 songs
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Neoclassical Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Burl

Mid-20th Century Italian Leather Playing Card Case
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful Italian handcrafted tooled leather playing card case with painted enamel-like decoration
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Coconut Rectangular Box
By Compagnia del Tabacco
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rectangular coconut box by Tobacco Company in Italy. It's a beautiful elegant unusual box for
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Late 20th Century Italian Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Coconut

Coconut Rectangular Box
Coconut Rectangular Box
H 2.37 in W 5.91 in D 11.82 in
Vintage Italian Music Box Footed Wooden Inlaid Jewelry Box Made in Italy
By Casa Di Sorrento
Located in North Hollywood, CA
play "Torna A Surriento" theme. The box is made in Italy stamped in the bottom. The musical movement is
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
engraved with playing card suits. The box has its original velvet inset base and is not marked. Offered
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Antique 1770s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Octagonal Jewelry Music Box, Made in Italy
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in North Hollywood, CA
with various precious wood top. Upon opening, the music box begins to play. The box is made in Italy
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Vintage 1950s Italian Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Granada Moorish Spain Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Music Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
geometric designs in precious wood, reminiscent of the Moorish Syrian style. When opened, the box plays
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Islamic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Deco Mirrored Elegant Bakelite Casket for Jewelry or Playing Cards
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant wood casket, covered with mirrors, black bakelite cover : for Your jewels or cards or photos... France - Art Deco O/1607.
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bakelite

Vintage Footed Wooden Jewelry Music Box Made in Italy
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in North Hollywood, CA
with foliages floral decor. Upon opening, the music box begins to play " We've only just begun"theme
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Duccommun Girod 6 tune music box with exposed controls
Located in Zonhoven, BE
arrangements, and very refined made music boxes. This music box plays 6 melodies as provided on the original
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Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Stunning Antique English Regency Penwork Games Box c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
About as exotic and decorative as they get, this magnificent playing card / games box has a deep
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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Lidded Wooden Box with Brass Hinges by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
house two decks of playing cards or a cigarette box or trinket box. The box has two stickers on the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Collection of Four Vintage Florentine Scuola del Cuoio Embossed Leather Boxes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
del Cuoio (ca. 1970s, Florence, Italy). Includes a cylindrical snuff box, a matchbox, a square playing
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Outstanding Games Box in Burl Walnut, Brass and Malachite, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning English Victorian Games / playing card box made from Burl Walnut mounted with impressive
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Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Thorens Swiss AD 30 Upright Music Box with Ten Discs, circa 1970
Located in Evergreen, CO
metal discs as they play. The music box has an upright design with a bail handle at the top and block
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Footed Blue Jewelry Music Box Made in Italy by Reuge Sainte Croix Sorrento
By Casa Di Sorrento, Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Lined in green jade velvet, original key with tassel. Upon opening, the music box begins to play a theme
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Rodi Marble Box Round Small by Giobagnara
By Giobagnara
Located in Milan, IT
. Available in several nuances of choice, and provided with removable leather placemats, the Rodi boxes play
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2010s Italian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Marble

Rodi Marble Box Round Small by Giobagnara
Rodi Marble Box Round Small by Giobagnara
H 2.76 in W 7.68 in D 7.68 in
Vintage Jewelry Music Box Hand-Made in Italy
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in North Hollywood, CA
. Upon opening, the music box begins to play "Blue Danubio" theme. The box is made in Italy stamped in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Large Jewelry Music Box Made in Italy by Reuge 1960s
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in North Hollywood, CA
begins to play a theme. Elegant large footed wooden music box with top finely hand painted with foliages
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Mid-20th Century Italian Moorish Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Jewelry Wooden Music Box Made in Italy with Flowers Inlaid Burl Wood Top
Located in North Hollywood, CA
with foliages. Upon opening, the music box begins to play. The box is made in Italy, stamped in the
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Playing Cards Holder, Leather, Silver, Luxury Gift, Handcrafted, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
albums, jewelry boxes, notepads, playing cards holders and cigar holders enriched with sterling silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Needlecase Man Frockcoat Gaiters Playing Cards Ace of Diamonds
Located in Munich, Bavaria
. He is hiding his right hand, holding a playing card showing a diamond ace, behind his back.
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Antique 1820s German Early Victorian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Silver

Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
, however, reveals the complex mechanism hidden inside, and the box plays a wistful tune. Once known as
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box
Swiss Enamel And Gold Musical Snuff Box
H 0.5 in W 1.63 in D 1.38 in
Smart English Silver Art Deco Cigarette or Cigar Box, 1937
Located in Bath, GB
indeed, playing cards. A much deeper box than most. The box is fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1937
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Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jewelry box, Leather, Silver, Luxury Accessories, Blue, Handcrafted, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
albums, jewelry boxes, notepads, playing cards holders and cigar holders enriched with sterling silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jewelry box, Leather, Silver, Luxury Christmas Gift Idea, Handcrafted, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
albums, jewelry boxes, notepads, playing cards holders and cigar holders enriched with sterling silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Document Box, Green Leather, Luxury Gift Idea, Silver, Handcrafted, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
albums, jewelry boxes, notepads, playing cards holders and cigar holders enriched with sterling silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jewelry Box, Leather, Silver, Luxory Gift Idea, Green, Handcrafted, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
albums, jewelry boxes, notepads, playing cards holders and cigar holders enriched with sterling silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Document Box, Leather, Silver, Luxury Gift Idea, Art Lovers, Handcrafted, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
albums, jewelry boxes, notepads, playing cards holders and cigar holders enriched with sterling silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jewelry Box, Luxury Gift Idea, Leather, Christmas Collection, Hand Made, Italy
By K-OVER
Located in Firenze, IT
albums, jewelry boxes, notepads, playing cards holders and cigar holders enriched with sterling silver
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Playing Card Box
Located in Tampa, FL
An antique wooden playing card box with two sets, one hundred and four, of old playing cards. Late
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Antique Late 19th Century English Games

Materials

Wood

Playing Card Box
Playing Card Box
H 4.5 in W 0.5 in D 2.5 in
Late 19th Century Wooden Cigar Carrousel with Music
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
. At the bottom is a small music box, this plays a sweet tune. The cigar carousel is in good condition
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Brass

Hermès Equestre Playing Cards New In Box
By Hermès
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Hermès Equestre Playing Cards Set contains two decks of bridge playing cards with 54 cards in
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21st Century and Contemporary Games

Hermes 2-Deck Playing Card Box Set
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Hermès 2-Deck Playing Card Box Set is a luxurious addition to any game night or home decor
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21st Century and Contemporary French Miscellaneous

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Playing Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal playing box for your home. Each playing box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and silver. Find 51 options for an antique or vintage playing box now, or shop our selection of 3 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a playing box — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A playing box, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Victorian or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made playing box over the years, but those crafted by Cartier, Ottaviani and Fornasetti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Playing Box?

Prices for a playing box start at $55 and top out at $7,984 with the average selling for $857.
Questions About Playing Box
  • 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.