$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box
By Fred Zimbalist
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Fred Zimbalist Thorens silver music box shaped as an old phonograph with trumpet horn.
Silver Plate
Silver 800 and Enamel Music Box Signed Fallaci Firenze, Italy, circa 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 800 and enamel music box signed Fallaci Firenze.
Silver, Enamel
Music Box handpainted miniature with Swiss Mechanism by Maison Reuge Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Exquisite Reuge S.A. Musical Table Box Description:Discover a stunning large rectangular table box featuring elegantly concave corners, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of th...
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Silver Bird Cage with Music, circa 1920
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A silver bird cage with music, circa 1920, Germany.
Silver
1900s Sterling Silver, Enamel and Marcasite Miniature Music Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional antique continental sterling silver, enamel and marcasite miniature music box; an addition to our silver boxes collection.
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
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H 3.5 in W 5 in D 4 in
Silver Engraved Music Box Titled "Les Adieux de la Nourrice" after E. Aubry
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Silver on copper music box with engraved scene "Les Adieux de la Nourrice" or "The Nanny's Farewell".
Silver, Copper
Cigarrette/ Cigar Holder Music Box Onyx, Italy, circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautifully designed as Tempietto with onyx and silvered parts, this exceptional music box carries an amazing secret: when you push the button on the base, the suisse musical mechani...
Onyx, Brass
Limited Edition Nr.124 the Winter Egg Music Box by Theo Faberge
Located in Braintree, GB
Limited edition Nr.124 The winter egg music box by Theo Faberge. The winter egg is a celebration of Christmas and the winter season.
Crystal, Silver
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H 3.43 in W 2.13 in D 0.99 in
Antique 19th Century French Silver Gilt Music Snuff Box, circa 1810
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century French very rare silver gilt musical snuff box, of traditional form, the base and the cover with panels of peaked-pattern engine turning within stamped sable boa...
Silver
Antique 19th Century French Silver Gilt Music Snuff Box, circa 1810
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century French very rare silver gilt musical snuff box, of traditional form, the base and the cover with panels of peaked-pattern engine turning within stamped sable boa...
Silver
Antique Swiss Music Box in Organ Grinders Cart Form by Charles Reuge
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Stamford, CT
Charles Reuge enamel on sterling silver Swiss antique box in the form of an Organ Grinder's Cart. This piece is one of the rarest of his works using the finest materials including re...
Amethyst, Silver
Cigar and Music Box, Early 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cigar box and music box, early 20th century in silver-plated metal and stone, certainly alabaster, 6 cigar holders, which partially open when the music box is in use, 3 out of 6 door...
Stone, Alabaster, Metal, Silver Plate
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H 12 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
French 19th Century Upright Piano Design Music Box Tantalus or 'Cave a Liqueur'
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare and outstanding upright piano design tantalus or 'cave à liqueur' dating to around 1890 provides both liqueur and music. Simply press a button and one of two delightful mel...
Brass
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H 7.5 in W 11 in D 4.5 in
Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box
By Thorens
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box This exceptional mid-20th-century Indian silvered and enamel-engraved bronze elephant automaton music box...
Metal, Bronze, Enamel
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H 7.88 in W 3.55 in D 2.56 in
Silver & Gold Cigarette Dispenser & Music Box for Desk, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Silver with gold details cigarette dispenser and for a stylish desk. 1970s, Made in Italy. An amazing and seldom piece. Measures: height 20 cms Base depth 9 cms.
Brass
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H 4.65 in Dm 3.15 in
Egg “music box” mechanism by the Swiss Maison Reuge Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg “music box” is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg “music box” has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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H 1.58 in Dm 1.19 in
19th Century French Delicate Silver Box with an Angel Playing Music on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Tiny and delicate round sterling silver box decorated with a little angel playing music.
Sterling Silver
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H 3.125 in W 3 in D 3 in
Vintage Rotating Figural Silverplate Hava Nagila Music Box Judaica Fiddler
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage silver plate abstract expressionist music box topped with a Jewish fiddler and dancers.
Silver Plate
19th Century French Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Make Up Music Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Top your vanity with this interesting makeup box; crafted in France, circa 1880, the black lacquered box is decorated on the outside with illustrative chinoiserie motifs embellished ...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
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H 0.75 in W 3.13 in D 2.13 in
Antique English Victorian Snuff Box with Music Teacher Presentation
By Frederick Marson
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver snuff box. Made by Frederick Marson in Birmingham in 1860.
Sterling Silver
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.
Silver
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H 2 in W 4 in D 2.75 in
Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box
Located in Long Beach, CA
Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box c. 1890's.
Silver
Singing Bird Music Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A sterling silver and enamel singing bird box automaton probably crafted in Eschle, German around 1960s.
Silver, Enamel
Jewelry Music Box in Silver and Enamel
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A jewelry music box in silver and enamel, circa 1900.
Silver, Enamel
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted lacquer scene gilt fan with original lacquer box.
Lacquer
$341,411
H 3.55 in W 2.56 in D 0.6 in
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, a very fine, unique 18K pink gold pocket watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in London, GB
Vacheron Constantin Ref. 92115, an extremely fine and unique 18K pink gold pocket watch Swiss-made, October 2001, Height 9cm, width 6.5cm, depth 1.5cm Open: height 9cm, width 13cm, d...
Gold
$5,880
H 1 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original lacquer box, fan is 17 inch x 9.5 x 1, the lacquer fan box is 10.5 x 2.5 x 2 inch.
Lacquer
$3,400
H 15.75 in W 14.25 in D 7 in
Japanese Marquetry and Lacquer Jewelry Chest, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn...
Wood, Softwood, Lacquer
Extraordinary Carved Mahogany Full Bed With Swans
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An elaborately carved full bedstead with intricate swan carvings. The headboard with a gadrooned carved acanthus motif trim around the parquetry herringbone inlay. The arched headboa...
Mahogany
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$20,983
H 125.99 in W 159.45 in D 124.02 in
French Style Wrought Iron Wall Greenhouse with Door and Windows
Located in Marbella, ES
Elegant octagonal wrought iron wall greenhouse, perfect for creating a unique and sophisticated space in gardens, patios or terraces. Its design with arches and decorative panels hig...
Iron
$39,258Sale Price|60% Off
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
Vintage Decorative Gramophone Horn, Wood and Metal, Industrial Style
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decorative gramophone horn in wood Antique - Decoration - Phonograph Materials : Wood - Metal Wear consistent with age and use : See photos please
Metal
$574,500
H 84 in W 56 in D 20 in
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Imperial Japanese Meiji Shibayama Tea Ceremony Cabinet by The Tokugawa Samurai Clan. This extraordinary Meiji-period shibayama cabinet, attributed to the Tokugawa samurai clan, s...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$13,756
H 18.2 in W 23.6 in D 11.3 in
Large Masterly Carved Swiss Black Forest Nutwood Chalet with Clock and Music Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality, hand carved and truly impressive antique clock with 8 music melodies. Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling a number of beautiful Black Forest a...
Brass, Iron, Enamel
$11,995
H 78.75 in W 56.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair Antique American Stained Glass Gothic Art Nouveau Doors Windows Povey Bros
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & important pair of antique American Art Nouveau with Gothic frames stained glass doors/windows, by Povey Brothers, Portland Oregon, circa 1900. Over 6.5' in height. Povey Bro...
Stained Glass
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. A remarkable example of the intricate craftsmanship and artistic innovation ch...
Walnut
$34,141
H 83.47 in W 74.81 in D 88.19 in
Bed Italian Venetian Painted Trompe L’œil Baroque Fortuny Superking 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Magnificent, 18th Century, Venetian, Trompe-L’œil, Painted, Bed, Superking 6ft, 180cm wide, With Massive 213cm, 6ft 10in Shaped Headboard & 149cm, 5ft Shaped Footboard & Fortuny Bedc...
Paint
$525,773 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
19th century wooden spiral staircase with hollow core
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Beautiful antique spiral oak staircase, with a hollow core made in the 19th century. The railing, also in wood, rests on wrought iron rods.
Iron
Antique, vintage and new decorative boxes will safely store items while adding a splash of color or texture to a corner in any room. They have had a range of purposes over the years — from trinkets to serving as useful receptacles, such as snuff boxes, jewelry boxes and more. Boxes have also been designed in a range of forms and styles.
Box making is a craft dating back thousands of years. Early boxes as decorative objects were regularly designed and decorated both inside and out, ranging from minimal looks to more flashy styles. Decorative boxes have been constructed from different materials, with wood and metal being the most common. Wood is widely available and versatile, with woodworkers able to carve complex designs or showcase its natural grain.
Some antique jewelry boxes were made with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and even porcupine quills, such as those created by the Anishinabe in Canada and the United States. In Sri Lanka, well-crafted boxes were inlaid with porcupine quills and ivory discs between ebony bands. Chinese sewing boxes and tea boxes made of black lacquer were popular in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These often featured gold-painted designs or landscape scenes. Silk, paper and velvet frequently enhanced these boxes’ interiors.
Any style of decorative box can be a nice tabletop or desktop decor, whether to hold candy or tea in the living room or paper, pencils and other business supplies in the office. They can also act as jewelry boxes. Sewing boxes can be a lovely touch to any space while storing magazines or other trinkets.
You can find metal, wood and silver antique boxes on 1stDibs. The collection includes mid-century modern, Victorian and Art Deco styles that can add elegance to any home.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.