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Toy Music Box

Antique German Christmas Scene Doll in Sled, with Music Box, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
pressed cotton and fitted with a papier-mâché drum, a wooden house and a music box in the shape of a
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Miniature Music and Jewelery Box, Asprey London, Movement by Reuge, Switzerland
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Norwich, GB
Music and jewelery box, Asprey London. Movement by Reuge, Switzerland. Miniature jewellery and
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Vintage 1970s English Jewelry Boxes

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Mahogany

Miniature Music and Jewellery Box Asprey, London, Movement by Rouge, Switzerland
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Norwich, GB
Music and Jewellery Box, Asprey London. Movement by Reuge, Switzerland. Miniature jewellery and
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Vintage 1970s Swiss Musical Instruments

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Mahogany

Italian mid-century modern whistles and musical games, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern whistles and musical games, 1960s Music game set. There are three
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Games

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Metal

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

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Metal

Smokin' Joe Stalin Sculpture by Frank Kozik
By Frank Kozik
Located in Weesp, NL
else. Bust has never been exposed and always kept in its original box. Measurements: H.36 x W.24 x D.20
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Early 2000s American Busts

Smokin' Joe Stalin Sculpture by Frank Kozik
Smokin' Joe Stalin Sculpture by Frank Kozik
H 14.18 in W 9.45 in D 7.88 in L 14.18 in

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Zigzag Sun and Crags
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Zigzag Sun and Crags" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, and blues by artist Alexander Calder....
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Cluny by Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service Massive Set with Vintage Chest
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Big Bend, WI
The academic nature in which designer Antione Heller looked to the past for inspiration also stems from the Beaux Arts movement. Cluny takes its name and inspiration from a real plac...
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Antique Late 19th Century Tableware

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Sterling Silver

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
An exceptional palatial quality pair of 19th century Chinese cloisonné Fu dogs featuring gold gilding over copper. Chinese cloisonné objects were intended primarily for the furnishi...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

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Copper, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Fu Dogs
H 26 in W 27 in D 14.25 in
24 Saint Louis Gilt Crystal Champagne Red White Wine Water Glasses Thistle 1950s
By Moser Glassworks, Saint Louis, Baccarat
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Exquisite and luxurious set of 24 St. Louis "Thistle" handcrafted gilt faceted crystal glasses for Champagne, red wine, white wine, and water made in France, circa 1950. The four com...
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Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Crystal Serveware

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Crystal

1950s, Italian Blue Jewelry Music Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant footed wooden music box in thuya wood.Thuya tree is famous for rich gold and brown shades of its grain and unique exotic fragrance, similar to cedar.Lined in brown velvet.Han...
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20th Century Italian Moorish Jewelry Boxes

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Wood

1950s, Italian Blue Jewelry Music Box
1950s, Italian Blue Jewelry Music Box
H 2.5 in W 5.25 in D 5.25 in
René Lalique Bacchantes Yellow Rene Lalique Glass Vase
By René Lalique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
René Lalique (1860-1945) Bacchantes Yellow Rene Lalique glass vase with ten female nude figures in high relief on a self illuminating bronze base, cast with stylized oak leaves. W...
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Vintage 1920s Vases

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Art Glass

"Zodiac Box, " Lidded Art Deco Bronze Casket with Zodiac Symbols by Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a lovely, lustrous patina, this bronze lidded box depicts all 12 of the Zodiac symbols -- four on the lid and two on each of the four sides. The bo...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

FINE GEORGE SMITH HOWARD SiGNATURE SCROLL ARM SOFA MULBERRY FLYING DUCKS VELVET
By Mulberry, George Smith
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this brand new, George Smith Signature Scroll Arm large sofa with feather filled back and base cushions upho...
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20th Century English Country Sofas

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Upholstery, Beech, Oak

Finest Quality Reuge Swiss 3.72 Note Grand Piano Inlaid Music Box Plays 3 Songs
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Tustin, CA
Astounding, finest quality, hand-made estate 3.72 note "Reuge" music and jewelry box grand piano with gorgeous instrumental motif marquetry on burl walnut wood case. The music box pl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Neoclassical Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Burl

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...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Black Forest Models and Miniatures

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Metal

Portrait of Bridget Drury Lady Shaw, formerly Viscountess Kilmorey
By Sir Peter Lely
Located in London, GB
Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – 1680 London) Portrait of lady with a crown, possibly Bridget Drury Lady Shaw, formerly Viscountess Kilmorey, later Lady Baber (d.1696) c.1665 Oil on canv...
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1660s Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Set of 9 American Sterling Silver Christmas Snowflake Ornaments
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in North Miami, FL
Presenting a captivating collection of nine meticulously crafted American silver snowflake ornaments, each one representing a distinct year's edition. Among them, three have been exp...
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20th Century American Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

after Leonardo da Vinci dated 1863. Self Portrait. Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Self-Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci 1452 - 1519 after & of Leonardo da Vinci Italian, dated 1863 Signed Gianni Oil on Panel. Oval Image size 8.3 inches x 6.5 inches ( 21cm x 16.5cm ) ...
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Mid-19th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Silver Besamim Spice Box for Havdalah
Located in London, GB
This beautifully decorated besamim, a decorative spice box used in the weekly Jewish ceremony of Havdalah, marking the conclusion of Shabbat (the Sabbath) - is a fine piece of antiqu...
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Antique 19th Century Turkish Religious Items

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Silver

Silver Besamim Spice Box for Havdalah
Silver Besamim Spice Box for Havdalah
H 6.7 in W 7.88 in D 5.91 in
Tiffany Studios New York "Counterbalance Damascene" Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This charming Tiffany Studios New York Favrile glass desk lamp, featuring a bright green "Damascene" shade on a patinated bronze "Counter-Balance" base decorated with turtle back gla...
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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps

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Bronze

Leonardo Da Vinci The Complete Paintings Hardcover Coffee Table Book
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Leonardo da Vinci. The Complete Paintings. Book by Pietro Marani Da Vinci in detail: Leonardo's life and work all paintings. One of the most fully achieved human beings who has ever ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Books

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Paper

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Early 20th Century German Toy Music Box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century music box An original Victorian music box, made of wood and still plays an
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Vintage 1920s German Late Victorian Toys and Dolls

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Pine

Early 20th Century German Toy Music Box
Early 20th Century German Toy Music Box
H 3.25 in W 4.1 in D 3.2 in
Automate Doll, Music Box, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
small white flowers bouquet. A music box mechanism is hidden in the sienna-colored velvet base adorned
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Antique Late 19th Century European Toys

Materials

Porcelain, Fabric

Automate Doll, Music Box, circa 1900
Automate Doll, Music Box, circa 1900
H 18.12 in W 6.3 in D 6.3 in
Unusual Automaton Music Box Ballerina
Located in Culver City, CA
Unusual automaton music box ballerina, working mechanics, articulated side to side and glowing
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Early 20th Century Belgian Toys and Dolls

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Wood, Plaster

Mid-Century Modern Grouping of Teak Monkey Toys
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Peabody, MA
" long (both with body extended). One of the large monkeys has a music box in its head!
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls

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Teak

Geppetto Pinocchio Rubber Squeaky Doll, Walt Disney Productions
By Walt Disney Productions
Located in Antwerp, BE
music on his yellow squeeze box.     
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Mid-20th Century European Toys and Dolls

Materials

Rubber

Mid-20th Century Karl Griesbaum Automaton
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Automaton signing bird in cage music box by Karl Griesbaum. Made in Germany
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Mid-20th Century German Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Antique German Toy Automaton Music Box with Girls Dancing Around the Maypole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique mechanical toy music box shows no maker's signature, but is presumed to have been made
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Early 20th Century German Bohemian Toys and Dolls

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Metal

Schuco Radio Car #4012 Windup with Clockwork Mechanism 1952 US Zone Germany
Located in Port Jervis, NY
the cars radio which has a working toy music box tune that plays. Has a switch on the dash. Steering
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Vintage 1950s German Industrial Toys

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Metal

Rare Mint Collection Designer Toys by Michael Lau, 2003
Located in Weesp, NL
Impossible to find mint set of designer toys in mint condition created by Michael Lau, known as the
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Early 2000s Hong Kong Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic

Mechanical Doll with Music Box by Bru, Late 19th Century
By Bru
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
eyes are open and her mouth is closed. The music box and the mechanism of the doll are in a great
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Antique Late 19th Century French Toys

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Metal

Harp music box
Located in New York, NY
Superb harp, music box made by Ward Stetson with original label intact. This magnificent piece is a
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20th Century American Toys and Dolls

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Wood

Harp music box
Harp music box
H 22.5 in W 11 in D 2 in
Full Band of the Coldstream Guards in Original Box, by Britains Ltd., UK, 1949
By Britains, Ltd.
Located in Quechee, VT
tied in their original box, There are 22 pieces involved, 21 figures and one box with lid. This band
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Vintage 1940s English Campaign Toys and Dolls

Materials

Lead

Vintage Sand Toy and Music Box Automaton Featuring High Wire Aerialists
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a sand-powered acrobatic automaton. When the box is rotated and set down, the sand turns a
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Vintage 1950s Toys and Dolls

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Glass, Cardboard

Antique Handmade Doll 'Female Figure, ' N. India, circa 1910-1912
Located in By Appointment Only, CA
Levy (aka "Goa Gil"), an alternative/electronic music disc jockey, who spent years living in India as
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Toys

Materials

Metallic Thread

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Questions About Toy 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.

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