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Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box

$2,800
$3,50020% Off
£2,150.28
£2,687.8520% Off
€2,464.19
€3,080.2420% Off
CA$3,941.71
CA$4,927.1420% Off
A$4,415.58
A$5,519.4820% Off
CHF 2,296.65
CHF 2,870.8220% Off
MX$53,861.02
MX$67,326.2720% Off
NOK 29,239.44
NOK 36,549.3020% Off
SEK 27,570.71
SEK 34,463.3920% Off
DKK 18,392.07
DKK 22,990.0920% Off

About the Item

This is a Fred Zimbalist Thorens silver music box shaped as an old phonograph with trumpet horn. All the silver panels that make the box and the horn are adorned with engraving scrolls and flowers. The music box-disc player is found after lifting a lid that is part of the silver top panel. The music box is working well and has an assortment of 5 discs that can be storage in a drawer that is part of it. Fred Zimbalist was a Russian emigrant who moved to ohio and founded the Zimbalist Music Box Company. The nickel silver plated pieces were hand made in India. The upper border of the trumpet horn are scallop shaped.
  • Creator:
    Fred Zimbalist (Maker)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Depth: 13.38 in (33.99 cm)
  • Style:
    Anglo-Indian (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Silver Plate,Engraved
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Guaynabo, PR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU5431223414782

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