Large Antique Swiss Ten-Tune Rosewood & Satinwood Inlay Music Box Band, C1890

47 Antique Regina Music Box Discs C1890 Measures - .25"H x 15.5"diam

An oversized antique French Louis XIV style armoire offers satinwood construction with chevron style inlaid panels, foliate garland cast ormolu mounts, mirrored door opening to shelved interior and flanked by blind cabinets...

Six antique Regina music box 16.5" discs 19th C Measures - 16.5"diam

Antique Large Gorham Sterling Silver Ladle with Scalloped Bowl and Foliate Embossed Handle C1890 Measures- 10''H x 4.25''W x 9.5''D

An antique Renaissance Revival parlor table offers shaped and beveled marble turtle top over carved walnut and rosewood base having shaped skirt with floral and foliate elements, rai...

***Ask About Discounted In-House Shipping*** An antique Victorian parlor table offers shaped and beveled marble turtle top over rosewood base ha...

Antique Swiss Music Box circa 1890.

19th C. Antique Swiss Cylinder Roll Music Box 6 Tune Airs with Inlaid Case and Works Very Nicely. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 5.25" H x 16.75" W x 7.5" D.

Antique Swiss Continental marquetry inlay cylinder music box by A.V. Bornard. Item features interior glass cover, 8 songs, beautiful inlay, runs ...

Tiny dancers twirl to the melodious tunes produced by this Swiss station cylinder music box. The cylinder is joined by a drum and bells that give richness and depth to the wonderful music the box creates. Music boxes were at the height of fashion in the late 19th century and served as a status symbol for the European gentry. Switzerland was the birthplace of cylinder music boxes and home to the great majority of the most renowned manufacturers. This example, in its finely crafted English walnut case, boasts two combs, allowing the box to play in harmony for a richer, more complex song. This particular style, commonly referred to as a “station” or “showcase” box, was used to entertain guests in hotel lobbies, train stations and other similar public places, and as such would have been coin-operated. This example, however, does not accept coins. This, combined with its overall quality, complexity and beauty, indicates it was made for a private household of significant means. Today, these ingenious musical masterpieces are highly sought-after by collectors of musical automata...

Splendid Antique 19th century Swiss rosewood "Drums and Bells" working music box, circa 1880 Measures: 10" high closed 21" high open.  

A quality fruitwood case with a glass door allows for viewing the metal discs that play on this upright music box by Thorens of Switzerland. The set ...