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Material: Metal
RMS Olympic Liner Steinway Vertegrand Piano Quartered Walnut Carved Gold Accents
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1912, Steinway Vertegrand upright piano with a quartered walnut case in Louis XVI style. Cabinet features ornate, carvings highlighted with gold leaf. The center panel fea...
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Early 20th Century German Louis XVI Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

1900s French Brass Call Bell
Located in High Point, NC
A brass bell created in 1900s France. Small, but immediately noticeable, this brass call bell makes a loud impression even when silent. An impressiv...
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

21th Century Italian Sterling Silver and Wood Conductor' Baton
Located in VALENZA, IT
21th century Italian sterling silver and wood conductor' baton Conductor's baton in sterling silver with wood inlays for a specific and prestigious gift. The wand is completely han...
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2010s Italian Other Metal Musical Instruments

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Sterling Silver

21th Century Italian Sterling Silver and Wood Conductor' Baton
Located in VALENZA, IT
21th Century Italian sterling silver and wood conductor' baton. Conductor's baton in sterling silver with wood inlays. The wand is completely handmade starting from the silver plat...
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2010s Italian Other Metal Musical Instruments

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Sterling Silver

Stereophonic RR-126 Radio by F.Lli Castiglioni for Brionvega, 1960s
Located in Lasne, BE
White Brionvega Stereo Radio. The radio and the record player are working. There is also the bluethoot to connect the GSM. Dimensions when closed: height 91 cm, width 62 cm, depth 37...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Danish Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet Piano
By Baldwin Piano Company
Located in Amarillo, TX
***DOES NOT COME WITH MATCHING BENCH. SAYS SET OF 2 BUT ITS JUST THE PIANO ITSELF*** This piece of modern furniture has to be one of the greatest ever designed. This instrument was ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Stereophonic RR-126 Radio by F.Lli Castiglioni for Brionvega, 1960s
Located in Lasne, BE
White Brionvega Stereo Radio. The radio and the record player are working. There is also the bluethoot to connect the GSM. Dimensions when closed: height 91 cm, width 62 cm, depth 37...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Regina Disc Music Box with Serpentine Case, circa 1899 & 10 Discs
By Regina Music Box Co.
Located in Milford, NH
A great example of a Regina music box with short bedplate and double comb in a serpentine oak case, from the Regina Company in Rahway, NJ, Serial #...
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1890s American Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Artley Clarinet Series Number 4303
Located in Vienna, AT
Artley clarinet series number 4303, good condition.
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1950s Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Decorative Harp, Valley Harp, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Cartaxo, PT
Decorative Valley Harp, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. Valley was designed to enhance luxury interiors. A decorative harp lacquered...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century Pleyel French Upright Piano Hand Painted Decoration and Fluted Legs
Located in Sofia, BG
This rare upright piano was made by Pleyel in France in September 1871 according to the Pleyel Archives found at Musée de la Musique. The natural wood cabinet is beautifully decorated with hand painted floral garlands. The piano sides are square and it has fluted, columnar legs resting on original castors. The instrument...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Gong Brass & Hammered Copper
Located in Fulton, CA
A transitional Art Nouveau / Arts & Crafts gong made of solid hammered copper and brass. Circa. 1910. Striker is not original to gong.
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper

Grundig Audiorama 8000 Speakers, Stunning Fully Functioning Pair, 1970s Hi-Fi
Located in London, GB
Grundig Audiorama 8000 speakers, produced 1975-78 Silver-grey and chromed metal. 4 internal speaker driver units (2 bass and 2 treble). ...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage Intel Stereo Anlage, 1970's
Located in Lisboa, 11
This radio was made by Intel in Germany, during the 1970's. With a plastic case, imitating wood, it has Broadcast, Long Wave, Short Wave plus FM or UHF. ...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Yamaha Baby Grand Quality Mahogany Piano
Located in Norwich, GB
Quality Yamaha baby grand piano with an overstrung iron frame, frame and sound board in perfect condition, mahogany case standing on square tapering legs...
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Late 20th Century English Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Other

Gerhard Adams Upright Piano Oak Brutalist Style Aggressive Lines Modular Planes
Located in Leeds, GB
Brutalist style, Gerhard Adams upright piano with a polished, oak case. The Brutalist style is seen in the unapologetic, strong lines and modular planes that make up the piano cabine...
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Early 20th Century German Brutalist Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Decorative Violin, Brahms Violin, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Cartaxo, PT
Decorative Brahms Violin, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. Brahms was designed to enhance luxurious interiors. A decorative violin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Gold Leaf

Grotrian Steinweg Model 110 Upright Piano Mid Century Modern Walnut Fabric Panel
Located in Leeds, GB
Grotrian-Steinweg model 110 upright piano with a walnut case and fabric panels. Cabinet typical of Mid-Century Modern style. Cabinet design focuses on simple, clean lines and curves. The front panels are stepped in construction with rounded curved corners. The golden, Jacquard fabric panels are in a design of diagonal intersecting lines, accentuate the sound box quality of the cabinet. The simple tapered legs are sabre cut in walnut. Square piano...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pleyel Upright Piano Satinwood Neoclassical Inlay Fluted, Columnar Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
An 1893, Pleyel upright piano with a satinwood cabinet. Entire cabinet features intricate, Neocalssical style inlay. The front panels feature a symme...
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1890s French Neoclassical Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Challen Grand Piano Mahogany Former Property of Hurricane Smith Beatles Engineer
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1936, Challen baby grand piano with a mahogany case. Piano formerly the property of Hurricane Smith, studio engineer for The Beatles and Pink Floyd. Piano ideal for a smaller space. Piano has an eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal piano lyre. Norman "Hurricane" Smith ( 1923 – 2008) was an English musician, record producer and engineer. Smith joined EMI as an apprentice sound engineer in 1959. He was the engineer on all of the EMI studio recordings by the Beatles until the autumn of 1965, when EMI promoted him from engineer to producer. The last Beatles album...
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1930s English Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Schiedmayer Grand Piano Walnut Carved Cheeks Filigree Music Desk Faceted Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Schiedmayer grand piano with a french polished, burr walnut cabinet. The burr walnut is figured creating rippled patterns in the veneer reminiscent of oil on water. The serpentine piano cheek features carvings of scrolling foliage, spirals and a dual linear case moulding that borders the cabinet in high relief. The cut-out filigree music desk...
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Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Magnificent 19th C. Austrian Enameled Volin Music Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent 19th c. Austrian enameled violin music box. Magnificent 19th c. Austrian enameled violin music box. Austrian enamel painted violin music box. Length 11 1/2 inches. music box works by rotating a metal cylinder with protruding pins that pluck the individual prongs of a steel comb. The sounds that resonate from the vibrating prongs are the notes we hear—lower notes from longer prongs and higher notes from shorter onesOne of the greatest benefits of handcrafted music boxes is that they help provide a sense of nostalgia. In today's highly technical world, there is simply something comforting about something made by hand with craftsmanship. Music boxes bring back memories from a much simpler time, creating a soothing dynamic Reference sale Invaluable ? a New Inventory Auction ? by World of Antiques...
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19th Century Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Enamel

Exstremely Rare Collection Alcoa Aluminum String Instruments, Bass,Cello, Violin
Located in Buffalo, NY
This set took me over 20 years to procure.....Dont miss this opportunity!!!!Being offered extremely rare collection of aluminum string instruments,,string bass, ,cello,,and violin....... circa 1930s, all 3 instruments originaly wood grain painted, have been stripped and polished.. re-strung and set up, new bridge and custom (alcoa) tail piece, original ebony fret board, All play and Sound amazing. If purchasing to play, wonderful decorative sculpture, Pfretzschner aluminum bass In 1928, The Aluminum Company of America manufactured 50 aluminum double basses...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Large Antique Calfskin Drum c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Antique stretched calfskin and wood drum with brass and metal stretchers. The calfskin has no cracks and is intact. The piece has retained its original finish and is in good...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Oak Edison Cylinder Phonograph 5 Cylinders
By Thomas Edison
Located in New York, NY
Restored and working 1900-1909 Edison Home Phonograph. Comes with 5 cylinder records which are still widely available. Original oak cabinet and case cover. Also comes with hand crank...
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Early 1900s American Industrial Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

Two Original Bronze Art Nouveau Candle Sconce for a Piano or Wall Germany, 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This pair of beautiful German Art Nouveau two arm bronze candlesticks dates from the 1890's and would make a great addition to a piano or a wall. The two arms have an elegant and sty...
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Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian brass courtesy counter top bell, reception desk bell Made in solid brass and set on a beautiful turned walnut base, the bell is in good ready...
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1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Original Phonograph Argentina With Horn Circa 1920
Located in Oakland, CA
Original Phonograph Argentina With Horn Circa 1920. Great working photograph in very nice original condition with the most beautiful aged horn in a stunning patina. The sound is excellent. This is one of my favorite windup phonographs, the size is nice and all of the graphics are great. Musicians on the front and the logo on the side. Purchased in Argentina, with a beautiful original brass badge on the top with the makers mark: “Casa America” by Stahlberg & Rigotti who were phonograph and record-selling merchants from Avenue de Mayo...
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1920s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Wurlitzer sound speaker. Wurlitzer 4008 (for your Jukebox), 20th century
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Special Wurlitzer sound speaker. Wurlitzer 4008 (for your Jukebox), 20th century. Suitable for wall and ceiling mounting. With disco coloured lighting and mirrors for a beautiful pl...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Sonora Windup Antique 1915 Phonograph Record Player
Located in Oakland, CA
Sonora Windup Antique 1915 Phonograph record player. Signed by the famous maker, “Sonora,” this floor model wind-up phonograph is in fine playing original condition. The beautiful mahogany case has been cleaned and polished, the interior still has the gold Sonora insignia. Hardware is original nickel over brass, there are speed, volume, and automatic shut-off controls. Included also is the metal plate showing the original re-seller, “The Phonograph Shop” on Stockton St in San Franciso. Also included is the original green needle tin shown in the photos. An album of 78 rpm records is included with this American-made antique record player...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

19th Century, Cast Bronze Hand Bell
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique hand bell of cast bronze & turned walnut; mid-late 19th century. Measures: 4 3/8" diameter x 7 1/4".  
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Mid-19th Century Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Rare Gramophone Made for the Gramophone Exhibition in Seville in 1925
Located in Madrid, ES
A very unique and rare gramophone made by a Seville jewller for the Gramophone Exhibition in Seville in 1925 in wich was awarded with a silver medal.It ...
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20th Century Spanish Islamic Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Silver

'Arcadia' 21', a traditional goats' bell for the home
Located in Athens, GR
A traditional goats’ bell reversed, reworked and upcycled into a luxurious accessory for the home. A symbolic artefact acting as a metaphor for the rise f...
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2010s Greek Post-Modern Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Steel

Vintage Pewter and Glass Hand Bell by Gunnar Havstad, Norway 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and classic Norwegian pewter hand bell with a transparent green glass ball handle on the top surrounded by pewter strings. Made by Gunnar Havst...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Pewter

Swiss Gold and Enamel Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
A musical movement distinguishes this wonderful early 19th-century gold vinaigrette box. The vessel is covered in delicate engraving highlighted by blue and white champlevé enamel de...
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19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique French Steinway & Sons Gold Bronze & Satinwood Art-Case Piano Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Steinway & Sons Gold Bronze & Satinwood Art-Case Piano, Circa 1910-1911.
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Early 20th Century French Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

2oth Century Italian Solid Silver Violinist statue with wooden violin
Located in VALENZA, IT
Violinist statue in solid 800 silver and with wooden violin and wooden base. The state was made with the casting method and subsequently finished with a chisel. The details of the statue are very realistic and highlight the concentration of the musician in performing the sonata. The violin is made of wood with solid silver...
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1990s Italian Other Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Silver

Museum Lyre Grand Piano by J.C Schleip Berlin from 1825, Empire
Located in Berlin, DE
Lyre piano attributed to Johann Christian Schleip, Berlin, around 1825, case veneered with mahogany, upper part in the form of a large lyre with 7 wooden sides (lyre), cover and chee...
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1820s German Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Modern 1970ies Grand Piano by Ibach Nutwood Bauhaus Scandinavian
Located in Ettlingen, DE
Grand Piano by Ibach, one of the oldest piano manufacturers in the world. Comes from a Church Organist, a single, who did hardly play on it, but treated the Ibach very well, always in the same place, and kept it covered. There is no fading on the case, no scratches, no cracks. All original parts are preserved in their originality. our team at Klinkenberg Pianoforte cleaned the acoustic part, took the action and keys apart, all has been revised, axes replaced, the action finely regulated, the Ibach tuned several times to 440 Hz. Our workshop in Southern Germany stands for top quality traditional craftsmanship. 5 years warranty on our work. A matching bench on request. This is a high quality German Grand Piano, handmade, and for professional demands. We upload sound examples on the usual sites . The Ibach matches very well with Deutscher Werkbund, Bauhaus, Gropius, Peter Behrens, Arts and Crafts, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Scandinavian designers like Hans Wegner, Jacob Jensen, Arne Jacobsen, Ole...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel, Iron

Pair of Tibetan Telescopic Horns or Dungchens
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Intriguing pair of 19th century Tibetan horns hand crafted with copper and brass in a charming rustic technique featuring a time turned lush patina. ...
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Mid-19th Century Tibetan British Colonial Antique Metal Musical Instruments

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Brass, Copper

Early 20th Century French Hand Forged Iron Double Sided Music Stand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a church, this impressive French hand-forged iron music stand is designed so that a musician can stand on each side. Candleholders extend on the left and right to ...
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Early 20th Century French Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Iron

Vintage Czechoslovakian Brass Army Military Boy Scout Bugle Trumpet Horn
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage military / boy scouts style brass bugle, made in Czechoslovakia. Measure: 17".
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Late 20th Century Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Arts and Crafts Bechstein Upright Piano Walnut Case Design by Walter Cave
Located in Leeds, GB
Arts and Crafts style, 1898, Bechstein upright piano with a walnut case. Cabinet features a cut-out, fretwork panel in a stylised floral design. Cabinet features sizeable, brass hinges on the fall and top lid with trefoil embellishments. Part of the cabinet design, the large sculptural candlesticks sit atop the square piano...
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Late 19th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

PH Grand Piano PH170 Curated, Mineral Leather, White Oak and Burned Brass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5-year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. This spectacular PH Grand Piano Curated Edition is the first of its kind. It has been created in collaboration with Stevns Klint Experience, a UNESCO heritage site located an hour away from Copenhagen, Denmark. The materials and finishes of this piano have been completely customized to represent key elements of the Stevns Klint Experience geography. From the leather banding, to the type and finish of the wood, to the metal trimming on the case, this piano is very special. More than Just a Piano- Finishes with Symbolism The mineral-colored leather banding of this piano represents the Fish Clay found in the chalk cliffs of Stevns Klint. Fish Clay is the layer of gray clay which contains meteorite particulate, and is scientific proof of the collision 55 million years ago of a meteor with Earth, that ended almost all life including the dinosaurs. Hand-carved beautiful ash-wood frames the delicate and elegant transparent lid, and all metal trim has been done in a semi-matte oxidized brass finish called Burned Brass. All materials and finishes combine to create an extremely elegant, aesthetically stunning-yet approachable- piano. Stevns Klint Experience has provided four fossils from the site which have been set into the frame of the piano, making this instrument a true collector’s piece. Original Design, Unique Customization Designed by Poul Henningsen in 1930, the PH Grand Piano is an iconic design from Denmark that has captured the attention of art collectors everywhere. As a Curated Edition, this instrument is the first of its kind to use a piano action...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Metal Musical Instruments

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Brass

Briovega RR126 Radiophonograph Wood Italy 1970s
Located in Milano, IT
Iconic Radiophonograph designed by brothers Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, with body and cases in wood and support in cast aluminum. The case is missed.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

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Aluminum

19th Century Swiss Gold Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
This early 19th century Swiss gold vinaigrette has the charming addition of a musical mechanism. The entire box is crafted of 14-karat yellow gold env...
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19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Gast Upright Piano Quartered Walnut Neoclassical Inlay Brass Candlesticks
Located in Leeds, GB
Albert Gast upright piano with a quartered, walnut case and ornate, brass candlesticks. Entire cabinet inlaid in neoclassical designs. Piano has an eighty-eight keyboard and two pedals. Front panel features inlay of a central urn surrounded by scrolling acanthus and flowers. The cabinet pilasters are carved Corinthian style with a palmette flourish. The scroll piano cheeks are carved with curlicue strapwork and inlaid with foliage and flowers. The piano legs...
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Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

1950's Style Zimmermann Baby Grand Piano Yellow Formica Tubular Steel Piano Lyre
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1950s style, Zimmermann baby grand piano with a contrasting black and yellow formica case. Piano features an asymmetrical music desk with geometric cut...
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Mid-20th Century German Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Steel

PH180 Bow Grand Piano in Macassar Wood with Brass, Art-Case Piano
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. Inside and Out, A Masterful Work of Art This PH Bow Grand Piano Curated Edition is an exquisite instrument and sculptural art case piano, featuring Macassar Wood casing with a high gloss finish, with polished brass metal trim. Inside the beautiful case lies the highest-quality, hand-selected piano action. Design Legacy and Skilled Craftsmanship The iconic Danish designer Poul Henningsen designed the PH Bow Grand Piano in...
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2010s Danish Art Deco Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Caja De Musica Music Box by Acoocooro
Located in Geneve, CH
Caja De Musica Music box by Acoocooro Dimensions: W 54 x D 54 x H 119 cm. Materials: Hand-carved solid oak wood table/pedestal and box; Corian resin box cover; steel and solid wood...
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2010s Mexican Modern Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Steel

R.S. Berkely Silver Plated Flugelhorn, 2006
Located in Doylestown, PA
R.S. Berkely silver plated flugelhorn, model FLU669, 2006. If used for playing, this horn is suitable for intermediate and professional trumpeters. Recognized for its durable con...
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Early 2000s Other Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

1970s Vintage Steel Tabla Drum Hand Crafted Sardarflute Bombay India
Located in National City, CA
1970s Vintage steel tabla drum hand crafted sardarflute Bombay India. Measures: 12 tall x 11.5 diameter. Original vintage condition unrestored. Refer to images provided.
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1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Radio by American Bosch Circa, 1935
Located in Fulton, CA
Classic Art Deco AM radio by United American Bosch (Magnito Corporation) Springfield Mass. circa. 1935. Restored to original working condition.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Steel

Studio Consolette Type RCA 76-B4, Alabama, circa 1950
Located in Greding, DE
Famous Consolette Type RCA 76-B4, without power supply in untested, unrestored condition. On this type console recorded among others stars like Elivs Presley.
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1950s American Modern Vintage Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Ph Grand Piano PH159 Legacy, Black Woven Leather, Oxidized Brass, Walnut Wood
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5-year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. Designed by Poul Henningsen in 1930, this ...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

PH Grand Piano PH159 Legacy, Black Woven Leather, Chrome
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5-Year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship, and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. This very special PH Grand Piano...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Nautical Brass Ship's Bell with Rope Ringer, 1970's
Located in Nantucket, MA
A brass bell used on a ship which was decommissioned. It has a coiled rope pull attached to the clapper. The brass bracket and base plate has been adde...
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Mid-20th Century Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Swiss Station Cylinder Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
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...
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19th Century Swiss Other Antique Metal Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

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