1870s Musical Instruments

Antique French Empire drum circa 1870.

"Antique Shoninger upright grand piano. Made from mahogany with a beautiful baroque rival carved case. Circa 1878 Number of keys: 88 Number of pe...

Gadget-system walking stick: stick with the function of a music instrument, a flute. Painted fruitwood shaft, wooden handle. Inside the shaft is h...

Miniature piano, music box in gilded brass and decoration of gallant scenes in enamel, 19th century, Napoleone III period. Measures: H 9 cm, W 13 cm...

Christian Frederick Martin was born in 1796, and having immigrated to America, he set up shop in New York in 1833, and later in Nazareth, Pennsylvania as well. He would go on to manufacture the finest guitars in the world. This 19th century "Martin Parlor Guitar" is one of the earliest of guitars manufactured by Martin Company and is probably, their most popular model number; the 2 1/2-17 example. Unless you are a guitar collector and want to simply hang this on the wall as a museum item, this 150 year old guitar, in order to bring it back to "playing" condition requires serious restoration; a major project which should be relegated to a professional luthier. It is being sold "as is". On the plus side, this is a rare find---there are very few extant!  It is an original Martin guitar...

Metronome system Johan Maelzel of the late 19th century. It is an instrument used to measure the Tempo of music, the sound of the pendulum accurately signals the speed of execution. ...

Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet) is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespea...

This is a truly magnificent antique Victorian walnut cylinder bells-in-view music box by the renowned makers Barnett Henry Abrahams, St. Croix, Switzerland, circa 1870 in date. This exceptional music box is rectangular in shape and features a high-quality Swiss movement playing ten aires. There are three bells with stunning enameled butterfly clangers of different lively colours - red, green and blue - and a beautiful tune indicator. The lid and front with polychrome Royal Coat of Arms prints...

From AUBRAC, France These antique well-preserved leather and bronze cow bells are from town of Aubrac, France located in the region of Massif Central...

Gorgeous and rare piano stool with marvelous details and rich mahogany patina, this A. Merriam & Co piano stool has an adjustable-height seat with "ball-and-claw" feet, last 4 inches...

Exquisite music box by J. Thibouville-Lamy with ten songs. The lid is adorned with arabesques of inlaid copper and mother-of-pearl. The slightly curved sides of the bur veneer box ar...