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Item Ships From: Continental US
Mid-Century Trumpet by William Frank Chicago on Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This piece has a great story. We found this jazz musical instrument with incredible patina and added a thick lucite base and reconstructed this into a one of kind sculpture. The deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Early 20th C. American Phonograph in Cabinet by the Kimberley Phonograph Company
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th C. American phonograph, produced by the Kimberley Phonograph Company, as indicated by the plaque on the inside of the cabinet. The phonograph is housed in a wooden cabinet...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Brass
Fine Steinway & Sons Wedgwood Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano Model M
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Roslyn, NY
Steinway & Sons Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Baby Grand Piano
Model M, serial no. 244684, circa 1926
With Wedgwood Light Blue Jasperware / Wedgwood Framed Ov...
Category
20th Century American Regency Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$50,000 Sale Price
23% Off
Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty Tibetan Dungchen ceremonial long horn crafted with copper and brass in a dramatic telescoping sculptural form.
Retracted height: 25".
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Copper
Bose 901 Series Speakers On Eero Saarinen Tulip Bases
By bose, Eero Saarinen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of newly finished and upholstered, mid-century modern, Bose 901 series speakers on tulip base stands designed by the Finnish-American designer and architect Eero Saarinen, circa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Rolling Stones 1997/98 World Tour Concert Letterman's / Bomber Jacket - Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find Rolling Stones 1997, 98 World Tour concert letterman's / bomber jacket, circa 1997. Truly a great piece of rock & roll history from arguably the greatest rock band of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Leather, Wool
Panasonic Transistor Radio R72
By Panasonic
Located in Pasadena, CA
Step back into the golden age of portable radios with the Panasonic Transistor Radio R72. Combining classic design with reliable performance, this compact radio delivers powerful sou...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Plastic
Poul Hennigsen Grand Piano
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Studio City, CA
Original Poul Hennigsen piano, circa 1930. Has been fully remastered and in beautiful condition. In 1930, the Danish creative genius, Poul Henningsen, reimagined what a piano could be when he created the PH Grand Piano...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Leather
$377,000
Stunning Stylized Mid-Century Modern Electro Voice Stereo Speakers in Walnut
By Electro Voice, Kipp Stewart, Allied Maker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning stylized Mid-Century Modern electro voice 3-way loud speakers in oiled walnut with aluminium trim, amazing original condition, cabinets possibly...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Pierre-Paul Montagnac Modernist Piano
By Pierre-Paul Montagnac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Modernist Art Deco piano and bench by Pierre-Paul Montagnac, a variant of the model used in one of the luxe apartments, the Caen, on the great French oceanliner Normandie in 1935. Created in rosewood and sycamore, and carefully and correctly restored, including the fine Erard (#127208) instrument. 56” wide x 60” deep. Documented in numerous sources, including the July 1935 issue of Art et Decoration.
Pierre-Paul Montagnac
(1883-1961)
Born in Saint-Denis, France on 9 May 1883, Pierre-Paul Montagnac was equally talented as a fine artist and a decorative artist. He was educated in both disciplines, studying with Eugene Carriére as well as at the Académie de la Grande Chaumiére, both in Paris.
His inaugural exhibition was at the 1912 Salons – and at the 1920 Salon d’Automne he received a traveling scholarship. In 1918 he began working in the firm of André Mare and from 1922 collaborated with Maurice Dufrene at La Maîtrise, the famous design studio of Galeries Lafayette. From 1921 he exhibited at the Salons of la Société des Artistes Décorateurs, Salon des Architectes Modernes,
and internationally, in Barcelona and Leipzig. He designed suites on the grand French oceanliners, l’Atlantique, Normandie and Pasteur.
At the 1925 Paris International Exposition his work was in a standout class. At the 1937 Exhibition he organized the pavillion of the Artistes Decorateurs and personally won a Grand Prix. For the New York Exhibition in 1938, he was a member of the international jury, organized the group of Decorators, and, as architect, organized the exhibitions of jewelry and perfumes.
He became a member of the Society of Modern Architects and executed important and numerous architecture and decorating projects including the luxury apartments on the great French oceanliners l’Atlantique, Pasteur, and Normandie.
Vice President and then President of the Societe des Artistes Decorateurs from 1930-1938, he was also President of the Salon d’Automne and Vice President of the Committee of the Exhibition of Arts and Embellishments of Life; member of the steering committee of C.T.I. and Artistic Property, member of the Board of Directors of the Central Union of Decorative Arts. He was also an Officer of the Legion of Honor and received the Cross of War.
MONTAGNAC was the son of an engineer and he had a taste for geometry
and science that predisposed him to the rigors of architectural laws.
Multi-talented, he worked independently as a painter – who had
paintings acquired by the French government – while also working in
the related fields of architecture and decoration. His work included
homes, apartments, galleries, luxury shops, banks and the aforesaid
oceanliners.
As a designer/decorater, Montagnac had the taste for quality, luxurious
furniture, using precious woods, bronze extensions, ivory inlays, mother-of-pearl,
metal and coral. He advocated for a resolutely modern style and, free of all
pastiches, focused on beautiful cabinetry, the challenges of furniture design,
particularly from 1940 to 1945, captured all his attention.
The tireless activity of Montagnac, whose varied works are represented in
official museums and residences, was also recognized from a professional
and social point of view. He was a remarkable organizer, devoted to the
cause of art, to the defense of the trade and his colleagues. It was Montagnac
who, in 1939, with Anatole de Monzie, took the initiative to found the
ENTRAIDE to Artists (which provides support to talented young French artists).
MOBILIER ET DECORATION, September/October 1953
ERARD
An illustrious piano manufacturer, Sebastien Erard began building superior harpsichords in Paris in the mid-1700s, produced pianos for the French Court, and received a multitude of patents, many of which are still in use in piano manufacturing. Erard pianos were marketed as the finest pianos in the world and were owned by Queen Victoria, Franz Liszt, Chopin, Verdi, Ravel, and Felix Mendelssohn among many others. They continued to enjoy international success well into the 20th century. They were known for their unique sound quality, similar to the American square grand piano...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Rosewood, Sycamore
Braun Audio 300 Record Player and L60 floor speaker designed by Dieter Rams
By Dieter Rams, Braun
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Braun Audio 300 and L60 floor speaker designed by Dieter Rams, 1960's/70's. Equip with AM/FM radio and record player. Fully functional and has been serviced by a technician.
Category
Late 20th Century German Industrial Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Empire Speakers / End Tables
By Empire NY
Located in Oakville, CT
Empire Jupiter 6500 Speakers
Category
1960s American Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Resin
$1,000 / set
Important Ormolu-Mounted Amaranth, Kingwood and Satine Parquetry Grand Piano
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Henry Dasson (d. 1896)
Origin: French
Date: circa 1885-q890
Dimension: (H) 35 1/4 in x (W) 54 in x (W) 78 in.
Provenance: Acquired by Dr. J. T Nieto-Gomez from fi...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Exstremely Rare Collection Alcoa Aluminum String Instruments, Bass, Cello, Violin
By Alcoa Aluminum
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...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Thorens Swiss AD 30 Upright Music Box with Ten Discs, circa 1970
Located in Evergreen, CO
Manufactured by the renowned Thorens Company of Switzerland in the mid-20th century, this delightful music box is comprised of a quality fruitwood case with a glass door that allows ...
Category
1970s Swiss Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Fruitwood
Rare Baby Grand Phonograph
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an original Fern-O-Grand Co. Baby Grand Piano Phonograph. Mahogany baby grand piano style case stands on cabriole legs with Queen Anne style feet; the keyboard section opens ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Art Deco Epiphone Electar Model M Lap Steel Electric Guitar and amp combo
By Epiphone
Located in Buffalo, NY
Epiphone Electar Model M Lap Steel Electric Guitar, with original matching amplifier...black lacquer finish, maple body and etched aluminum top. A very early...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
1850-1950 Folk Art Rustic Wood Guitar Harp Decorative Wall Hanging or Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic 20th Century Folk Art Rustic wood Guitar Harp or Harp Guitar decorative wall hanging or sculpture. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wire
Rare Pair of Pearl & Oakley Acoustics Ceramic Chinese Urn Stereo Speakers
By Altec Lansing Corporation
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very Unique 1980s Asian Modern Pearl & Oakley Acoustics custom home audio speakers in the form of Chinese lidded urns or ceramic vases with crackle glaze...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Rolling Stones Tour '24 VIP Gift Box Set - Hackney Diamonds
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find Rolling Stones tour '24 VIP gift box set - "Hackney Diamonds", circa 2024. The boxed set is in unused condition and includes a wireless phone charger, coffee cup, noteb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Plastic, Paper
Bronze Mounted French Case Steinway Baby Grand Piano A Model Of Francois Linke
By François Linke
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Bronze Mounted Steinway Model M Baby Grand Piano A Model Of Francois Linke
Dimensions : Height 43 in., Length 67 in., Width 56.25 in
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Steinway & Sons Baby G...
Category
1930s American Louis XVI Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
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 plays 3 songs. Flawless sound featuring a 72 note Swiss movement. The wood piano case is handmade in Italy by the world's best master artisans in marquetry.
One cylinder; 3 melodies playing one after another. It plays for a very long time when fully wound.
Reuge 72...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Neoclassical Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Burl
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plated Dinner Bell Mounted on an Oak Base, Circa 1890-1900.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage 1970s Paolo Soleri Bronze Bells Wind Chime Cosanti Originals Iconic MCM
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful and rare variation of a large Paolo Soleri wind chime, with a wind span of 17 inches. No breaks, no loose welds, each bell is signed...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate
Located in valatie, NY
The Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr. Gay, to Which Is Prefixed the Overture in Score: And the Musick to Each Song, by John Gay. Published by Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co. 19...
Category
1920s American Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Paper
Vintage Model R-1131 with Magic Eye Tube by Delco
Located in Dekalb, IL
1937; United Motors Service - New York
Streamline Art Deco console radio with wooden tuning knobs.
This piece features a solid state Magic Eye tube, an inexpensive way to do the sa...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
$2,340 / item
A fine rare 19th c Steinway grand piano ebonized and Chinoiserie painted scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
A spectacular 19th century Black Chinoiserie lacquered Presentation Steinway & Sons Grand Piano . Model #37278 ,having fall key cover reading Steinway & Sons patent Grand New York &...
Category
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Ebony
Switzerland Mahogany Ebonized Hinged Music Box with Three Cylinders, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare Switzerland mahogany & ebonized hinged music box with the original crank, three interior paper labels, and cylinders. Music box is stamped by maker and is In working condition, ...
Category
1880s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Steel
Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cast Bronze Coffee Drink Table Intricate Relief Detail
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hollow bronze drum, tapering downwards, with handles on each side. Drums were made by the Karen people--A Sino-Tibetan ethnic group inhabiting the high la...
Category
18th Century Thai Tibetan Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Bronze Cow Bell Dated 1900 with Original Leather Strap & Buckle
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the French countryside into your home with this large patinated bronze bell from the Alps region of France, dated 1900, the antique bell features several motifs in relief inclu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
CONDUCTOR'S BATON 1893 Antique Ebony Wood And .925 Sterling Silver In Case
Located in Miami, FL
Conductor's baton from the Victorian period.
This is a very interesting and elusive antique director's baton created in Devonshire England during the Victorian period, back in 1890....
Category
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
$1,785 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Antique Tibetan Buddhist Monastery Copper DungChen - Barbara J. Walters Estate
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th/Early 20th c., Tibet. A hand hammered copper moniastic instrument with pierced silvered brass cuffs and telescoping length.
This item came from Barbara J. Walters NYC apartment and was one of the exceptional, diverse, and fascinating articles the legendary journalist accumulated over her long life. One can but wonder the story behind her acquiring this horn - a gift from a Tibetan dignitary, a travel souvenir. Who knows? One thing is for certain, this item would make for a wonderful conversation piece.
The Tibetan trumpet...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Copper
18th Century French Maple Decorative Harp with Hand Painted Chinoiserie Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room with this elegant antique pedal harp. Crafted in France circa 1780, the single action musical instrument features 36 recently repl...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Maple
1920s J.C. Deagan 725 Marimba Model B, Rosewood Keys, 3 Octave
By Deagan
Located in Buffalo, NY
1920s J.C. Deagan 725 Marimba model B, rosewood keys, 3 octave, original condition, amazing Art Deco design. Retains 4 original mallets, Last patent date 1926.
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Steel
Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute
27.13 long x 1.75 diameter
Preowned vintage condition unrestored.
Refer to all images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Signed Maple Violin Footstool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous Maple Violin footstool. Stamped - Hand Crafted by Robert R. Hunter.
Category
20th Century American Adirondack Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Kingwood Grand Piano
By Carl Bechstein
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV-style ormolu mounted kingwood, tulipwood & parquetry grand piano (sgnd C.BECHSTEIN, numbered 20475 for the date 1888)
Category
19th Century French Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Ormolu, Brass
Craft Movement Music Stand
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautiful and impeccably hand crafted walnut music stand having an adjustable pitch and height via holes and dowels atop a tripod base.
Category
1960s Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Frederick Weinberg Black Wire Framed & Stitched Parchment "Guitar" Wall Light
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Frederick Weinberg Guitar Illuminating Wall Lamp Sculpture - Wall Hanging, 1950's. Featuring an abstract Black Wire Banjo framework and handle, warm ha...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Wurlitzer Juke Box
By Wurlitzer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Wurlitzer "The Bubbler" juke box. Model 1015CD
Dimensions: Height 60", width 33", depth 25"
CW4607.
This Juke Box plays CD's. We do not have a list of the artist or songs, however it is an eclectic mix including (but not limited to): Whitney Houston, Natalie Cole, George Benson, John Barry, Earl Klugh, Don Henley, Mariah Carey, Bette Midler, Bonnie Rait, Van Morrison...
Category
1940s American Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
$6,850
Pelham Galleries Ltd Dealers in Antiques & Works of Art, Catalog First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Pelham Galleries Ltd Dealers in Antiques & Works of Art Established in 1928. First Edition catalog circa 2000 with black pictorial wraps; Unpaginated, profusely illustrated with color photos. Text is in English. The catalog contains fine furniture and decorative items, accompanied by extensive descriptions, including a beautiful harpsichord probably by the Couchet family of Antwerp, a pair of 17th century Neapolitan cabinets with painted glass panels, a pair of George II giltwood console...
Category
Early 2000s French Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Paper
Native American Coeur d Alene Tribe Pow Wow Drum
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Decorated Coeur d’Alene tribe Pow Wow drum. Decorated with $1 bills around outside. Comes with base used at Pow Wows. Perfect size for coffee table with o...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Very Fine Louis XV Style Piano by Francois Linke, Signed., Stamped by Zwiener
By François Linke
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Francois Linke (1855-1946)
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood piano,late 19th century , signed Francois Linke, stamped Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener,
movement by E...
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Late 19th Century Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
French Mid-19th Century Concert Grand Piano Signed Pleyel
By Pleyel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French mid-19th century, circa 1855, Louis XVI st. tulipwood parquetry and ormolu mounted, Model 2 Concert Grand Piano, signed Pleyel...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Victorian Cast Iron & Oak Dictionary Stand
Located in New York, NY
Antique 1890s dictionary stand with a cast iron base featuring four curved legs ending in small casters. The top features two adjustable oak book rests, designed to hold large books ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Trumpets
Located in New York, NY
Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.
Category
Early 20th Century English Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
$2,000 / item
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B music cabinet is among the rarest and most advanced automatic music players of its time. The remarkable machine, crafted by renowned Leipzig firm of Ludwig Hupfeld, is one of the most mechanically complex music players ever made, boasting three self-playing violins accompanied by a self-playing piano. Once made in the 1000s to entertain patrons of upscale hotels, restaurants, and cafes, these extraordinary machines...
Category
20th Century German Other Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Six Antique Regina Music Box 16.5" Discs 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Six antique Regina music box 16.5" discs 19th C
Measures - 16.5"diam
Category
19th Century American Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
$340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Folk Art Stradivarius Violin Plaque Crafted for Cosimo de Medici 1690
Located in South Burlington, VT
Italian folk art Pyrography picture signed, H. Toscano
This is an original and unusual detailed 1690 enactment , and hand incised work of art on wood pan...
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Louis XIV Style Marquetry Baby Grand Piano by Collard & Collard
By Collard & Collard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Anglo-French 19th century rosewood, palisander, amboyna and satinwood marquetry (inlaid) art-case baby grand piano, the works by "Collard & Collard". The intricately deco...
Category
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
$75,600 Sale Price
20% Off
The Mills Double Deluxe Violano Virtuoso
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of only a handful ever made, this Double DeLuxe Violano Virtuoso, created by the Mills Novelty Company, is an extremely rare example of American musical automata, featuring not one, but two brilliantly tuned violins. Singled out by the U.S. government in 1909 as one of the eight greatest inventions of the decade when it was introduced at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, the Mills DeLuxe Violano-Virtuoso stands as one of the most important and incredible musical devices ever made. The “Double Mills,” as it was nicknamed, plays classical, operatic and popular music. It can play on a single or up to 15 nickels and has the ability to run for approximately an hour. It produces exceptional sound with a crisp tonal quality and melodious notes. Housed in a beautiful quarter-sawn oak case, each violin produces 64 notes and is accompanied by a 44-note piano.
It is truly rare to find a historical musical mechanism so complete, with such remarkable sound quality and in excellent condition. This particular Violano has been updated with a digital player system that allows song selections to be made over a WiFi connection. This gives the user a choice between digital downloads or traditional paper rolls for added convenience.
Perfected and patented in 1912 by Henry K. Sandell, the Violano-Virtuoso was produced in limited quantities until 1929 and could be found in the very finest restaurants, hotels and oceanliners. In fact, the Violano-Virtuoso was one of the few American-made mechanical musical devices to be distributed worldwide to the most exclusive international clientele.
The below testimonial was sent to the Mills Company by the Governor of Idaho, aptly describing the incredible music produced by the Violano-Virtuoso.
Dear Sir, Have just had the pleasure of listening to your wonderful Automatic Violin and Piano on exhibition at the Government Building here. This marvelous instrument certainly far surpasses anything that I have eve heard in automatic music. The tone and expression of the violin and the piano are so perfect and clear that is really hard to believe but that there is the human hand playing..."
Indeed, for the price of a nickel, the Mills Violano...
Category
20th Century North American Art Deco Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Antique English Victorian Hand Crank Mahogany Case Portable Upright Barrel Piano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Hand Crank Mahogany Case Portable Upright Barrel Piano with Gold Gilt Trim. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 45" H x 26" W x 18" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Arburo Orchestrion Organ By Bursens And Roels
By Arburo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Once a fixture in bustling dance halls, cafés and fairgrounds throughout Belgium and the Netherlands in early to mid-20th century, this incredibly rare, early Orchestrion organ is a masterpiece of automated music. Crafted by the Arburo firm run by Arthur Bursens and Gustav Roels, this mechanical marvel is essentially an entire band set within an elegantly constructed Art Deco cabinet. No two Orchestrions were ever created alike and each was made-to-order, one at a time. Each was crafted entirely by hand, even down to the paper music rolls...
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Regina Upright Music Box
By Regina Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
An extraordinary and rare coin-operated Regina Sublima upright music box crafted by the Regina music box company, one of the most recognized music bo...
Category
19th Century American Other Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
$38,500
Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
As exceptionally scarce as it is fascinating, this autochange disk player by the Polyphon Musikwerke in Leipzig, Germany can change between six disks and play with the incredibly rare addition of bells that accompany the music. Before a coin is dropped into the slot, slide the brass indicator until it points to the desired music selection, insert a penny, and the chosen song will play automatically. An extremely limited number of these automatic disk changers were ever created, and even fewer have survived in such outstanding condition.
Standing over seven feet tall, this particular model boasts a magnificent walnut case with handsome burl panels on its original, matching storage cabinet. A true technical marvel for its day, Polyphon’s automatic disk changer symbolizes pure ingenuity and superlative craftsmanship. This antique player...
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Late 19th Century German Other Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Acoustic or Electric Jazz Guitar, Silvertone, 1950s
By Silvertone
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great player... sounds amazing,, classic 1950s acoustic/ electric jazz guitar made by Silvertone,, Retains original Kent floating pick-up.Wonderful tone,,s...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome
1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Composition, Metal
Horn Speakers by Altec Lansing Corp
By Altec Lansing Corporation
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A multicellular galvanized outdoor horn speaker.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Steel
$11,500 / item
Antique Swiss Langdorff & Fils 8 Tune Niut Airs Marquetry Music Box 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite late 19th century Swiss marquetry / parquetry cylinder music box capable of playing eight different tunes. Rectangular hardwood box with painted wood grain sides and inlaid...
Category
19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Rosewood
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Mandolin Singing Bird Automaton Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional singing bird cylinder music box is a wonder of Austrian mechanical ingenuity. Not only does it play a selection of classical airs with remarkable tone and clarity, but its lush sound is accompanied by a colorful, singing bird automaton...
Category
19th Century Austrian Other Antique Continental US Musical Instruments
Materials
Satinwood
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Antique Pianoforte
Cello Bar
Radio Phonograph
Vintage Brass Bugles
Vintage Keyboard Instruments
Vintage Transmitter
Antique Erard Piano
Automaton Music Box
Brionvega Rr 126
Catalin Radio
Cathedral Radio
Chinoiserie Piano
Erard Pianos
French Louis Xvi Grand Piano