Silver Music Boxes
Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box
By Fred Zimbalist
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Fred Zimbalist Thorens silver music box shaped as an old phonograph with trumpet horn
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20th Century American Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver 800 and Enamel Music Box Signed Fallaci Firenze, Italy, circa 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 800 and enamel music box signed Fallaci Firenze. Italy, circa 1930.
Marked silver 800
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
H 1.97 in W 5.52 in D 4.73 in
Edward F. Caldwell Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Box, Angels, Music Motifs
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Fine and unusual signed Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Neoclassical style silvered bronze box depicting a
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
H 3.75 in W 10.13 in D 5.75 in
Egg “music box” mechanism by the Swiss Maison Reuge Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg “music box” is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg “music box” has fired enamels on guilloché
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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Silver Bird Cage with Music, circa 1920
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A silver bird cage with music, circa 1920, Germany.
Category
20th Century German Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
1900s Sterling Silver, Enamel and Marcasite Miniature Music Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional antique continental sterling silver, enamel and marcasite miniature music box; an
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Antique Early 1900s English Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 18th Century Tortoise Shell Music Box with Silver Setting
Located in Charleston, SC
This music box was made in France during the 18th Century and is made of natural tortoise shell
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Silver Engraved Music Box Titled "Les Adieux de la Nourrice" after E. Aubry
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Silver on copper music box with engraved scene "Les Adieux de la Nourrice" or "The Nanny's Farewell
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
Cigarrette/ Cigar Holder Music Box Onyx, Italy, circa 1960
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
. Beautifully designed as Tempietto with onyx and silvered parts, this exceptional music box carries an amazing
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Limited Edition Nr.124 the Winter Egg Music Box by Theo Faberge
Located in Braintree, GB
Limited edition Nr.124 The winter egg music box by Theo Faberge.
The winter egg is a celebration
Category
Late 20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Antique 19th Century French Silver Gilt Music Snuff Box, circa 1810
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century French very rare silver gilt musical snuff box, of traditional form, the base
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Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique 19th Century French Silver Gilt Music Snuff Box, circa 1810
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century French very rare silver gilt musical snuff box, of traditional form, the base
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Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Swiss Music Box in Organ Grinders Cart Form by Charles Reuge
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Stamford, CT
Charles Reuge enamel on sterling silver Swiss antique box in the form of an Organ Grinder's Cart
Category
Vintage 1910s French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Cigar and Music Box, Early 20th Century, Napoleon III Style.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Cigar and music box, Early 20th Century, Napoleon III style.
Cigar box and music box, early 20th
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Stone, Alabaster, Metal, Silver Plate
French 19th Century Upright Piano Design Music Box Tantalus or 'Cave a Liqueur'
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
music box begins to play, causing the piano's glass paneled lid and doors to swing open, revealing a two
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Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Barware
Materials
Brass
H 12 in W 9 in D 5.5 in
Silver & Gold Cigarette Dispenser & Music Box for Desk, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Silver with gold details cigarette dispenser and for a stylish desk.
1970s, Made in Italy
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Delicate Silver Box with an Angel Playing Music on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Tiny and delicate round sterling silver box decorated with a little angel playing music.
France
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Rotating Figural Silverplate Hava Nagila Music Box Judaica Fiddler
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage silver plate abstract expressionist music box topped with a Jewish fiddler and dancers
Category
Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Make Up Music Box
Located in Dallas, TX
silver leaf accents. Inside, is a music box in working condition, complete with a mirror and compartments
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Antique English Victorian Snuff Box with Music Teacher Presentation
By Frederick Marson
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver snuff box. Made by Frederick Marson in Birmingham in 1860
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box
Located in Long Beach, CA
Wonderful German Antique Sterling Silver Automation Singing Bird Music Box c. 1890's. Marked 800
Category
Antique 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Silver
Singing Bird Music Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A sterling silver and enamel singing bird box automaton probably crafted in Eschle, German around
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Vintage 1960s German Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Jewelry Music Box in Silver and Enamel
Located in Tongeren, Limburg
A jewelry music box in silver and enamel, circa 1900.
Category
20th Century German Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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Stunning Antique Gothic Style Dark Oak Cabinet w. Handcarved Medieval Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvelous, truly Medieval looking and practical Gothic Revival (drinks) cabinet and/or pedestal stand.
This rare Dutch Gothic cabinet is in excellent condition, it comes with some o...
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
H 51.6 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Italian Embossed Bronzed Metal Rectangular Trinket/ Jewelry Music Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Italian bronzed metal square hinged lidded music box. It depicts a lid decorated in the center with a 19th century hand painted portrait of Madame Recamier adorned with a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins
One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
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Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Fine Museum Quality Large Antique 18th Century Greek Orthodox Icon, Pentecost
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional, museum quality very large 18th century Greek icon of the Pentecost.
Egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, primed with gesso.
Attributed to Mount Athos- please see Refe...
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Antique 18th Century Greek Religious Items
Materials
Wood
H 22.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.75 in
Bird Cage Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, Year: 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bird Cage, Art Nouveau
Year: 1900
Country: French
Material: Iron
It is an elegant and sophisticated bird cage.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Bird Cages
Materials
Iron
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Egg White with blue garlands in Russian Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimb
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg White with blue garlands is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg White with blue garlands has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg White with blue garlands i...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 4.65 in Dm 3.15 in
Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Plum enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Plum enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Plum enamel is Russian...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944)
“Color! What a deep a...
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements
Materials
Art Glass, Stained Glass
Egg on Tripod with folding frame for 6 photos Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on tripod with folding photo frame for 6 photos, inside, in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated, with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Russian Empire style inspired by Ca...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
H 4.14 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
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 box manufacturers in the world, com...
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Antique 19th Century American Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
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 rar...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Edward F. Caldwell Gothic Style Jeweled Champleve Enamel Antique Folio Cover
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A very rare, fine large Edward F. Caldwell jeweled champleve enamel folio cover in the High Gothic Style. The central panel depicting a King on a white horse holding a large orb with...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Books
Materials
Enamel
H 13.63 in W 11 in D 1 in
Mermod Fréres Station Cylinder Music Box
By Mermod Frères 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally wonderful and rare automaton cylinder musical box by the Mermod Fréres firm of Sainte-Croix, Switzerland is a marvel of musical craftsmanship. Through the window, ...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
Category
Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
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Silver Music Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of silver music boxes available for sale. Each of these unique silver music boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and enamel. There are all kinds of silver music boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Neoclassical and Victorian silver music boxes are consistently popular styles. Many silver music boxes are appealing in their simplicity, but Fred Zimbalist and Reuge Ste-Croix produced popular silver music boxes that are worth a look.
How Much are Silver Music Boxes?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $5,268, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $13,800 highest priced.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
Questions About Silver Music Boxes
- Are music boxes rare?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022It depends on the make and model of the music box. To find the value of a music box, experts suggest that you work with a certified appraiser. The value of a music box will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted music boxes on 1stDibs.
- What is the best music box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021The best music box for you depends on your preferences for design, size, and music. Music boxes may be intricately carved or brightly-colored, and contain musical themes from famous plays or films. Music boxes can also be musical boxes designed to hold jewelry or other trinkets.
- What is a Polyphon music box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A Polyphon music box is a wooden box that plays small interchangeable metal discs. Polyphon Musikwerke invented the device in 1870 and began producing them for sale in 1897 in Leipzig, Germany. Find a variety of Polyphon music boxes on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The box that plays music is called a music box in the U.S. and a musical box in the UK. Early versions date back to the 19th century, and many of them came from factories located in Switzerland. Shop a large selection of antique and vintage music boxes on 1stDibs.
- Are music boxes still made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, music boxes are still made today. A number of artisans continue to produce music boxes by hand. Companies may also mass produce music boxes using machinery. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is an old music box called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An old music box made from snuff boxes during the 18th century is called a carillons à musique. It is a French word meaning "chimes of music." You'll find a selection of antique music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021Regina music boxes have musical information carefully stored on a metal disc. A Regina music box works when the holes in the disc engage with the teeth of a gear that leads to the plucking of a musical comb generating a pleasant sound.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The first music box was likely made in Switzerland around the end of the 18th century. Originally, most music boxes were quite small, but as time went on, larger versions developed. Shop a collection of antique and modern music boxes from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To keep silver from tarnishing, you can put activated charcoal or silica gel packets inside of your jewelry box. Both of these items help to absorb moisture to minimize the risk of tarnishing. Find a wide variety of silver jewelry on 1stDibs.
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