Lot 0353

19th Century Polyphon Music Box

Similar Sale History

View More Items in Music Boxes

Sold

A LATE 19TH CENTURY WALNUT POLYPHON MUSIC BOX: A LATE 19TH CENTURY WALNUT POLYPHON MUSIC BOX with inlaid panelled lid opening to reveal a spring driven key wound movement running one of sixteen discs playing on a steel comb (53.5cm wide, 48.5cm de

2023A LATE 19TH CENTURY WALNUT POLYPHON MUSIC BOXSee Sold Price

Sold

American Mission Polyphon Music Box: An early 20th century American wind up polyphon music box having an applied arts and crafts decal on top and inlaid border design. Fully functional and includes 12 song discs marked Made in Switzerlan

2020American Mission Polyphon Music BoxSee Sold Price

Sold

19TH CENTURY GERMAN POLYPHON SINGLE COMB W/ 50 DISC: 19th century German Polyphon single comb 15.5" disc music box with floral marquetry inlaid walnut case, includes one music disc with "Tales of the Vienna Woods" by Strauss, come with 50 15.5" Disc. Di

201519TH CENTURY GERMAN POLYPHON SINGLE COMB W/ 50 DISCSee Sold Price

Sold

19th c. German Polyphon 15.5" disc music box: 19th century German Polyphon single comb 15.5" disc music box with a floral marquetry inlaid case, mechanism serial # 64398, includes one music disc, 10"h x 21"w x 18"d.

201519th c. German Polyphon 15.5" disc music boxSee Sold Price

Sold

19th c. German Polyphon 15.5" disc music box: 19th century German Polyphon single comb 15.5" disc music box, with floral marquetry inlaid case and maker marked plaque "D. Ansingh & Co, Holland", 12"h x 21"w x 19"d.

201619th c. German Polyphon 15.5" disc music boxSee Sold Price

Sold

A Polyphon disc music box: Late 19th century. Vintage music box including several original discs. 34 in. high x 14 in. wide x 24 in. long.

2019A Polyphon disc music boxSee Sold Price

Sold

Antique Polyphon Mahogany Music Box: Late 19th century. Having been well cared for and in good working order. The sound is very good on this box. H11" W21" D18 1/2" Sold from the collection of a South Carolina lady and gentleman.

2022Antique Polyphon Mahogany Music BoxSee Sold Price

Sold

A polyphon two-bell disc music box: Late 19th/early 20th century Stamped to bedplate: 365 / Polyphon Mahogany case with marquetry lid, two-bell disc mechanism 10.75" H x 21" W x 19.75" D Provenance: Property from the Ralph and Glor

2019A polyphon two-bell disc music boxSee Sold Price

Sold

A Polyphon folding top disc music box: Fourth quarter 19th century Serial No. 86 Rosewood veneer with faux-painted body, double comb, lever wind, 24.5" disc, includes twelve discs 10.75" H x 30" W x 17" D Provenance: Property from the

2019A Polyphon folding top disc music boxSee Sold Price

Sold

German Polyphon Upright Coin-Op Disc Music Box: German Polyphon Upright Coin-Op Disc Music Boxlate 19th/early 20th centurythe walnut case with a carved pediment crest and turned columns, the case and mechanism marked "Polyphon," the metal tag besid

2022German Polyphon Upright Coin-Op Disc Music BoxSee Sold Price

Sold

Polyphon 19C. Antique German Musical Disc Player: An antique 19th Century German disk playing music box machine by Polyphon Musikwerke AG (Leipzig). Features a wood case with paper image to interior of lid with depicting cherub putti musician figures

2024Polyphon 19C. Antique German Musical Disc PlayerSee Sold Price

Sold

Polyphon Music Box 21.5 x 20in: Polyphon Music Box 21.5 x 20in

2021Polyphon Music Box 21.5 x 20inSee Sold Price

Sold

2pc. Polyphon Music Box w/ 11 Discs *WORKING* 48 1/2"H, 27 1/2"L, 15 3/4"W: 2pc. Polyphon Music Box w/ 11 Discs *WORKING* 48 1/2"H, 27 1/2"L, 15 3/4"W

20242pc. Polyphon Music Box w/ 11 Discs *WORKING* 48 1/2"H, 27 1/2"L, 15 3/4"WSee Sold Price

Sold

Table Top Britannia Polyphon Music Box & 16 Discs: Antique Victorian Walnut & Mahogany Table Top Britannia Polyphon Music Box from Switzerland, 16 Discs, Key & Crank. 27 in tall x 17 x 10

2020Table Top Britannia Polyphon Music Box & 16 DiscsSee Sold Price

Sold

Polyphon Music Box Disc Storage Cabinet.: Beautiful wooden storage with brass handle and pull out drawer. There are six storage compartments within. Some music discs are inside and wood shows good finish. 29" x 16-1/2" x 38".

2017Polyphon Music Box Disc Storage Cabinet.See Sold Price

Sold

Six Airs 19th Century Music Box: 19th century French six- melody cylinder crank music box in maple case. 16w x 4.75d x 4.625h

2021Six Airs 19th Century Music BoxSee Sold Price

Related Music Boxes

Polyphon tabletop music box with: 11 - 6 1/2" discs

May 22, 2024Polyphon tabletop music box with

$50

Symphonion Music Box & 27 Discs: A turn of the century German Symphonion music box with twenty-seven discs. Single comb crank wind movement serial #564658, plays 13 5/8" discs. Jugendstil Mahogany case with pressed Oak Leaf design an

May 18, 2024Symphonion Music Box & 27 Discs

$300

Vintage Swiss Single Comb Music Box: Vintage Swiss Single Comb Music Box20th century, ebonized wooden case, the lid with mother-of-pearl inlays, the interior having ratchet-wound movement, the comb with 55 teeth; a storage compartment be

May 16, 2024Vintage Swiss Single Comb Music Box

$50

Napoleon III Inlaid Mahogany 8 Airs Music Box: Napoleon III Inlaid Mahogany and Tulip Wood Airs Music Box, circa nineteenth century. 5" H x 16" W x 7.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Musical, Instrumental, Bells, Antiq

May 14, 2024Napoleon III Inlaid Mahogany 8 Airs Music Box

$50

Single Comb Cylinder Bell-and-Drum Music Box: Swiss Single Comb Cylinder Bell-and-Drum Music Boxlate 19th century, playing ten airs, the five bells with butterfly strikers, the case inlaid with musical trophies, scrollwork and sprays of laurel le

May 18, 2024Single Comb Cylinder Bell-and-Drum Music Box

$800

Swiss Cylinder Music Box: Swiss Cylinder Music Box Late 19th Century. The part ebonized rosewood case inlaid on the lid with a musical trophy. 6 by 26 by 10 in.

May 16, 2024Swiss Cylinder Music Box

$300

Thorens Swiss Made Inlaid Music Box: Thorens Swiss Made Inlaid Music Boxsecond half 20th century, the single comb instrument marked Thorens, Switzerland, Fabrication Suisse, retaining (10) Thorens discs, within a vaulted light and dark w

May 16, 2024Thorens Swiss Made Inlaid Music Box

$50

Orchestral music box: English orchestral musical box. Second half of 19th Century L: 45,7 cm H: 17,7 cm, P: 22,8 cm (H: 7 inch, L: 18 inch, Deep: 9 inch)

May 12, 2024Orchestral music box

$700

A SWISS ENAMEL SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX: A SWISS ENAMEL SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX A SWISS ENAMEL SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX 20th century, with gilt metal mounts, the hinged lid of oval form depicting a shepherd, figures and shee

May 22, 2024A SWISS ENAMEL SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX

£2,200

A Regina Mahogany Serpentine Cabinet Music Box: A Regina Mahogany Serpentine Cabinet Music Box New Jersey, Late 19th/Early 20th Century With 19 discs and three winding keys Height 12 1/2 x width 11 x depth 19 1/2 inches. 14 x 19 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches

May 22, 2024A Regina Mahogany Serpentine Cabinet Music Box

$500

May 22, 2024A SWISS ENAMEL SINGING BIRD AUTOMATON MUSIC BOX

£1,500

Theo Faberge "Winter" Egg: Theo Faberge "Winter" Egg cobalt blue and clear crystal, having holly accents with music box that plays "Silent Night" in working condition, 1986, edition 570/750, marked sterling silver height 5 1/2

May 18, 2024Theo Faberge "Winter" Egg

$200

GROUPING OF MINIATURE PIANOS: (13) Miniature pianos in various forms and designs. Includes 1 music box. 1 Estee Louder makeup compact. 1 frosted glass box. 1 Shell art encrusted box. 2 pins. Dimensions: (Largest) H 3.25" x W 7" x

May 14, 2024GROUPING OF MINIATURE PIANOS

$50

Lot of Vintage Wind Up Toys

$20

Reuge Five Cylinder & Song Swiss Music Box: Reuge Five Cylinder Swiss Music Box in a marquetry hardwood-patterned case, the lid opening to reveal the mechanism, the lower drawer with four additional cylinders, with the following songs: "March o

May 14, 2024Reuge Five Cylinder & Song Swiss Music Box

$500

Antique Regina Music Box made in the USA with 34 Musical Discs: Antique Regina Music Box made in the USA with 34 Musical Discs. This musical box dates from 1896 and plays 11" metal discs. It appears to be in working order. Some of the metal discs have rusted and c

Jul 07, 2024Antique Regina Music Box made in the USA with 34 Musical Discs

$150

More Items in Music Boxes

May 14, 2024Reuge Five Cylinder & Song Swiss Music Box

$500

(19th c) SWISS BUTTERFLY BELLS CYLINDER MUSIC BOX: Ebonized case with glazed inner viewing lid. 9 1/2 inch brass cylinder.

6 days Left(19th c) SWISS BUTTERFLY BELLS CYLINDER MUSIC BOX

$250

May 18, 2024Symphonion Music Box & 27 Discs

$300

19th Century French Musical Cat Automaton, Glass Cased: Cat Musicians, Singer and Cellist. Antique 19th Century French Musical Automaton. A pair of white fur-covered glass eye cats, one is with cello, the singing (Meow) cat with eyeglasses is standing on a

May 20, 202419th Century French Musical Cat Automaton, Glass Cased

$750

Jul 07, 2024Antique Regina Music Box made in the USA with 34 Musical Discs

$150

Swiss Cylinder Music Box, ca. 1900: Swiss Cylinder Four Song Music Box, circa 1900, the works with model number "6187" and housed within a thuja wood and ebonized pearwood brass-mounted box, the interior lid with a lithographed program

May 14, 2024Swiss Cylinder Music Box, ca. 1900

$100

FRENCH BISQUE DANCING DOLL ATOP MUSIC BOX WITH AU LOUVE SHOP LABEL Marks: Original French paper: 6 ½” doll; 11” overall Standing atop a wooden music box with decorative detail and hinged lid is a bisque shoulderhead doll with inset blue glass eyes, painted lashes, tapered brows, closed mouth

May 19, 2024FRENCH BISQUE DANCING DOLL ATOP MUSIC BOX WITH AU LOUVE SHOP LABEL Marks: Original French paper

$400

May 14, 2024Napoleon III Inlaid Mahogany 8 Airs Music Box

$50

May 18, 2024Single Comb Cylinder Bell-and-Drum Music Box

$800

Reuge Swiss Music Box w/ Glass & Dolphin Legs: Reuge Swiss Music Box with Glass and Dolphin Legs. This is a two comb box with serial #00273. The base of the music box is rosewood. Measures 13 3/4" long X 6 1/4" wide X 3 1/4" high. Condition- Good

May 18, 2024Reuge Swiss Music Box w/ Glass & Dolphin Legs

$775

SWISS 8 TUNE MUSIC BOX W/INLAID BOX, 19TH C.,: SWISS 8 TUNE MUSIC BOX W/INLAID BOX, 19TH C., H. 5 1/2" L. 23"

May 18, 2024SWISS 8 TUNE MUSIC BOX W/INLAID BOX, 19TH C.,

$80

Bibi Hilton's Reuge Swiss Gold Electroplated Music Box Pendant: Bibi Hilton's Vintage Reuge Swiss Gold Electroplated Music Box Pendant From Eric Hilton (From the Estate of Mrs. Bibi Hilton) - This adorable piece was a gift to Bibi Hilton from her husband, Eric Hil

May 25, 2024Bibi Hilton's Reuge Swiss Gold Electroplated Music Box Pendant

$140

May 22, 2024Polyphon tabletop music box with

$50

May 16, 2024Swiss Cylinder Music Box

$300

Lot of 19 Regina Music Box Disc Discs: 15 1/2" size.

6 days LeftLot of 19 Regina Music Box Disc Discs

$100

WOODEN DUCK MUSIC BOX BOTTLE HOLDER W GLASSES: VINTAGE WOODEN DUCK MUSIC BOX BOTTLE HOLDER WITH GLASSES -12" X 4" APPROX -VERY GOOD PRE OWNED CONDITION -DP42624

2 days LeftWOODEN DUCK MUSIC BOX BOTTLE HOLDER W GLASSES

$50

Recommended Decorative Objects

19th Century Pair Clodion (1738-1814) French Candelabras: A fine pair of French gilt-and patinated-bronze and marble candelabra late 19th century, after a model by Clodion, each standing female figure supporting five curved fluted candle branchesraised on ro

May 19, 202419th Century Pair Clodion (1738-1814) French Candelabras

$950

IRON RED DRAGON & BLUE GLAZED MEIPING JAR: Dimensions: Height: 35.5cm, Diam: 23cm Chinese Qing Dynasty Period, Qianlong Blue and white glaze red plum porcelain vase. The porcelain shaped into a traditional Meiping form, large, thick and tall,

May 16, 2024IRON RED DRAGON & BLUE GLAZED MEIPING JAR

$400

19th Cent. Enamel Annular Rotary Urn Clock: DESCRIPTION: Enamel annular rotary urn clock, Austrian, pink guilloche enamel with reserves of a beauty on the front and three small reserves of young children, hung with chains and hanging pendants a

2 days Left19th Cent. Enamel Annular Rotary Urn Clock

$500

ART NOUVEAU OAK & HAMMERED COPPER TALL CASE CLOCK: Weight driven pendulum movement with copper tooled spider web upper tablet and copper tooled setting sun lower tablet. 82 x 25 x 10 1/2 inches

6 days LeftART NOUVEAU OAK & HAMMERED COPPER TALL CASE CLOCK

$900

Six Murano Glass Paperweights: Set of six Murano glass paper weights.  Three large spheres, two smaller spheres and one egg shaped. H 2"-3"

5 days LeftSix Murano Glass Paperweights

$25

15 Piece Herend Figurine Group: 15 Piece Herend Figurine Group to include Three Herend Guild Smithsonian Institution Figurines in gold fishnet pattern to include baby elephant 2001, baby panda 2002, baby tiger 2003 height 3 1/2 inch

May 18, 202415 Piece Herend Figurine Group

$700

Rolex Submariner Dealer Display Wall Clock: DESCRIPTION: Vintage Rolex dealer display wall clock based on the popular classic Rolex Submariner series. Rolex Dealer Display A6409. Made with premium materials, silver tone metal frame, and featuri

2 days LeftRolex Submariner Dealer Display Wall Clock

$400

Rare Omega For Tiffany & Co. Brass Desk Clock: Rare Omega For Tiffany & Co. Brass Desk Clock, Vintage Mid 20th Century, Case Stamped Swiss, With Columbus Theme Enamel Dial Marked With Maker And Retailer 5 X 4.5 X 2 Inches, Clockworks Present But F

6 hrs LeftRare Omega For Tiffany & Co. Brass Desk Clock

$1,000

Pair Of Baccarat Glass Candelabra Lusters: Pair Of Baccarat Glass Candelabra Lusters, French, 19th And 20th Century, Later Etched Shades With Circular Baccarat Marks, Antique Crystal Candelabra With Lobed Elements And Albert Prisms, Each Overa

6 hrs LeftPair Of Baccarat Glass Candelabra Lusters

$600

Grand Tour French Directoire Gilt Bronze & Marble Obelisk Form Mantel Clock: Very fine quality French 19 century Obelisk form bronze and marble mantel clock with Armorial motif and an eagle on the top. French movement. Retailed by J.E. Caldwell. Overall very good condition, ha

May 19, 2024Grand Tour French Directoire Gilt Bronze & Marble Obelisk Form Mantel Clock

$200

May 14, 2024Reuge Five Cylinder & Song Swiss Music Box

$500

Large collection of Hummel figurines, 69 figurines plus plaque,: Large collection of Hummel figurines, 69 figurines plus plaque, includes about every figure imaginable, please see images for additional detail.

2 days LeftLarge collection of Hummel figurines, 69 figurines plus plaque,

$250

Antique French Gold Gilt Carriage Clock: DESCRIPTION: French Gold gilt carriage clock with three painted plaques with hour repeater and beveled glass on the top and front. Stamped on the back "Brevete VR Paris 2566" CIRCA: 1850 ORIGIN: Franc

2 days LeftAntique French Gold Gilt Carriage Clock

$600

Bucks County Pennsylvania Chippendale Cherry Tall Case Clock: Benjamin Morris, late 18th century, painted dial with moon phase and seconds sweep, date aperture, painted spandrels, engraved brass medallion "BM", eight day brass movement, set in a highly figured c

4 days LeftBucks County Pennsylvania Chippendale Cherry Tall Case Clock

$1,000

Paul Garnier Antique Cast Iron Double Faced Paris Train Station Wall Clock: Ca. 19thC. Large and heavy antique double faced train station wall clock by Paul Garnier of Paris. No major cracks or chips, and apparently no repairs. The clock does not retain the original mechanica

May 12, 2024Paul Garnier Antique Cast Iron Double Faced Paris Train Station Wall Clock

$300

Tiffany 10-Light Gilt Bronze Lily Lamp: Circa 1910; gilt bronze lamp with water lily base and lily leaf power switch with ten floral light fixtures, stamped "Tiffany Studios New York 381" with seven Favrille glass morning glory shades,marke

6 days LeftTiffany 10-Light Gilt Bronze Lily Lamp

$4,000

Item Details

Description

Figured Walnut able polyphon, playing 15.5 inch disc. Bed plate stamp '6 6' to the bottom left hand corner and '4 5' to the right hand side with twin comb and long bed plate, cast with Polyphon brand. The case with marquetry inlaid stepped lid opening to reveal a monochrome print. Raised geometric paneled side with three quarter bobbin turned corner pilasters on a flared base and short bracket feet. Includes seventy-five discs, minor bending and some rust. Size 22.5W x 20.5D x 13.5H. Please Note: Seventy-Five total some are as-is. Main Auction can not guarantee the mechanism will work after shipping. It is being sold AS-Is Where-Is.

Condition

Minor wear to box, consistent with age. Discs, some rust and minor bending. Mechanism work but some replaced parts. Teeth are there but two bent.

Buyer's Premium

19th Century Polyphon Music Box

Name: 19th Century Polyphon Music Box
SKU: 33044722
Price: 1350 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $2,000 - $3,000

See Sold Price

Starting Price $1,000

Sell a Similar Item

7 bidders are watching this item.

Shipping & Pickup Options

Item located in Cincinnati, OH, us

See Policy for Shipping

Payment

Main Auction Galleries

TOP RATED

Cincinnati, OH, United States

173 Reviews

6,177 Followers