Musical Gifts

Posted on December 18, 2012 by sarahmac

Music boxes make lovely gifts. These are small replicas musical instruments, and they play music. Perfect for the music lover on your list!

: Grand piano music box has an inlaid design on rosewood top. Plays “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” or “Gavotte en Rondeau”, $339.50

: Musical violin with bow leans on its base. Plays Rachmaninoff’s 18th variation from Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, $219.50

: Upright violin music box plays Rachmaninoff’s 18th variation from Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, “Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera, or “One Moment in Time.” $156.50

Click here to hear orchestral version of Rachmaninoff’s 18th Variation of Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Arthur Rubenstein at the piano.

Opera Music Boxes

Posted on December 9, 2012 by sarahmac

Combine an interest in vintage graphic imagery with music and you get these lovely opera poster music boxes. Puccini’s “Tosca” ,”Turandot” and “La Boheme”; Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” ; Strauss’ “Die Fleidermaus”; and Verdi’s “Aida” are all represented. Beautiful dark wood boxes are semi-gloss with a top that opens to hold a piece of jewelry or small keepsake. $240 each.

: Puccini’s “Tosca”

: Puccini’s “Turandot”

: Mozart’s “Le Marriage of Figaro”

: Johann Strauss’ “Die Fleidermaus”

: Verdi’s “Aida”

: Puccini’s “La Boheme”

: Inside of each opera music box has room to keep jewelry.

Music Boxes

Posted on December 8, 2012 by sarahmac

A music box harkens to an earlier time when mechanical things were a source of wonder. Ann’s music boxes are sentimental keepsakes that create an event to remember when you give one as a gift. These are pretty and play songs you love in enamel boxes with room for a small piece of jewelry. Wind them up and be delighted!

: Square pink music box with white enamel top has a rose and plays “Music of the Night,” $97.50

: Pink heart-shaped music box with enamel rose top plays “Endless Love,” $97.50

: Green egg music box with jewels and trim plays “Ice Castle,” $225

: Pink music box with enamel floral top plays “Ice Castle,” $97.50

: Music box is oval-shaped with white top painted with pink rose. Plays “Unforgettable.” $97.50

: Side of pink oval box.

: Music box has ornate top and heart shape. Plays “Memory.” $180

: Blue heart-shaped music box has ornate trimming and bouquet of flowers on top. Plays “All I ask of you.” $180

: Side of blue heart-shaped box.

: Bright yellow enamel box is heart-shaped with floral and trimming on top and sides. Plays “Somewhere Out There.” $180

: Ornate red enamel box opens to reveal red velvet inside. Plays “Wind Beneath My Wings.” $287.50

: Inside is a butterfly whose wings move and a small compartment.

: Oval music box is pink on sides and white enamel with floral spray on top. Plays “Somewhere out There.” $97.50

Jeweled Musical Eggs

Posted on October 24, 2012 by sarahmac

Musical eggs bedecked and bejeweled not only play music, they open to reveal something special inside. Some are satin lined for you to place a piece of jewelry as a surprise, and some have scenes inside, such as the carousel. Encrusted in pearls, sequins, and other sparkles, these treasures are a marvel to enjoy. Which one do you think she’ll like best?

Musical egg is decorated to look like a peacock’s plume with pearls and sequins. Peacock sits on top. Plays “You light up my life.” $195

Bright saffron colored egg with medallion has a heart and bells on top. Plays “Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini.” $199

Pearlized pink and seed pearls swirl on the surface of this musical egg, which plays, “I can’t stop loving you.” $175

Large musical egg has three hinged doors which open to reveal a carousel scene inside. Plays “Canon in D.” $499

Marbelized green musical egg encrusted with gold brocade features a white cameo. Plays “Can’t help falling in love with you.” $195

Pearlized light green musical egg has pearls and brocade. Opens 3 ways to reveal satin center and butterflies on the sides. Plays “Wind beneath my wings.” $195

Inside green musical egg, above.

Dark teal colored musical egg is ornamented with gold trim and beads. Plays “Moonlight Serenade.” $199

White musical egg has gold trim, seed pearls, and a gold crown on top! Plays “Waltz of the Flowers.” $195

Ring in Christmas

Posted on November 8, 2011 by sarahmac

Hand-made checkered wooden bell is a music box! The bell (made in Ohio, USA) is hand-crafted of walnut and mahogany. The music box movement is 41-notes and plays 6 tunes, manufactured in St. Croix, Switzerland, by the Thorens company. $2,200.

Firenze Reuge Music Box

Posted on December 3, 2010 by sarahmac

Meet the “Firenze.”

Part of a very limited edition, Firenze is #8 of only 24 of its kind, world-wide. To our knowledge, it’s the only one in the United States. It’s made by the Reuge company, a Swiss company long known for the best music boxes in the world, and named for the city of Florence (“Firenze” is Italian for “Florence”), a city known as the epicenter of culture and wealth during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Sometimes called “the jewel of the Renaissance”, Florence is an apt name for Ann’s beautiful Firenze music box. Both in quality of craftsmanship and beauty of sound, the Firenze has no peer in modern-made cylinder musical instruments.

Firenze is a virtual Philharmic Symphony of orchestral quality sound. It stands on its own custom made table and has 8 interchangeable cylinders that play 32 classical pieces. Each cylinder has 144 notes and can play not only the music, but bells and drums. The wood cabinet and stand are Burr Ambroya and Italian Rosewood inlaid with Boxwood threads. Composers of the pieces Ann’s Firenze plays include Gluck, Purcell, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Handel, Schubert, Schumann, Prokofiev, Saint-Saens, Wagner, Chostakovitch, Debussy, Faure, Chopin and Strauss.