Vintage Heavy Silver Plated Music Box Horse Race Fabric Lid Footed Working For Sale

🎶 Beautiful Working Vintage Collectible

This unique vintage footed music box features a stunning, classic horse racing scene beautifully rendered across a soft fabric art panel inlaid into the top lid. The exterior casing showcases a luxurious, ornate gold-toned patina finish over its original silver plating. It is completely adorned with heavily embossed floral filigree and deep scrollwork, offering a gorgeous old-world aesthetic.

🏋️ Heavy Cast Metal Craftsmanship

A standout feature of this exceptional piece is its significant weight. Unlike modern plastic reproductions, this box is crafted from a solid, heavy cast base metal—characteristic of mid-century antimony or spelter ware. This substantial heft gives the piece an immediate feel of high-end, durable vintage quality the moment you pick it up.

🎨 Aged Gold Patina & Silver Tone Details

The box displays a fascinating and beautiful natural aging process. Over time, the silver plating on the exterior has developed a gorgeous, rich gold-toned tarnish and warm patina, giving it an authentic antique look. When opened, the interior reveals a clean, protected silver-tone lining that showcases how well the inside has been preserved from the elements.

🏇 Stunning Two-Tone Interior Design

The right side of the interior serves as a smooth, contoured basin perfect for holding rings, small jewelry, or special mementos. The left compartment features an incredibly intricate, polished silver-toned filigree cover plate that cleanly conceals and protects the inner clockwork musical mechanism.

📏 Approximate Measurements

• Length: 4 5/8 inches

• Width: 3 1/2 inches

• Height: 2 inches

🔊 Tested & Plays Beautifully

The traditional wind-up mechanism on the underside works perfectly. It winds smoothly using the built-in key and plays its melody with clear, bright, and delightful acoustic notes.

🔍 Condition Details

• Mechanical: Fully operational and tested. The mechanism triggers immediately when opened and plays beautifully.

• Exterior / Interior Finish: Robust, heavy metal composition with no structural cracks or deep damage. Features a beautiful, natural aged exterior gold-tone tarnish over the silver-plate base, while the silver-tone interior remains bright and clean.

• Fabric Top Insert: The soft-textured equestrian art panel remains securely in place with clean, vibrant artwork.

• Base: The green protective felt bottom liner is intact and securely attached with original screws, keeping the wind-up mechanism safe while protecting your furniture surfaces.

📋 Item Specifics:

• Type: Music Box / Trinket Jewelry Box

• Theme: Equestrian / Horse Racing / Thoroughbred Derby Sports

• Material: Heavy Cast Metal (Likely Silver-Plated Base Metal / Antimony)

• Exterior Finish: Aged Gold-Tone Patina over Silverplate

• Interior Finish: Silver-Tone Metal Linings & Details

• Lid Feature: Soft Fabric Art Insert (Depicting a Classic Horse Race)

• Condition: Used (Tested & Fully Functional)

• Features: Heavy Base Metal, Hinged Lid, Deep Embossed Floral Patterns, Built-In Curved Storage Bay, Ornate Silver-Tone Filigree Mechanical Cover, Wind-Up Base

• Dimensions: 4 5/8" Long x 3 1/2" Wide x 2" Tall

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