What You Need To Know About Enesco Music Boxes
Although there have been many music boxes made to hold money, there are also music boxes that are worth good money in and of themselves. One of the brands most sought after by collectors are Enesco music boxes. They are only a small part of the Enesco Company’s product line up. They also make a wide variety of figurines, lawn ornaments and business toys (like business card holders). It’s very hard to find a music box made in America, and Enesco music boxes are no exception. Although company headquarters are in Illinois, many of their products are made in China.
Distributor And Maker
Enesco music boxes aren’t just made by the Enesco brand. They also distribute a wide variety of brand names in charming gifts, which sometimes have music boxes in the line up. So, if you come across items listed as “Enesco music boxes”, you need to be sure if Enesco was the maker or the distributor.
But, as The Bard said, a rose by any other name smells just as sweet. No matter what brand or manufacture is the official maker of your Enesco music boxes, they are delightful to look at and lovely to listen to. Many Enesco music boxes are very intricate sculptures with a little music box mechanism inside of it. Some of the details are quite astonishing.
Affordable Art
Another great thing about Enesco music boxes are that they don’t cost an arm and a leg in order to purchase. This is in marked contrast to the most prestigious European brands of music boxes like Sorrento from Italy and Reuge from Switzerland. They are not cheap gifts, however. Although they are less expensive than most brands, the discontinued models still can often run three figures. They can be made of a variety of materials like wood, porcelain, plastic or resin. The musical parts are always of metal.
Enesco music boxes are like other collectables in that ones that are discontinued (not made any more) are far more valuable than ones that are still being made. There are Enesco music boxes to be had for under $50 (US). Those music boxes that still have the foil identification stickers on the bottoms are considered more valuable, too. And it is ideal that the tune still plays, however, a lot of the collectors seem to enjoy the visual aspects of Enesco music boxes more than the actual tune.
