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Antique Victorian Walnut Metronome
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Antique Victorian Walnut Metronome

19th century
Sold 19 January 2026 · Antique Furniture Direct
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A handsome and good quality antique Victorian walnut metronome dating from circa 1880. In a beautifully figured walnut case, having a fancy brass plaque which reads “Best English Make Metronome De Maelzel London”. The door opens with a large catch to the side to reveal a scale finished in boxwood with impressed lettering and numbers. The brass pendulum weight has been finely milled in solid brass, and it is raised on three brass coated metallic bun feet. In good working order.

Construction/Wood:

Walnut

Condition Report:

Good working order. General marks and wear commensurate with age. Wonderful original colour and patina. The removable base panel has a solid old mended split to it.

Dimensions:

Width at Base: 12cm

Depth at Base: 12cm

Height: 24cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Declaration

Antique Furniture Direct has dated this Antique Walnut Metronome to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1182821
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Description
A handsome and good quality antique Victorian walnut metronome dating from circa 1880.
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In a beautifully figured walnut case, having a fancy brass plaque which reads “Best English Make Metronome De Maelzel London”.
Antique Furniture Direct

The door opens with a large catch to the side to reveal a scale finished in boxwood with impressed lettering and numbers. The brass pendulum weight has been finely milled in solid brass, and it is raised on three brass coated metallic bun feet. In good working order.

fig 1. An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Walnut Metronome

Construction/Wood:

Walnut

Condition Report:

Good working order. General marks and wear commensurate with age. Wonderful original colour and patina. The removable base panel has a solid old mended split to it.

Dimensions:

Width at Base: 12cm

Depth at Base: 12cm

Height: 24cm

Height
24cm (9.45")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Date of Manufacture

Antique Furniture Direct has dated this Antique Walnut Metronome to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1182821
Antique Furniture Direct
Antique Furniture Direct
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2013
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Antique Victorian Walnut Metronome

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Archive VIII An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel. View VIII
Archive IX An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel. View IX
Archive X An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel. View X
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Archive XII An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel. View XII
Archive XIII An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel. View XIII
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An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel.
Antique Victorian Walnut Metronome
Ref: SA1182821
An upright, pyramid-shaped antique wooden metronome featuring a polished walnut grain, brass feet, and an embossed brass maker plaque on the front panel.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectMetronomes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWalnut, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPyramidal wooden case, Embossed brass maker plaque, Brass bun feet, Clockwork side winder
  • SizeH 24 cm (9 in) x W 12 cm (5 in) x D 12 cm (5 in)

FAQs

The mechanical metronome was patented by Dietrich Nikolaus Winkel in Amsterdam around 1814, but Johann Nepomuk Maelzel copied and marketed the device under his own name in London and Paris from 1816, establishing the iconic pyramidal wooden case design still recognised today.

Victorian metronomes typically feature a tapered wooden housing crafted from dense hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, or rosewood, paired with internal brass clockwork mechanisms, steel pendulum rods, and engraved brass maker plaques.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-cut dovetail or mitred joints in the wooden casing, mechanical spring-wound clockwork movements, aged patination on brass components, and often paper maker labels or stamped metal seals rather than modern stamped steel parts.

An antique metronome can be positioned on a piano top, bookshelf, or mantelpiece to add architectural interest, tactile warmth, and a touch of historical curiosity to a room scheme.

Keep mechanical metronomes away from direct sunlight and high humidity to protect the wood finish. Avoid over-winding the mainspring mechanism and have the clockwork serviced periodically by a professional horologist to ensure proper function.
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