Vintage Ceramic Drummer Boy Christmas Music Box with Puppy, Working

A little drummer in a red snowsuit and a white hat, marching across a snowbank with a yellow drum on a strap and a striped scarf flying out behind. A shaggy puppy trots along at his feet. Wind the key underneath and it plays.

It belongs out from Thanksgiving through New Year's. Maybe on the mantel next to the stockings. Maybe on a child's dresser, wound up at bedtime. Maybe on the kitchen windowsill, where someone gives the key a turn every time they pass.

It doesn't just sit there. It plays the season in.

Hand-painted glazed ceramic figural music box on a red base with a wind-up movement in the bottom. The key is stamped with an "S". Working. Small paint losses on the drum rim and coat trim, a few dark specks in the glaze, chips and scuffs on the red base rim, and old glue residue around the movement plate underneath, shown in the photos.

For the Christmas mantel, a child's room, or anyone who keeps the old decorations. #followthefeeling @tallmadge_ave_vintage

Each piece is vintage or antique and has lived a life before finding its way to Tallmadge Ave; natural signs of age, wear, patina, and imperfections are part of its character and are to be expected. All pieces are sold as-is, and any notable condition issues are described in the product listing. That said, if it arrives damaged or isn't as described, we'll refund you in full, including shipping — since each piece is one of a kind, we can't simply send a replacement. Otherwise, returns are accepted within 14 days of delivery. Questions any time at christine@tallmadgeave.com — we're a two-person shop, and we answer.