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Antique Pair of Wall Plaques of Orientalist Figures
Antique Pair of Wall Plaques of Orientalist Figures

Antique Pair of Wall Plaques of Orientalist Figures

Located in London, GB

The female figure, who wears Orientalist dress, looks flirtatiously at the guitar player. The plaques are crafted from spelter and are painted and parcel gilt.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Guitars

Materials

Spelter

Large Blue and White Dutch Delft Jar
Large Blue and White Dutch Delft Jar

Large Blue and White Dutch Delft Jar

Located in Katonah, NY

On the reverse, we see a beautiful romantic scene showing a courting couple with the man playing the guitar and the young lady listening appreciatively (see images).

Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Guitars

Materials

Delft

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany and Ormolu Cabinet
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany and Ormolu Cabinet

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Mahogany and Ormolu Cabinet

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The front of the cabinet has a door displaying a scene of a man helping a woman play the guitar, with forest scenes on the sides. The top is a moulded mottled brown and gray marble top.

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Guitars

Materials

Ormolu

Bohemian Royal Dux Porcelain Figure of a Musician
Bohemian Royal Dux Porcelain Figure of a Musician

Bohemian Royal Dux Porcelain Figure of a Musician

By Royal Dux

Located in London, GB

The musician is dressed in traditional garb, wearing green and red clothing accented with parcel gilding. He holds a guitar in his right hand, while he raises his left in a motion of...

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Late 19th Century Czech Rococo Antique Guitars

Materials

Porcelain

Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein
Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein

Set of 5 Meissen Figures Emblematic of the Senses by J.J. Kändler and Eberlein

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

Each figure is emblematic of their sense with an appropriate ascribed attribute: Hearing playing the guitar while a stag sits at her feet with a putti singing and a 24-karat gilt Hor...

Category

1860s German Rococo Antique Guitars

Materials

Porcelain

Royal Porcelain Manufactory/State’s Porcelain Manufactory 'KPM' Porcelain Group
Royal Porcelain Manufactory/State’s Porcelain Manufactory 'KPM' Porcelain Group

Royal Porcelain Manufactory/State’s Porcelain Manufactory 'KPM' Porcelain Group

By KPM Porcelain

Located in Guaynabo, PR

Large Rococo porcelain figure group depicting a scene of peasants, a young woman playing a guitar in the top of a rock accompanied by a young couple and a little girl who are holding...

Category

18th Century German Rococo Antique Guitars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Figures of Malabar Musicians
Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Figures of Malabar Musicians

Pair of Antique Meissen Porcelain Figures of Malabar Musicians

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in London, GB

The figure of a lady is playing the hurdy-gurdy and the moustached man the guitar. Both figures are wearing a pale straw hat, their bodies covered by a maroon-coloured and fur lined ...

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Guitars

Materials

Porcelain

4 Stained Glass of Painter of the Flemish Renaissance and Their Painting
4 Stained Glass of Painter of the Flemish Renaissance and Their Painting

4 Stained Glass of Painter of the Flemish Renaissance and Their Painting

Located in Brussels, Brussels

At the top of each stained-glass window are men playing guitar, smoking a pipe or drinking a beer and at the bottom of each stained-glass window there are paintings of these painters.

Category

19th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Guitars

Materials

Glass

The Dreaming Girl
The Dreaming Girl

The Dreaming Girl

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

One of the most significant pieces of them is The Spirit of Venice representing a boy with guitar made in 1989. This picture was the poster and emblem of Venice Festival in 1992 and ...

Category

Early 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Antique Guitars

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra
Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra

By Samson & Cie

Located in London, GB

The porcelain figures are that of a man and woman playing musical instruments, wistfully gazing towards each other while they stroll and play; he plays a variation on the bagpipes, p...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Guitars

Materials

Ormolu

Federico Ballesio Attributed 'Italian, 19th Century' Watercolor "The Courting"
Federico Ballesio Attributed 'Italian, 19th Century' Watercolor "The Courting"

Federico Ballesio Attributed 'Italian, 19th Century' Watercolor "The Courting"

By Francesco Ballesio 2

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The finely painted watercolor cellar scene depicting a seated maiden playing guitar, a joyful Musketeer standing by the side drinking wine.

Category

Early 1900s Italian Country Antique Guitars

Materials

Giltwood, Paper

Original Antique French Poster, "Eden Theatre", Jules Cheret, Lithograph
Original Antique French Poster, "Eden Theatre", Jules Cheret, Lithograph

Original Antique French Poster, "Eden Theatre", Jules Cheret, Lithograph

By Jules Chéret

Located in Dallas, TX

The poster has a lady in red with a french feather hat playing a tambourine with a mandolin guitar next to her. The act was shown everyday containing ballets, gymnasts, acrobats, pa...

Category

1880s Art Nouveau Antique Guitars

Materials

Lithograph

Signed Original George Henry Hall Oil Painting
Signed Original George Henry Hall Oil Painting

Signed Original George Henry Hall Oil Painting

By George Henry Hall

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

This painting is of a Spanish girl wearing pearls and holding a guitar. Some Damage, see images. Also could use a cleaning.

Category

1860s Spanish Antique Guitars

Materials

Canvas

Art Nouveau Modernist Angel Musician Enamel Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Modernist Angel Musician Enamel Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Modernist Angel Musician Enamel Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver

Located in New York, NY

THE ANGEL'S HAIR, CLOTHING, LONG DELICATE HANDS, CURVING WINGS AND HER TUNIC ALL ARE IN THE HIGH MODERNIST, ART NOUVEAU, FORM. THE ANGEL PLAYS A GUITAR, VIOLIN, LYRE, BANJO OR OTHE...

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19th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Guitars

Materials

Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver

Regency Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Interesting Provenance
Regency Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Interesting Provenance

Regency Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Interesting Provenance

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Last year he performed a benefit concert at the Twickenham Stadium with his two sons on guitar and drums.

Category

Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Guitars

Materials

Giltwood

Hokai-bushi
Hokai-bushi

Hokai-bushi

By Emil Orlik

Located in London, GB

The main figure plays a ‘gekkin’ which is akin to the Chinese Moon Guitar and is an essential part of this musical troupe.

Category

Early 1900s Modern Antique Guitars

Materials

Watercolor

Print of a Guitarfish, Common Torpedo, Stingray & Devil fish or Giant Devil Ray
Print of a Guitarfish, Common Torpedo, Stingray & Devil fish or Giant Devil Ray

Print of a Guitarfish, Common Torpedo, Stingray & Devil fish or Giant Devil Ray

Located in Langweer, NL

**Guitarfish (Rhinobate Lisse):** This print showcases the unique combination of a shark-like body with a flattened ray-like form, displaying its pointed snout resembling a guitar pi...

Category

1840s Antique Guitars

Materials

Paper

Carle Van Loo " Spanish Conversation and Reading " Engraving 18th Century
Carle Van Loo " Spanish Conversation and Reading " Engraving 18th Century

Carle Van Loo " Spanish Conversation and Reading " Engraving 18th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

One of the women is standing and playing the guitar, the two other are sitting down, one of them, the older reading a book.

Category

18th Century French Antique Guitars

Materials

Paper

Stick Brooch Gold 585 Diamonds circa 0.50 Carat Austria Vienna Vintage Made
Stick Brooch Gold 585 Diamonds circa 0.50 Carat Austria Vienna Vintage Made

Stick Brooch Gold 585 Diamonds circa 0.50 Carat Austria Vienna Vintage Made

Located in Vienna, AT

GENERALLY, THIS RAREST BROOCH HAS A GUITAR'S FORM TYPE. MEASURES: LENGTH: 9.0 cm / 3.54 inches WIDTH / DIAMETER: 2.7 cm / 1.06 inches DEPTH: 1.5 cm / 0.59 inch SHIPPI...

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Early 1900s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Guitars

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold

Nicolas Lancret « Gallant Conversation » Engraving 19th Century
Nicolas Lancret « Gallant Conversation » Engraving 19th Century

Nicolas Lancret « Gallant Conversation » Engraving 19th Century

By Nicolas Lancret 1

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

On the opposite side, a man is playing music, the guitar. The paper has yellowed. This scene is taken from a painting by Nicolas Lancret, an 18th century French painter.

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Guitars

Materials

Paper

18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece
18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece

18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece

Located in Firenze, IT

Six putti are sculpted on branches' trunk, each of which plays an instrument: the guitar, tambourine, trumpet, a Cello to symbolize the allegory of music and a female figurine is put...

Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Guitars

Materials

Porcelain

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers
Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

By John H. Fairfield, Willibaldd Leo Frh-v-Lütgendorff, Dirk J. Balfoort

Located in valatie, NY

A biography of Antonio Stradivari (1644- 1737) the Italian crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps. He is generally considered the most signi...

Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Guitars

Materials

Paper

Rare 19th Century French Embroidered Armchair Ornately Carved Frame High Back
Rare 19th Century French Embroidered Armchair Ornately Carved Frame High Back

Rare 19th Century French Embroidered Armchair Ornately Carved Frame High Back

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

The upholstery is hand embroidered and depicts an 18th century couple, the gentleman appears to be of some distinction with his elegant attire and grand sword, the lady well educated...

Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Guitars

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Orientale

Orientale

By Henri Fantin-Latour

Located in New York, NY

She is accompanied by musicians playing a guitar, tambourine, and drum in a scene that at once recalls that of a Middle Eastern harem, though the setting is one of classical architec...

Category

1890s Romantic Antique Guitars

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

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An assortment of antique guitars is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and paper, all antique guitars available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique guitars available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique guitars bearing Neoclassical or Art Nouveau hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique guitars over the years, but those made by Gibson Guitars, A. Galiano and Bing & Grøndahl are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Guitars?

Prices for antique guitars can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique guitars begin at $67 and can go as high as $12,378, while the average can fetch as much as $2,416.