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19th Century French Statuette
19th Century French Statuette

19th Century French Statuette

Located in Atlanta, GA

muse or angel, poised in a moment of serene elegance as she plays a lute. Every detail has been

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Marble, Bronze

After Maggiotto, Pair Of Engravings Illustrating Zaire, 19th Century
After Maggiotto, Pair Of Engravings Illustrating Zaire, 19th Century

After Maggiotto, Pair Of Engravings Illustrating Zaire, 19th Century

By Francesco Maggiotto

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

woman playing the lute, the second men playing music and dancing. They illustrate the alexandrines of

Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Lute

Materials

Paper

Vintage Boho 19th Century Figural Painting Oil on Board
Vintage Boho 19th Century Figural Painting Oil on Board

Vintage Boho 19th Century Figural Painting Oil on Board

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

elegantly draped in a flowing red gown, engrossed in playing a lute, while a man in the background

Category

19th Century British Baroque Antique Lute

Materials

Wood, Paint

Ancient Indian Pala Schist Relief of Vishnu
Ancient Indian Pala Schist Relief of Vishnu

Ancient Indian Pala Schist Relief of Vishnu

Located in Los Angeles, CA

flower. Sarasvati plays a lute. This stele is Bengali in style, and would have originally been an

Category

15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Lute

Materials

Schist

Antique Italian White Carrara Marble Sculpture After Louis-Simon Boizot
Antique Italian White Carrara Marble Sculpture After Louis-Simon Boizot

Antique Italian White Carrara Marble Sculpture After Louis-Simon Boizot

Located in Chicago, IL

Roman/Greek goddess Vénus/Aphrodite, depicted playing a lute while wrapped in a flowing robe. She is

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Marble

Late 19th-Century French Neo-Grec Black Slate Mantel Clock by Japy Frères
Late 19th-Century French Neo-Grec Black Slate Mantel Clock by Japy Frères

Late 19th-Century French Neo-Grec Black Slate Mantel Clock by Japy Frères

By Japy Frères

Located in North Palm Beach, FL

original architectural housing. The stone displays age-appropriate luting and the movement retains its

Category

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Slate

19th Century French Oak Carved Louis XVI Style Musical Trophy Trumeau Mirror
19th Century French Oak Carved Louis XVI Style Musical Trophy Trumeau Mirror

19th Century French Oak Carved Louis XVI Style Musical Trophy Trumeau Mirror

Located in Dallas, TX

musical instruments (a lyre, a lute, and a tambourine are clearly visible), accompanied by oak and olive

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lute

Materials

Glass, Mirror, Wood, Oak

Italian School 17th Century Oil Painting The Musician
Italian School 17th Century Oil Painting The Musician

Italian School 17th Century Oil Painting The Musician

Located in Madrid, ES

musician 17th century oil on canvas with a costumed artist teaching the lute.Reentelado.Measures:81x61 cm

Category

Mid-17th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Wood

Eugene Marioton - Bronze Statue
Eugene Marioton - Bronze Statue

Eugene Marioton - Bronze Statue

By Eugene Marioton

Located in Berlin, DE

depicting an allegory of meditation. The young man holds a lute in one hand, the other resting gently in the

Category

19th Century Jugendstil Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu clock

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

depicting classical musical instruments being played such as a lyre, lute and cymbals. The marble top is

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lute

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Taxidermy Sea Eagles by Henry Ward, Father of Roland Ward
Antique Taxidermy Sea Eagles by Henry Ward, Father of Roland Ward

Antique Taxidermy Sea Eagles by Henry Ward, Father of Roland Ward

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

original paper trade label internally that reads 'HENRY WARD, (Lute Williams), 2 Vere St. Oxford St. London'.

Category

1880s English Sporting Art Antique Lute

Materials

Other

Pair of Antique Copeland Framed Tiles of Classical Scenes
Pair of Antique Copeland Framed Tiles of Classical Scenes

Pair of Antique Copeland Framed Tiles of Classical Scenes

By Copeland

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

frames. Expertly hand painted, these ceramic 8 inch tiles showcase a male musician playing a lute and a

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Lute

Materials

Ceramic

Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Figurine Of A  Greek Mythology’s Muse
Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Figurine Of A  Greek Mythology’s Muse

Meissen Hand Painted Porcelain Figurine Of A Greek Mythology’s Muse

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Guaynabo, PR

A Meissen Porcelain Greek Mythology’s Muse figurine playing the Lute. She can be Erato, the muse of

Category

Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Porcelain

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760
Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat Carrying a Mouse England Mid 18th C. 1745-1760

By Thomas Whieldon Pottery

Located in Katonah, NY

stilts or within a sagger rather than on a raw kiln shelf. Press-molded in two halves and luted

Category

Mid-18th Century English Folk Art Antique Lute

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820

Located in Greven, DE

two musicians with a lute and tambourine is strikingly beautiful. The other drawers are pulled by

Category

1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Lute

Materials

Walnut

Cincinnati Costume Print – Antique Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1854
Cincinnati Costume Print – Antique Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1854

Cincinnati Costume Print – Antique Hand-Colored Lithograph, 1854

Located in Langweer, NL

flourish and individuality. In one hand he holds a mandolin or lute, suggesting both leisure and refinement

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Lute

Materials

Paper

Erard Grand Piano Egyptian Revival Neoclassical Style by William Lomax Walnut
Erard Grand Piano Egyptian Revival Neoclassical Style by William Lomax Walnut

Erard Grand Piano Egyptian Revival Neoclassical Style by William Lomax Walnut

Located in Leeds, GB

fluttering ribbons holding a fan and purse. The second depicts a young boy in a red hat playing a lute. A

Category

Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Porcelain, Walnut, Giltwood, Ivory

19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel of Jan Vermeer's 'The Love Letter'
19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel of Jan Vermeer's 'The Love Letter'

19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel of Jan Vermeer's 'The Love Letter'

Located in London, GB

, featuring an elegant lady holding a lute, receiving a love letter, within luxurious domestic surroundings

Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Lute

Materials

Wood

French, Sevres Style, Gilt Bronze, Porcelain, Mantle Clock by Vincent & Cie
French, Sevres Style, Gilt Bronze, Porcelain, Mantle Clock by Vincent & Cie

French, Sevres Style, Gilt Bronze, Porcelain, Mantle Clock by Vincent & Cie

Located in New York, NY

underlying theme of music on the side panels, which showcase a lute, a drum, and a set of bagpipes with

Category

Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Trompe L'Oeil Painting on Canvas of Musical Instruments
18th Century Italian Trompe L'Oeil Painting on Canvas of Musical Instruments

18th Century Italian Trompe L'Oeil Painting on Canvas of Musical Instruments

Located in Stamford, CT

French horn, lute, violin and pan flute, all hanging from a ribbon with a big bow on top and tassels on

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Canvas, Oak

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Japan, Girls Playing on Konkonchiki Game, original photograph

Located in Middletown, NY

version of the game uses water instead of sake. A "gekkin" (moon lute) is hanging on the alcove pillar.

Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Lute

Materials

Watercolor, Photographic Paper

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Minstrel, Signed Paul Fournier
19th Century Bronze Statue of a Minstrel, Signed Paul Fournier

19th Century Bronze Statue of a Minstrel, Signed Paul Fournier

By Paul Fournier

Located in Brighton, Sussex

Paul Fournier (French, 1859-1926): A large bronze figure of a minstrel playing a lute the figure in

Category

19th Century French Renaissance Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat with Candle Holder, Staffordshire, Mid-18th C.
Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat with Candle Holder, Staffordshire, Mid-18th C.

Salt Glaze Solid Agateware Cat with Candle Holder, Staffordshire, Mid-18th C.

By Staffordshire

Located in Katonah, NY

, pressed into a two-part mold, and luted along the spine before firing. The cat’s body thus shows true

Category

Mid-18th Century English Folk Art Antique Lute

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Oval Jewellery Box, France
19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Oval Jewellery Box, France

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Oval Jewellery Box, France

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

young man serenading two young ladies with a lute. This Louis XVI style box is stunningly detailed with

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Khotan Rug in Red with Rare Pictorial Design - Rug & Kilim
Vintage Khotan Rug in Red with Rare Pictorial Design - Rug & Kilim

Vintage Khotan Rug in Red with Rare Pictorial Design - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

a chinese lute. Central to the design is a flowering prunus branch emerging from a geometric vase

Category

1920s East Turkestani Antique Lute

Materials

Wool

Pair of Antique French Bronze Appliqués Depicting Art and Music
Pair of Antique French Bronze Appliqués Depicting Art and Music

Pair of Antique French Bronze Appliqués Depicting Art and Music

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

one holding an artists palette the other a lute. Art measures: 10.5" H x 6" W Music measures: 11" H

Category

19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode 'Sauteuse'
19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode 'Sauteuse'

19th Century Louis XVI Style Petite Commode 'Sauteuse'

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

features a delicate and detailed inlay, which reproduces a musical scene comprising a lute, score and

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lute

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Fairy Cherub Angel Butterfly Wings Sunburst Enamel Patch Jewelry Box Blue Moser
Fairy Cherub Angel Butterfly Wings Sunburst Enamel Patch Jewelry Box Blue Moser

Fairy Cherub Angel Butterfly Wings Sunburst Enamel Patch Jewelry Box Blue Moser

Located in New York, NY

LYRE OR LUTE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND A BASKET OF FLOWERS AND IS DANCING THROUGH A CLOUD FILLED BLUE AND

Category

19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Lute

Materials

Enamel

French Louis XVI Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror with Liberal Arts Motifs
French Louis XVI Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror with Liberal Arts Motifs

French Louis XVI Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror with Liberal Arts Motifs

Located in Atlanta, GA

and carved crest made of various motifs such as a lute, acorn, arrows, flowers, a laurel wreath and

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lute

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel
Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel

Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel

Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

hands as they dance. Musicians to either side play their instruments, one a violin and the other a lute.  

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Lute

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pair of Salvaged Antique Decorative Tiles by American Encaustic Co. of New York
Pair of Salvaged Antique Decorative Tiles by American Encaustic Co. of New York

Pair of Salvaged Antique Decorative Tiles by American Encaustic Co. of New York

By American Encaustic Tiling Co.

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

lute and a woman in period dress in the other. The tiles are in good structural condition, and show

Category

Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Lute

Materials

Pottery

Early 18th Century French Regence Period Carved Giltwood Mirror
Early 18th Century French Regence Period Carved Giltwood Mirror

Early 18th Century French Regence Period Carved Giltwood Mirror

Located in Middleburg, VA

rendered putto seated on a cloud, joyfully playing a lute, framed by exuberant acanthus scrollwork and two

Category

Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Lute

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso, Glass, Mercury Glass, Mirror, Wood

A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880
A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880

A gaff-rigged Hastings lugger circa 1880

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

typical of this type of fishing vessel. She has an extremely wide beam, centreboard, lute stern and two

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Lute

Materials

Glass

Pair of Antique Victorian Spelter Figurines
Pair of Antique Victorian Spelter Figurines

Pair of Antique Victorian Spelter Figurines

Located in London, GB

me like lutes. They are in excellent condition & have a nice patina, with well defined castings. I

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Lute

Materials

Spelter

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Find many varieties of an authentic antique lute available at 1stDibs. An antique lute — often made from wood, metal and bronze — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique lute you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique lute bearing Art Deco, Rococo or Art Nouveau hallmarks is very popular. A well-made antique lute has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Chelsea-Derby, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and Derby are consistently popular.

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