Antique Violins

He even invented a violin mute that carries his name.

Unusual quality antique Edwardian ornate brass stick stand, having quality brass ornate detail throughout and two scenes to the centre with two gentlemen, and one with two gentlemen ...

Portrait of Maud Ernestine (Rendel) Gladstone CBE (1865 - 1941), dated 1908 by Henry John HUDSON (1881-1919) 20th century portrait of Maud Ernestine (Rendel) Gladstone seated and...

Particular for the early anatolion culture is a distinctive violin shape. The fluent, elegant, lines are complemented with a faded 2 tone patina accentuated by the abstract geometri...

Rounding out the iconography of the young martyr are his two unmistakable attributes: an antique violin, distinguished by its carved lion’s-head tailpiece—a detail of exquisite craft...

Materials: Fruitwood Signed: Gallé Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: The term chanterelle is richly layered: archaically, it denotes a songbird, yet in musical usage it refers to th...

At the centre of the composition, a young girl in coloured civilian dress plays the violin under the guidance of a nun, while other sisters perform on cello and double bass, reading ...

Description: Silver toothpick holder with musician playing violin on a relief plinth, resting on three scrolled feet.

The enamel dial with Roman numerals is framed by a decorative brass surround topped with the iconic Gallic rooster finial. Beneath, a central violin-form clock case door showcases be...

These fine, detailed and sculpted bronze figures date to circa 1870 and depict the harlequin playing a large mandolin instrument and the faunesse, a mythical female figure playing th...

Topping the slender piece is carved ornamentation of a dainty satin ribbon draped over a violin, flanked by delightful scrolled rosettes. Patinated gilt has left a soft glow over the...

Design & Features Prominent barley twist columns framing the upper and lower case Three arched upper display panels with deeply carved surrounds Massive stepped cornic...

Vanitas with a sleeping cherub on a rug, flowers, a violin, a globe, hourglasses, and pomegranates Circle of Antonio Tibaldi (Rome, c. 1635 – after 1675) Oil on canvas 70 x 150 ...

- Louis de Besseuil playing violin. The painting is attributed to Jean Francois Gilles Colson, 1733-1803.

The center splat is reminiscent of a violin in its gracefulness and detail. The arms are supported on lovely hand turned arm supports and measure 27.5 inches in height.

Various figures and motifs can be seen on the exterior with butterflies, dragons, monkeys playing violin and classical scenes including a central jester to the lid.

The family lived in Islington and Claude was taught to paint by his father, who also taught him to play the violin. Like other members of his family, he painted animals, specialising...

The arms have etched acanthus leaves leading to the hand rest showcasing fierce lion heads before the armrest with additional twisted ribbon carvings and scrolled acanthus leaves. Th...

In the upper part of the composition, the neck and soundbox of a violin can be glimpsed: music symbolises fleeting worldly pleasures, as the sound vanishes into the air a moment afte...

One is depicting an angel playing the violin, and the other one is holding the music book.

A well executed early figurative work by the artist, depicting a bemusing scene of the artist's mother and brother, as she patiently stands beside him while he dresses unenthusiastic...

Date of manufactory: circa 1900 - Austria-Hungarian Monarchy Material: Massive silver '800', Stainless knive blades Form type: Violin Case Elegant, timeless design with charact...

Cantini): Martigues Harbour (1904); Trees at l'Estaque (1908); Arcades at l'Estaque (1908); Statue with Two Red Vases (1908); Tuilerie St-Henri, or The Factory (1908) Nantes (MBA): P...

Represented in dynamic movement, one playing a violin and the other a wind instrument, the figures display richly carved flowing drapery, lively anatomical modeling, and highly decor...

The cover is particularly striking, featuring an Art Nouveau–influenced design with a graceful angel playing the violin, surrounded by ornamental motifs in soft blue and gold tones, ...

These trapezoidal shaped windows detail angels playing stringed instruments – one a violin and the other a lute – dressed in swathes of gold and white before deep red glass backdrops.

Instead of illustrating a single narrative climax, he visualizes atmosphere and interiority. The violin functions symbolically. Music, like magic, orders time and alters perception.

At the center, a finely composed marquetry medallion depicts a musical trophy, including a violin, wind instruments, flowers, and an open music score.

Cantini): Martigues Harbour (1904); Trees at l'Estaque (1908); Arcades at l'Estaque (1908); Statue with Two Red Vases (1908); Tuilerie St-Henri, or The Factory (1908) Nantes (MBA): P...

Developing upon a natural ability to work wood, Romney carved and gilded furniture, and made flutes and violins; though his early talent for portraiture attracted the attention of Da...

Below her, partially obscured in shadow, members of an orchestra are visible. A violin scroll and the figure of a conductor or musician anchor the lower edge, grounding the compositi...

This antique double bass ornament has been embellished with details reproducing the fine definition of the instrument's principal anatomy: a concave c-bout accented with violin corne...

Gardey, Inventaire du fonds français après 1800, Paris, BnF, 1958, Volume 10, p.217, no. 318, ‘Two studies on the same plate, woman tuning her violin, proof printed in red chalk’.) ...

In our painting, we see a distinguished gentleman standing whilst tasting wine from a glass goblet, entertained by the music of several musicians, including a seated woman with a gui...

Unusual home made primitive violin. good burnished patination. excellent attention to detail, Original Bow, with horsehair..

Since then, life's twists and turns have continued: having accepted the offer from his younger brother, who teaches violin at the Toulon conservatory, he unexpectedly manages to reco...

Fabulous mahogany double sided adjustable music stand. Carved violin neck scroll base with a lyre top that oufits two musicians.

The casting is of very high quality, with fine details superbly rendered - from the musician’s facial expression to the delicate modelling of the violin. Pieces such as this were of...

An enchanting small late 19th Century patinated bronze statue of a nude girl playing a violin, raised on a marble plinth. Batch 81 G356/24 UNKZ

The upper portion features a finely detailed stucco relief depicting violins, trumpets, and sheet music surrounded by scrolling foliage, all framed by a curvaceous wooden molding wit...

The drawer fronts are heavily inlaid with marquetry design of violins, drums, horns, sheet music, centered with pair of quivers with arrows, and flags on either side rising from boa...

The drawer fronts are heavily inlaid with marquetry design of violins, drums, horns, sheet music, centered with pair of quivers with arrows, and flags on either side rising from boa...

The frieze displays an intricately carved Giltwood design of burnished concave circles, and foliate sprays, surrounded by a satin and burnished border. The violin shaped upholstered ...

Vanity Fair musician portrait of Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847 - 1935) who was a Scottish composer, conductor and teacher best known for his oratorios, violin and piano piec...

A flowing ribbon arcs behind her shoulder, creating movement that feels spontaneous — like the final note of a violin lingering in a grand Parisian drawing room.

This expressive work captures a youthful musician deeply engrossed in playing his violin, his stance dynamic and lifelike. The artist’s skill is evident in the flowing garment textur...

The clock features a beautifully cast ormolu Genius of Music 'Le Genie de la Musique' in the form of a Renaissance-style figure with a small organ and a violin resting besides the ci...

The work depicts three musicians - one man seated playing a piano, another standing beside it playing a violin and a third sat behind playing the cello. There is sheet music and a va...

Sauvage was accepted into the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture after he produced a trompe l'oeil painting of a round table with an embroidered cloth on which are placed a ...

The hair is gathered in what is the traditional wig, while the gaze is focused on the violin he is playing; the latter has an iron string in the bow.

Provenance: Private collection, France Artist biography: Born in Paris to a French mother, his father was a Flemish violin teacher who encouraged his teenage son to study with the p...

The donkey is ridden by a male figure playing a violin. This exceptional example of continental silverware is further ornamented with individually collet set gems, accenting the m...

This decorative architectural giltwood wall trophy features an intricately carved array of musical instruments at its base, including a detailed violin and horn, all rendered with im...

The pierced pattern on the twin blades resemble the openings of a violin or fiddle. The blades are held in place with silver screws.

The sycamore veneer, an extremely hard to find wood on barometers, is fiddle back (so named because it is commonly found on violin backs), so it has a fine, even ripple along its sur...

'First Violin' Chromolithograph, 1884, after Ape (Carlo Pellegrini 1839-1889) Vanity Fair portrait of Alfred (1844-1900), the second son of Queen Victoria.

Having a cherub playing a base violin, a four glass case mounted with ormolu foliate and swag decoration, an eight day hour and half hour chiming movement, set on a white marble base.

The large genre scene depicts three jovial monks enjoying a private musical gathering: one plays the violin, another the cello, while the third accompanies them on the flute.

Topping the piece is giltwood ornamentation of a dainty satin ribbon draped over carvings of a flute and violin, joined by open sheet music for a little duet in any room you hang the...

The top part with volutes and carved shell motifs is dressed with side finials; it features a bonnet top over the clock casing with glass, a violin shape center door decorated with h...