Antique Violins

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...

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...

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 ...

He even invented a violin mute that carries his name.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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’.) ...

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...

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

The finely molded and carved wood creates a fluid silhouette: a violin-shaped back with a scalloped edge, gently curving armrests on delicate supports, a generous seat, and cabriole ...

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

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...

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 putto or winged cherub is well-captured, with great wings and a shawl on its back as it plays a violin. A wonderful decorative piece for an interior wall, this classical plaque c...

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...

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.

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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 Madonna sits in quiet contemplation, gently cradling the infant Jesus in her arms, while the surrounding angels form a harmonious ensemble: one plays the violin, another the cell...

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...

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.

ABOUT THE ARTIST Lyonel Feininger was born in New York City into a musical family—his father was a violinist and composer, his mother was a singer and pianist. He studied violin wit...

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

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...

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...