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19th Century French Terracotta Statue of Boy
19th Century French Terracotta Statue of Boy

19th Century French Terracotta Statue of Boy

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Finely-sculpted terracott figure of boy playing violin. Sit on a separate French dore bronze finely

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Palladio Louis XV Giltwood Instrumental Wall Hanging
Palladio Louis XV Giltwood Instrumental Wall Hanging

Palladio Louis XV Giltwood Instrumental Wall Hanging

Located in Bradenton, FL

Vintage Palladio giltwood wall hanging of multiple musical instruments (violin, flute, horns

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze And Marble Statue
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze And Marble Statue

French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Patinated Bronze And Marble Statue

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

. Atop the marble base is a patinated Bronze winged cherub playing a violin decorated in beautiful roses

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Bronze

The Musician
The Musician

Alfred WeberThe Musician, Late 19th Century

$68,500

H 36 in W 31.5 in D 4 in

The Musician

Located in New Orleans, LA

, looking blissfully content, sits in his lavish living space playing the violin, accompanied by a flutist

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Antique Violins

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved, France, 69 cm
19th Century Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved, France, 69 cm

19th Century Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved, France, 69 cm

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This superb 19th century giltwood wall mirror, with its curvaceous violin shape and exuberant

Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Violins

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

19th Century French Adjustable Table Desk
19th Century French Adjustable Table Desk

19th Century French Adjustable Table Desk

$4,250

H 32 in W 36.75 in D 17.5 in

19th Century French Adjustable Table Desk

Located in Winter Park, FL

button that when pushed, allows the desk to be raised or lowered. Violin shaped plinth base with book

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Violins

Materials

Brass

Street Musicians in Rome with Mandolin and Fiddle, London 1824
Street Musicians in Rome with Mandolin and Fiddle, London 1824

Street Musicians in Rome with Mandolin and Fiddle, London 1824

Located in Langweer, NL

music. Opposite her, a male companion dressed in rustic, weathered attire plays a small violin or fiddle

Category

1820s English Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Régence Style Giltwood Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved, France, 19th Century
Régence Style Giltwood Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved, France, 19th Century

Régence Style Giltwood Wall Mirror, Hand-Carved, France, 19th Century

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

An exquisite violin-shaped Régence style wall mirror in hand-carved and gilded wood, with a

Category

19th Century French Régence Antique Violins

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

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 Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oak

French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Wood And Giltwood Mirror
French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Wood And Giltwood Mirror

French Early 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated Wood And Giltwood Mirror

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming French early 19th century Louis XV st. patinated wood and Giltwood mirror. The violin

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Set of Four French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Carved Chairs
Set of Four French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Carved Chairs

Set of Four French Mid 19th Century Louis XV St. Carved Chairs

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

carvings of flowers and foliage. The violin shaped seat is below the curved back with more richly carved

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Pair of Rococo Giltwood Table Mirrors, France, Circa 1780, Petite Size
Pair of Rococo Giltwood Table Mirrors, France, Circa 1780, Petite Size

Pair of Rococo Giltwood Table Mirrors, France, Circa 1780, Petite Size

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A pair of small, violin-shaped Rococo carved giltwood table mirrors, adorned with scrolled foliage

Category

18th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Giltwood, Mirror

Bougival
Bougival

Maurice de VlaminckBougival, 1914

$5,500

H 13.25 in W 16.25 in

Bougival

By Maurice de Vlaminck

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Pierre Lescot in Paris. His father Edmond Julien was Flemish and taught violin and his mother Joséphine

Category

1910s Fauvist Antique Violins

Materials

Woodcut

Art Deco Green Colored Glazed Vintage Tile by Michael Powolny circa 1925 Austria
Art Deco Green Colored Glazed Vintage Tile by Michael Powolny circa 1925 Austria

Art Deco Green Colored Glazed Vintage Tile by Michael Powolny circa 1925 Austria

By Michael Powolny

Located in Vienna, AT

shows a violin artist in an impressive way. Many important ceramic artists cooperated with this Keramik

Category

1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Violins

Materials

Ceramic

French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France
French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France

French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France

$4,099Sale Price|20% Off

H 93.31 in W 67.33 in D 27.96 in

French Norman sideboard in molded and carved oak – late 17th early 18th France

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

with a central plain violin motif with the edges carved with fine foliage. We also find these

Category

Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Bronze Musicienne Par Flora Sculpture on Marble Base
Bronze Musicienne Par Flora Sculpture on Marble Base

Bronze Musicienne Par Flora Sculpture on Marble Base

Located in North Bergen, NJ

Beautiful musicienne par flora sculpt of Female playing the violin. Bronze on marble base signed

Category

Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Bronze

French 8 Light Bronze Chandelier Hung with Crystal Drops
French 8 Light Bronze Chandelier Hung with Crystal Drops

French 8 Light Bronze Chandelier Hung with Crystal Drops

Located in Montreal, QC

and leafy cap and canopy. It is dressed with large violin crystals and oblong faceted prisms. The

Category

Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Early 20th Century Persian Pictorial Lavar Kirman Depicting Princess Qajar
Early 20th Century Persian Pictorial Lavar Kirman Depicting Princess Qajar

Early 20th Century Persian Pictorial Lavar Kirman Depicting Princess Qajar

Located in Chicago, IL

played the violin. She was the first woman in court to take off the hijab and wear western clothes. The

Category

Early 1900s Persian Kirman Antique Violins

Materials

Wool

Large KPM porcelain plaque after Louis Gallait
Large KPM porcelain plaque after Louis Gallait

Large KPM porcelain plaque after Louis Gallait

$20,687

H 20.87 in W 18.9 in D 2.37 in

Large KPM porcelain plaque after Louis Gallait

By KPM Porcelain

Located in London, GB

leading Belgian artist of the nineteenth century. It depicts a young man playing the violin before a rocky

Category

Late 19th Century Belgian Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain, Giltwood

THINGVALLA
THINGVALLA

Antonio JacobsenTHINGVALLA

$18,500

H 22 in W 36 in D 3 in

THINGVALLA

By Antonio Jacobsen

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

, on 2 November 1850, where, for generations his family had been violin makers. His father encouraged

Category

1870s Academic Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georges Despret Rare Decorative Plate in Glass Paste
Georges Despret Rare Decorative Plate in Glass Paste

Georges Despret Rare Decorative Plate in Glass Paste

$6,554

H 18.12 in W 7.01 in D 2.37 in

Georges Despret Rare Decorative Plate in Glass Paste

By Georges Despret 1

Located in NANTES, FR

. … Glass paste, its Ingres violin! Georges Despret researches the secret of making legendary vases. He

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Violins

Materials

Wrought Iron

Painting "The Music Lesson", French School, Circa 1840
Painting "The Music Lesson", French School, Circa 1840

Painting "The Music Lesson", French School, Circa 1840

$8,428Sale Price / set|78% Off

H 24.02 in Dm 20.08 in

Painting "The Music Lesson", French School, Circa 1840

Located in PARIS, FR

maid in one and a young boy holding a violin in the other, probably also preparing to have a lesson too.

Category

1840s French Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas

Original Antique French Advertising Poster The Frisco Theatre Play Louis Galice
Original Antique French Advertising Poster The Frisco Theatre Play Louis Galice

Original Antique French Advertising Poster The Frisco Theatre Play Louis Galice

By Louis Galice

Located in London, GB

artist Louis Galice (1864-1935) of a lady in a fashionable red dress and white hat carrying a violin case

Category

Early 1900s French Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee Railway Travel Poster Vichy Golf
Original Vintage PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee Railway Travel Poster Vichy Golf

Original Vintage PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee Railway Travel Poster Vichy Golf

By Roger Broders

Located in London, GB

on the yellow sky background and diagonally below with illustrations of a violin and music notes, a

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Sconces
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Sconces

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Sconces

$14,900 / set

H 43.5 in W 19.75 in D 11.25 in

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XVI St. Giltwood Sconces

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

oak leaves and acorns with scrolled, tassels, a violin, and a paint pallet tied by a beautiful ribbon

Category

19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Giltwood

The Itinerant Fiddler
The Itinerant Fiddler

The Itinerant Fiddler

By Arthur Burdett Frost

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Editorial illustration, image of a man playing a violin with other men looking on. The Itinerant Fiddler

Category

1890s Antique Violins

Materials

Watercolor

Portrait Painting by California Artist John Bond Francisco, Early 20th Century
Portrait Painting by California Artist John Bond Francisco, Early 20th Century

Portrait Painting by California Artist John Bond Francisco, Early 20th Century

Located in San Francisco, CA

, 1863. From an early age Francisco was drawn to both music and art. He studied the violin with Hermann

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Paint

19th Century Bronze Figure By Emile Carlier (1849 -1927) Of The Little Violinist
19th Century Bronze Figure By Emile Carlier (1849 -1927) Of The Little Violinist

19th Century Bronze Figure By Emile Carlier (1849 -1927) Of The Little Violinist

By Émile Nestor Joseph Carlier 1

Located in Dublin, IE

A very fine and attractive bronze of a young boy playing the violin, " the little violinist " By

Category

Late 19th Century French Other Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel
Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel

Venetian Renaissance Style Marble Mantel

$57,925

H 72 in W 75 in D 27 in

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 Violins

Materials

Carrara Marble

Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Six-Light Chandelier
Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Six-Light Chandelier

Louis XV Style Bronze and Crystal Six-Light Chandelier

Located in Montreal, QC

cut spires and violin pendants both clear and amethyst. The six scrolling arms have scalloped drip

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique French Wooden Lamp with Hand-Painted Musical Instruments
Antique French Wooden Lamp with Hand-Painted Musical Instruments

Antique French Wooden Lamp with Hand-Painted Musical Instruments

Located in Asheville, NC

French horn and the Violin on the base of the lamp, with lyrically strewn garlands above a ring of

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Early 20th Century French Antique Violins

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Trumeau
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Trumeau

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Trumeau

$5,980

H 91.5 in W 41.5 in D 3 in

19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Trumeau

Located in Dallas, TX

including a violin, pan flute and tambourine, all tied together with flowing ribbon and fully laden

Category

1880s French Louis XIV Antique Violins

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Vernis-Martin Cabinet
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Vernis-Martin Cabinet

French 19th Century Louis XV Style Ormolu Mounted Kingwood Vernis-Martin Cabinet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

scene with a man seated across two ladies and a young man standing between them playing violin, the

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Cold Painted Bronze Orientalist Figures of Musicians
Pair of Cold Painted Bronze Orientalist Figures of Musicians

Pair of Cold Painted Bronze Orientalist Figures of Musicians

$8,964 / set

H 32.29 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in

Pair of Cold Painted Bronze Orientalist Figures of Musicians

Located in London, GB

The figures representing a male and female in colored clothing, playing the violin and the mandolin

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

"Sur le Pont D'Avignon", Charming Art Deco Box Celebrating Traditional Song
"Sur le Pont D'Avignon", Charming Art Deco Box Celebrating Traditional Song

"Sur le Pont D'Avignon", Charming Art Deco Box Celebrating Traditional Song

Located in Philadelphia, PA

, the figures on its lid playing the violin and dancing to the old children's tune of "Sur le Pont

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top End Table, Center Table
19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top End Table, Center Table

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Marble Top End Table, Center Table

Located in Dallas, TX

we see a subtle violin shaped table top with a recessed and inset luxurious marble top. All four

Category

1890s French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Marble

Print of Musical Instruments and Other Items of Java by Hurter 'circa 1830'
Print of Musical Instruments and Other Items of Java by Hurter 'circa 1830'

Print of Musical Instruments and Other Items of Java by Hurter 'circa 1830'

$238Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.85 in W 14.18 in D 0.02 in

Print of Musical Instruments and Other Items of Java by Hurter 'circa 1830'

Located in Langweer, NL

chopsticks; b: coins; c: Tjenella (slippers); d: Chinese violin; e: bow; f, g: Garinding (Jew's harp made of

Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Belle Epoque Louis XV Style Eight Arm Bronze Chandelier
Belle Epoque Louis XV Style Eight Arm Bronze Chandelier

Belle Epoque Louis XV Style Eight Arm Bronze Chandelier

Located in Montreal, QC

boldly hung with large violin pendents, star and flower-head rosettes, spires, and with a crystal-clad

Category

1890s French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier
Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier

Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze and Crystal Chandelier

Located in Montreal, QC

medallions and hefty beveled violin shaped drops, all terminating in a large pendant ball, all on a silvered

Category

19th Century English Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Crystal, Steel

Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Giltwood Side Chairs
Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Giltwood Side Chairs

Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany and Giltwood Side Chairs

By Maison Krieger

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

along the front and side and back framing the unique and most attractive violin shaped seat. The

Category

19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

Godfried Schalcken "the Family Concert" 18th Century Engraving by Georg Wille
Godfried Schalcken "the Family Concert" 18th Century Engraving by Georg Wille

Godfried Schalcken "the Family Concert" 18th Century Engraving by Georg Wille

$324Sale Price|20% Off

H 19.61 in W 14.93 in D 1.19 in

Godfried Schalcken "the Family Concert" 18th Century Engraving by Georg Wille

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

are reading and singing music and one is playing the violin. One discovers a strong work at the level

Category

1670s Dutch Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood And Ormolu Vanity Table
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood And Ormolu Vanity Table

French 19th Century Louis XV St. Tulipwood, Kingwood And Ormolu Vanity Table

By François Linke

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

violin shaped mirror surrounded by a double Ormolu mottled frame. The top of the mirror has a central

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Antique French Walnut Regence Style Dining Table
Antique French Walnut Regence Style Dining Table

Antique French Walnut Regence Style Dining Table

Located in Dallas, TX

resemble the violin shape, with beveled edges all around, fitted with diamond parquet patterns on the

Category

Early 20th Century French Régence Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut

Renaissance Inkwell Calamelli workshop, Italy, Faenza, second half of the 16th
Renaissance Inkwell Calamelli workshop, Italy, Faenza, second half of the 16th

Renaissance Inkwell Calamelli workshop, Italy, Faenza, second half of the 16th

By Virgiliotto Calamelli

Located in Milano, IT

predilection of those maiolica makers for strange shapes: hammers, violins, pyramids, clogs and shoes, cages

Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Violins

Materials

Maiolica

Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770
Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770

Baroque Meissen Porcelain Group Four Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler, 1770

By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

the guitarist, between the musicians on the floor a violin, music books, tricorne hats, and a lemonade

Category

Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850

Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850

By Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

them the hurdy-gurdy player, between the musicians on the floor a violin, music books, tricorn hat, and

Category

Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

Large 19th century marble sculpture, 'The Love Boat'
Large 19th century marble sculpture, 'The Love Boat'

Large 19th century marble sculpture, 'The Love Boat'

Located in Tarzana, CA

. Three children playing musical instruments (violin, flute and angel harp), one cherub rows the swan

Category

19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Marble

19th Century French Louis XV Gilded Center Table
19th Century French Louis XV Gilded Center Table

19th Century French Louis XV Gilded Center Table

Located in Dallas, TX

style! Crafted in a graceful violin shape, its contoured and beveled top rests upon a scrolled apron

Category

1880s French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Giltwood

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Antique Violins For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique violins for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique violins — often made from wood, metal and bronze — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique violins available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Folk Art, Art Nouveau and Baroque antique violins are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique violins over the years, but those made by Gustave Marmuse Paris, Adolph Maubach and Agnes Weinrich are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Violins?

Prices for antique violins can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique violins begin at $75 and can go as high as $245,275, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.