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Maiden with a Lute
Maiden with a Lute

Maiden with a Lute

Located in New York, NY

A Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Maiden with a Lute by Adrien Etienne Gaudez a maiden holding a lute leaning on a floral encrusted trunk surmounted on a rouge royal marble base.

Category

Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

Beauty with her Lute
Beauty with her Lute

Beauty with her Lute

Located in New York, NY

H Moreau (1869-1943) Female Figural Bronze statue of a Beauty with her Lute Young woman with her lute in the French countryside.

Category

19th Century Naturalistic Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

A Lute Player Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast
A Lute Player Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast

A Lute Player Medieval Tile Gypsum Cast

Located in Slovak Republic, SK

Gypsum cast-medieval tile, inspired from Central Europe. Could be also adjusted in a frame, ready to hang or install ( price will be different).

Category

15th Century and Earlier Gothic Antique Lute

Materials

Gesso

Composition of Roses With Lute and score
Composition of Roses With Lute and score

Composition of Roses With Lute and score

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

GODCHAUX Emile (1860) Big Composition of roses with Oil on canvas signed low right Frame gilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 90 X 129 cm Dim frame : 118 x 159 cm GODCHAUX Emile (1...

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Antique Lute

Materials

Oil

KPM Porcelain Plaque of a female "Lute Player"
KPM Porcelain Plaque of a female "Lute Player"

KPM Porcelain Plaque of a female "Lute Player"

Located in New York, NY

A large KPM gilt framed porcelain hand painted plaque depicting a lute player in Regency style dress, in an ornately carved Florentine Giltwood frame Late 19th century Signed "Gree...

Category

19th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Porcelain

Watercolor Portrait of Woman Playing Lute titled "Spring Interlude"
Watercolor Portrait of Woman Playing Lute titled "Spring Interlude"

Watercolor Portrait of Woman Playing Lute titled "Spring Interlude"

By Francis Coates Jones

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

A young woman in a soft white gown is seated on a rustic bench beneath a tree, gently playing a lute. Her relaxed posture and serene expression suggest a private reverie, while nearb...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Of Couple Playing Lute, Early 20th Century
Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Of Couple Playing Lute, Early 20th Century

Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Of Couple Playing Lute, Early 20th Century

By Capodimonte

Located in Lisbon, PT

A Neapolitan Capodimonte porcelain in the Baroque style depicting a french salon scene, a woman seated in an armchair playing the lute and a male admirer trying to impress her, marke...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lute

Materials

Porcelain

Lute and Tambourine players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, 19th Century
Lute and Tambourine players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, 19th Century

Lute and Tambourine players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A 19th Century black lacquer refinished Neoclassical table lamp with “Musique” description with a dome brocade silk lampshade. A lady playing the lute and a young child (putti) play...

Category

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Spelter

Lute and Tambourine players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, 19th Century
Lute and Tambourine players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, 19th Century

Lute and Tambourine players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A 19th Century Neoclassical table lamp with “Musique” description with a dome brocade silk lampshade. A lady playing the lute and a young child (putti) playing the tambourine Heigh...

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Spelter

Lute and Tambourine Players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, Music, 19th Century
Lute and Tambourine Players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, Music, 19th Century

Lute and Tambourine Players Table Lamp Silk Brocade, Music, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A 19th Century Neoclassical table lamp with “Musique” description with a dome brocade silk lampshade. A lady playing the lute and a young child (putti) playing the tambourine Heigh...

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Spelter

Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915) Bronze Sculpture of Lute Player
Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915) Bronze Sculpture of Lute Player

Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915) Bronze Sculpture of Lute Player

By Émile Louis Picault

Located in Dallas, TX

French bronze sculpture of a man playing a lute by Emile Louis Picault (French, 1833-1915), signed on base, good rich patina

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

Italian Parcel-Gilt Bronze Figure of a Lute Player, 19th Century
Italian Parcel-Gilt Bronze Figure of a Lute Player, 19th Century

Italian Parcel-Gilt Bronze Figure of a Lute Player, 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

Italian parcel-gilt bronze figure of a lute player. Signed A. Pandiani and stamped A. Pandiani Milano.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

Antique Costume Print of a Lute Player from Holland, c.1880
Antique Costume Print of a Lute Player from Holland, c.1880

Antique Costume Print of a Lute Player from Holland, c.1880

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique costume print titled 'Holländischer Lautenspieler, um 1635'. Old print showing a lute player from Holland. This print originates from 'Blätter für Kostümkunde'.

Category

19th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Paper

Manner of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) - Oil, The Lute Player
Manner of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) - Oil, The Lute Player

Manner of David Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) - Oil, The Lute Player

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming late 19th century genre scene reminiscent of the 17th century Dutch tavern painting tradition, depicting a gentleman gleefully playing the lute, whilst an elderly lady pre...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Oil

Goldscheider Art Déco Figure Seated Pierrette With Lute, Wilhelm Thomasch c 1922
Goldscheider Art Déco Figure Seated Pierrette With Lute, Wilhelm Thomasch c 1922

Goldscheider Art Déco Figure Seated Pierrette With Lute, Wilhelm Thomasch c 1922

By Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, Wilhelm Thomasch

Located in Vienna, AT

Rare Art Ceramic Figure of the 1920s: Depiction of a young musician dressed as Pierrette, sitting on a pedestal with her lute, wearing a wide red costume with knee-length harem pants...

Category

1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Lute

Materials

Ceramic

Period French Empire Mantle Clock Depicting a Winged Cupid Playing a Lute
Period French Empire Mantle Clock Depicting a Winged Cupid Playing a Lute

Period French Empire Mantle Clock Depicting a Winged Cupid Playing a Lute

By André-Antoine Ravrio

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A fine quality chased and gilded French Empire mantle clock depicting a standing winged cupid to the right of the clock plinth playing a lute. He looks to his right reading his sheet...

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

"African with Lute, " Sculpture of Female Nude by Archipenko's ARKO School
"African with Lute, " Sculpture of Female Nude by Archipenko's ARKO School

"African with Lute, " Sculpture of Female Nude by Archipenko's ARKO School

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Sculpted in the late 1920s by Margaret Berger, a student of Alexander Archipenko, this is one of the finest sculptures to come out of his ARKO Modern American Ceramics school in Wood...

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Lute

Materials

Clay

Wardle & Co Arts & Crafts Stuart Vase Depicting a Medieval Maiden playing a Lute
Wardle & Co Arts & Crafts Stuart Vase Depicting a Medieval Maiden playing a Lute

Wardle & Co Arts & Crafts Stuart Vase Depicting a Medieval Maiden playing a Lute

By James Wardle and Company

Located in London, GB

Wardle & Co An English Arts & Crafts Stuart Vase Depicting a Medieval Maiden playing a Lute    

Category

Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Lute

Materials

Pottery

"Cubist Goblet, Rose & Lute", Rare Art Deco Book Cover by Reinoso for Printemps
"Cubist Goblet, Rose & Lute", Rare Art Deco Book Cover by Reinoso for Printemps

"Cubist Goblet, Rose & Lute", Rare Art Deco Book Cover by Reinoso for Printemps

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The cover design presents a classic Cubist still life, with a cut glass goblet holding a pink rose, atop a book adjacent to a lute and roll of paper. The book was also given new end...

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Lute

Materials

Paper

Meissen Lady Lute Player Kate Hyan by Hoesel Erich V 143 Made circa 1912
Meissen Lady Lute Player Kate Hyan by Hoesel Erich V 143 Made circa 1912

Meissen Lady Lute Player Kate Hyan by Hoesel Erich V 143 Made circa 1912

By Erich Hoesel

Located in Vienna, AT

Model V 143 made circa 1912. Female lute player 'Kate Hyan' Lady with flowers in hair, clad in crinoline, playing a lute The lady is depicting Kate Hyan (1879-1958) / she was a...

Category

Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Lute

Materials

Porcelain

German Lusterweibechen Figural Poly Chromed & Antler Six Arm Chandelier, C. 1870
German Lusterweibechen Figural Poly Chromed & Antler Six Arm Chandelier, C. 1870

German Lusterweibechen Figural Poly Chromed & Antler Six Arm Chandelier, C. 1870

Located in Charleston, SC

German Lusterweibechen central carved poly chromed figural lady mermaid playing lute with flanking stag antlers, and six electrified foliage scrolled arms chandelier, 19th Century

Category

1870s German Black Forest Antique Lute

Materials

Iron

H. Bayle - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Music Practice
H. Bayle - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Music Practice

H. Bayle - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Music Practice

Located in Corsham, GB

A woman in pink plays the lute whilst the man behind her sings. Another gentleman plays the theorbo, a relative of the lute with a longer neck to allow for lower notes.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Oil

Pair of French Tole Planters
Pair of French Tole Planters

Pair of French Tole Planters

Located in Greenwich, CT

Good pair of mid-19th century French tole vases in original painted and gilt decoration, depicting cherubs in classical stances, one playing a lute, the other holding a flaming torch...

Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Lute

Materials

Tin

Naive decorative antiques Paintings ''Two Lovers'' Italy
Naive decorative antiques Paintings ''Two Lovers'' Italy

Naive decorative antiques Paintings ''Two Lovers'' Italy

Located in Den Haag, NL

Naive paintings from a lady on a lute playing for a men . ''Two Lovers'' so romantic ,oil paint on linen . on board .

Category

18th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Lute

Materials

Paint

Framed 18th Century Oil - Fiddlers at the Pub
Framed 18th Century Oil - Fiddlers at the Pub

Framed 18th Century Oil - Fiddlers at the Pub

Located in Corsham, GB

A fine and delicately painted genre scene depicting three musicians in convivial company, two playing a fiddle and the other a lute, set within the warm interior of a tavern or inn.

Category

Early 18th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Oil

Italian Carved Wood Putti Musician Figures With Glass Eyes C1920
Italian Carved Wood Putti Musician Figures With Glass Eyes C1920

Italian Carved Wood Putti Musician Figures With Glass Eyes C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

The figures are presented on a contemporary display base, though they were originally designed as architectural or decorative elements. One putto plays a lute-like instrument, while ...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Lute

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Italian Baroque Revival Putti
Pair of Antique Italian Baroque Revival Putti

Pair of Antique Italian Baroque Revival Putti

Located in Calgary, Alberta

Each putto is seated on a gilt and scrolled pedestal base. One holds a lute, the other a shawm, both with sweet delicate features and softly rendered wings.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Lute

Materials

Wood

Continental Neoclassical Painted Settee with Orientalist Scenes, c. 1830
Continental Neoclassical Painted Settee with Orientalist Scenes, c. 1830

Continental Neoclassical Painted Settee with Orientalist Scenes, c. 1830

Located in Savannah, GA

The scrolling frame with downswept arms and tapering legs, later repainted white with traces of original gilding, features vasiform backs with oil paintings depicting Middle Eastern ...

Category

1830s Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Fabric, Wood

French Empire Gilt Metal Figural Clock
French Empire Gilt Metal Figural Clock

French Empire Gilt Metal Figural Clock

Located in Astoria, NY

French Empire Gilt Metal Figural Clock, circa 1840, in two parts, the upper section with a seated lute player aside the circular metal dial, the movement strike on bell, the lower se...

Category

1840s French Empire Antique Lute

Materials

Metal

Emile Picault "Joueur de Luth" Patinated Bronze
Emile Picault "Joueur de Luth" Patinated Bronze

Emile Picault "Joueur de Luth" Patinated Bronze

Located in Astoria, NY

Emile-Louis Picault (French,1833-1915) "Joueur de Luth" [Lute Player] Patinated Bronze Figural Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing figure in Renaissance style costume playing ...

Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

Venetian painter - 18th century Turkish figures with parrot and musician
Venetian painter - 18th century Turkish figures with parrot and musician

Venetian painter - 18th century Turkish figures with parrot and musician

Located in Varmo, IT

The scene depicts an orientalist interior with four figures in Turkish costume: at the centre a young woman seated on a red cushion, dressed in blue garments and a white mantle, rais...

Category

Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Lute

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Art Deco Brass Minstrel Bookends on Marble Attributed to DAV ART NY
Pair of Art Deco Brass Minstrel Bookends on Marble Attributed to DAV ART NY

Pair of Art Deco Brass Minstrel Bookends on Marble Attributed to DAV ART NY

By Dav Art NY

Located in San Diego, CA

Pair of vintage art deco brass "minstrels playing the lute" bookends on white marble bases attributed to DAV ART NY, circa 1930s.

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Lute

Materials

Marble, Brass

Adrien Gaudez "Mignon" Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Adrien Gaudez "Mignon" Patinated Bronze Sculpture

Adrien Gaudez "Mignon" Patinated Bronze Sculpture

By Adrien Étienne Gaudez

Located in Astoria, NY

Adrien Etienne Gaudez (French 1845-1902) "Mignon", Patinated Bronze Sculpture, late 19th century, the standing female resting against a tree stump and holding a lute, on a circular b...

Category

Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Musical Instruments – Set of Three Hand-Colored Engravings, 1815
Chinese Musical Instruments – Set of Three Hand-Colored Engravings, 1815

Chinese Musical Instruments – Set of Three Hand-Colored Engravings, 1815

Located in Langweer, NL

Among the identifiable instruments are the pipa (琵琶), the iconic pear-shaped lute central to classical repertoire; the ruan (阮) and yueqin (月琴), round-bodied lutes used in ensemble a...

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Lute

Materials

Paper

Magna Graecia Figure of a woman with dwarfism in terracotta
Magna Graecia Figure of a woman with dwarfism in terracotta

Magna Graecia Figure of a woman with dwarfism in terracotta

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Judging by the concentrated and almost ecstatic facial expression, the attire, and the posture, it can be deduced that it was a musical instrument, probably a plucked string instrume...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Greco Roman Antique Lute

Materials

Terracotta

Two Atkinson Bros Stained Glass Windows Depicting Angels Playing Instruments
Two Atkinson Bros Stained Glass Windows Depicting Angels Playing Instruments

Two Atkinson Bros Stained Glass Windows Depicting Angels Playing Instruments

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

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.

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Lute

Materials

Lead

Pair of Antique Religious Stained Glass Windows by Atkinson Bros
Pair of Antique Religious Stained Glass Windows by Atkinson Bros

Pair of Antique Religious Stained Glass Windows by Atkinson Bros

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

These trapezoidal shaped windows detail angels playing instruments – one a lute and the other a trumpet – dressed in swathes of gold before deep blue glass backdrops below ogee pedim...

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Lute

Materials

Lead

Elegant Company Van Mieris Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Elegant Company Van Mieris Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Elegant Company Van Mieris Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The two women in the foreground, with their sumptuous dresses in satin, velvet and precious furs, could be recognised as his wife and daughter: the former is holding a lute, while th...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Lute

Materials

Oil

Banquet and Brawl Pair of Paints Angillis 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Banquet and Brawl Pair of Paints Angillis 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Banquet and Brawl Pair of Paints Angillis 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The group of people is conversing amiably around a lavishly set table, with a musician in the center playing the lute while addressing the woman leaning against the column.

Category

18th Century Old Masters Antique Lute

Materials

Oil

Idylle
Idylle

Idylle

Located in Mc Lean, VA

Bronze Sculpture of a young boy playing a lute with a lamb by his side

Category

1880s Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Venetian High Back Chairs by Atelier Cadorin, Walnut , Hand Carved
19th Century Venetian High Back Chairs by Atelier Cadorin, Walnut , Hand Carved

19th Century Venetian High Back Chairs by Atelier Cadorin, Walnut , Hand Carved

By Vincenzo Cadorin

Located in Vigonza, Padua

The genealogy of the Cadorin family, who are worthy successors to the great art workshops of the Republic of Venice, represents a unique interweaving of lives under the banner of art...

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Lute

Materials

Walnut

Pair of English Petit Point Needlework Picture Panels
Pair of English Petit Point Needlework Picture Panels

Pair of English Petit Point Needlework Picture Panels

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

The other is similar, except the lady and gent have switched sides and the gent plays a lute. The lute has metallic strings. They are worked in petit point, using silk and fine wool-...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Lute

Materials

Silk

"Le Chanteur Florentin"
"Le Chanteur Florentin"

"Le Chanteur Florentin"

By Paul Dubois

Located in Astoria, NY

After Paul Dubois (French, 1829-1905) "Le Chanteur Florentin" [The Florentine Singer] Patinated Bronze Sculpture, the standing singer resting on a pedestal whilst playing a lute, on ...

Category

Late 19th Century French School Antique Lute

Materials

Bronze

19th-Century Meissen Porcelain Cherub Centerpiece Bowl, Art Nouveau
19th-Century Meissen Porcelain Cherub Centerpiece Bowl, Art Nouveau

19th-Century Meissen Porcelain Cherub Centerpiece Bowl, Art Nouveau

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New Orleans, LA

This stunning Art Nouveau piece heavily attributable to Meissen also features rose flower in relief, leaves, and ribbons with a winged cherub with lute.

Category

1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Lute

Materials

Porcelain

Louis XVI Console and Mirror Set, Gilded Wood with Marble, France circa 1780
Louis XVI Console and Mirror Set, Gilded Wood with Marble, France circa 1780

Louis XVI Console and Mirror Set, Gilded Wood with Marble, France circa 1780

Located in Ulm, DE

The grand mirror is crowned with an elaborate carved trophy composed of musical instruments (a lute, trumpet, and torch) entwined with laurel branches – allegories of the arts, glory...

Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lute

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

19th Century genre oil painting of two women at tea
19th Century genre oil painting of two women at tea

19th Century genre oil painting of two women at tea

By Robert Alexander Hillingford

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

A samovar can be seen on a table to the left whilst a lute lies against a stool by their feet, indicating a Russian or European connection.

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique Lute

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century French Statuette
19th Century French Statuette

19th Century French Statuette

Located in Atlanta, GA

The sculpture depicts a winged muse or angel, poised in a moment of serene elegance as she plays a lute. Every detail has been rendered with precision, from the delicate strings and ...

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Lute

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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