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Indian 25-String Instrument
Indian 25-String Instrument

Indian 25-String Instrument

Located in Queens, NY

Asian Indian-style (19/20th Century) 25 string wood instrument with bird head design

Category

19th Century Unknown Other Antique String Instrument

G.A. Pfretzschner Violin in Case
G.A. Pfretzschner Violin in Case

G.A. Pfretzschner Violin in Case

Located in High Point, NC

The Pfretzschner family operated as major dealers and makers of fine string instruments and bows in Markneukirchen, which was the epicenter of German violin making.

Category

Late 19th Century German Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ebony, Maple, Spruce

Set of Five Spanish Turquoise and Silver Miniature Musical Instruments
Set of Five Spanish Turquoise and Silver Miniature Musical Instruments

Set of Five Spanish Turquoise and Silver Miniature Musical Instruments

Located in London, GB

The ensemble consists of five string instruments: a classical guitar, a lyre-shaped guitar with two feet, a bell-shaped ukulele (tiple), a cello, and a free-standing harp.

Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Rococo Antique String Instrument

Materials

Silver

SS Stewart Orchestra Banjo
SS Stewart Orchestra Banjo

SS Stewart Orchestra Banjo

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

The SS Stewart Orchestra banjo is a rare five-string instrument made in 1892, featuring a chrome drum and a carved cloverleaf motif.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas, Wood

19th Century Bronze Musician Sculpture
19th Century Bronze Musician Sculpture

19th Century Bronze Musician Sculpture

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A bronze figure of a musician. He is playing a string instrument.

Category

19th Century French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Bronze

Blanc de Chine White Glazed Seated Musician Figure
Blanc de Chine White Glazed Seated Musician Figure

Blanc de Chine White Glazed Seated Musician Figure

Located in Charlottesville, VA

A blanc de chine white glazed ceramic figure depicting a seated musician holding a stringed instrument raised on a rectangular plinth base.

Category

1920s Chinese Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Staffordshire Troubadour Man & King Charles Spaniel Figurine 13"
Antique Staffordshire Troubadour Man & King Charles Spaniel Figurine 13"

Antique Staffordshire Troubadour Man & King Charles Spaniel Figurine 13"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique 19th century Staffordshire porcelain flatback figurine in the shape of a man / minstrel or troubadour, holding a guitar / stringed instrument, seated on a mossy wall with a r...

Category

19th Century Victorian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Engraving of Archangel Michael and an Arab Moor Playing Instrument, 1698
Antique Engraving of Archangel Michael and an Arab Moor Playing Instrument, 1698

Antique Engraving of Archangel Michael and an Arab Moor Playing Instrument, 1698

Located in Langweer, NL

Untitled print of an Arab Moor man playing a stringed instrument 105: Mural in St. Marc's church: the left a painting of the Archangel Michael, said to be painted by S.

Category

1690s Dutch Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

An Antique French Miniature Model of a Cello Complete with Original Case and Bow
An Antique French Miniature Model of a Cello Complete with Original Case and Bow

An Antique French Miniature Model of a Cello Complete with Original Case and Bow

Located in San Francisco, CA

The case contains a note in French which indicates this model was an apprentice piece made by a French luthier (string instrument maker). The note appears to have enhanced aging.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ebony, Maple

Antique Boulle Style Inlaid Brass Ormolu Mount Ebonized Writing Table Desk
Antique Boulle Style Inlaid Brass Ormolu Mount Ebonized Writing Table Desk

Antique Boulle Style Inlaid Brass Ormolu Mount Ebonized Writing Table Desk

Located in Chicago, IL

Table top is decorated with intricate leafy elements, accented with birds, butterflies and antique string instruments.  Circa Late 19th Century Dimensions H 31" W 30.5" D 55"

Category

Late 19th Century Baroque Revival Antique String Instrument

Materials

Brass

Pair KPM Porcelain Plaques After Franz Lefler
Pair KPM Porcelain Plaques After Franz Lefler

Pair KPM Porcelain Plaques After Franz Lefler

By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)

Located in New York, NY

Large 19th century KPM plaques hand-painted by Dittrich after the original paintings by the Czech master, Franz Lefler (1831-1898), depicting children singing and playing string inst...

Category

19th Century German Romantic Antique String Instrument

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Couples by a Stream, Circa 1730
18th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Couples by a Stream, Circa 1730

18th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Couples by a Stream, Circa 1730

By Jean-Baptiste Pater

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

The two men serenade the women with their stringed instruments. The subject matter and style of painting was common throughout the 18th century in France/Europe and this painting bea...

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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas

Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen & Zurich Orient Carpets
Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen & Zurich Orient Carpets

Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen & Zurich Orient Carpets

By Emile Cardinaux

Located in London, GB

Original vintage carpet advertising poster for Teppichhaus Schuster & Co St Gallen & Zurich Switzerland featuring an Oriental style design depicting a lady playing music on a stringe...

Category

1920s Swiss Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Large Sèvres-style Porcelain Charger
Large Sèvres-style Porcelain Charger

Large Sèvres-style Porcelain Charger

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Norwood, NJ

Father figure playing a stringed instrument, in the presence of other members of his family.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Porcelain

Art Nouveau Modernist Angel Musician Enamel Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Modernist Angel Musician Enamel Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver

Art Nouveau Modernist Angel Musician Enamel Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver

Located in New York, NY

THE ANGEL PLAYS A GUITAR, VIOLIN, LYRE, BANJO OR OTHER STRING INSTRUMENT. SURROUNDING THE ANGEL IS AN EXQUISITE HALO IN BLUE AND GREY ENAMEL.

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19th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Antique String Instrument

Materials

Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver

Ceramic vessel by the artist Mario Dario Grandi
Ceramic vessel by the artist Mario Dario Grandi

Ceramic vessel by the artist Mario Dario Grandi

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

The main motif is a hand-painted figurative decoration that encircles the body, depicting two male figures, one playing a flute and the other a stringed instrument, using earth tones...

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15th Century and Earlier Argentine Mid-Century Modern Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ceramic

Large Carrara marble by Barrias, The Little Musician
Large Carrara marble by Barrias, The Little Musician

Large Carrara marble by Barrias, The Little Musician

By Louis Ernest Barrias

Located in Paris, FR

He is seated on a cushion with pompoms resting on a pedestal, playing a three-stringed instrument. It stands on a base measuring 19 cm by 19 cm.

Category

1880s French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Carrara Marble

Italian 18th century Scagliola and Wrought Iron coffee table, circa 1723
Italian 18th century Scagliola and Wrought Iron coffee table, circa 1723

Italian 18th century Scagliola and Wrought Iron coffee table, circa 1723

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

The intricately detailed top showcases various game cards, dice, a string instrument, a script containing a composer, and various other artist elements.

Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Antique Anglo-Indian Painting on Woven Fabric Portraying A Female Dancer
Large Antique Anglo-Indian Painting on Woven Fabric Portraying A Female Dancer

Large Antique Anglo-Indian Painting on Woven Fabric Portraying A Female Dancer

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

The painting is done in the Anglo-Indian style depicting several women watching a female dancing on a carpet, presumably at an outdoor bazaar, with a male musician playing a stringed...

Category

Late 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Fabric

Figural Repousse Tavern Scene Sterling Silver Cigarette Case 2.8 Troy Oz c1900
Figural Repousse Tavern Scene Sterling Silver Cigarette Case 2.8 Troy Oz c1900

Figural Repousse Tavern Scene Sterling Silver Cigarette Case 2.8 Troy Oz c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

The detailed relief work depicts a lively tavern gathering, with several figures engaged in various activities, including playing a stringed instrument and drinking. The craftsmanshi...

Category

Early 20th Century Antique String Instrument

Materials

Sterling Silver

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 String Instrument

Materials

Lead

Italian majolica pottery figure of traditional Pulcinella, hand modelled in clay
Italian majolica pottery figure of traditional Pulcinella, hand modelled in clay

Italian majolica pottery figure of traditional Pulcinella, hand modelled in clay

Located in Central England, GB

He is holding an early stringed instrument, eager to entertain. This decorative piece is in good original condition.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique String Instrument

Materials

Clay

A Large Qajar Oil Painting With Female Portrait And Floral Triumph, Late 19th Ce
A Large Qajar Oil Painting With Female Portrait And Floral Triumph, Late 19th Ce

A Large Qajar Oil Painting With Female Portrait And Floral Triumph, Late 19th Ce

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas, heightened in gold, large vertical panel cut in the shape of ogival arch, depicting a central portrait roundel with a Westernised Qajar maiden wearing a white veil and...

Category

Late 19th Century Asian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paint

Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860
Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860

Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

The first plate, titled Muziek-Instrumenten (Gamelan), depicts a wide range of traditional Javanese instruments, carefully illustrated and labeled. Included are gongs suspended from ...

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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror
French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror

French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

To the lower left one observes a finely dressed lady playing a type of string instrument for her beau, leaning toward her with keen interest.

Category

19th Century French Other Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Shanghai Deco Full Moon Qin Table & Stool Set, c. 1930s
Shanghai Deco Full Moon Qin Table & Stool Set, c. 1930s

Shanghai Deco Full Moon Qin Table & Stool Set, c. 1930s

Located in Chicago, IL

Dated to the 1930s during China's brief Republic Period (1912-1949), the set provided a surface for playing the qin, an ancient stringed instrument associated with scholarly refineme...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique String Instrument

Materials

Elm

A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner
A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner

A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner

By Royal Vienna Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

The lyre is one of the oldest known stringed instruments, originally produced in the ancient river civilizations to honor the gods.

Category

19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Antique String Instrument

Materials

Bronze

Antique Framed Woodblock Print, Japanese Art, Edo, Ukiyo-e, Kunisada, Victorian
Antique Framed Woodblock Print, Japanese Art, Edo, Ukiyo-e, Kunisada, Victorian

Antique Framed Woodblock Print, Japanese Art, Edo, Ukiyo-e, Kunisada, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Exceptional Edo period woodblock print, in the striking ukiyo-e style Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout Set within a tasteful later frame, with blue card ...

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1840s Japanese Edo Antique String Instrument

Materials

Glass, Paper

Hindu Sacred Musicians – Satadéven and Vaïche Navin, 1806
Hindu Sacred Musicians – Satadéven and Vaïche Navin, 1806

Hindu Sacred Musicians – Satadéven and Vaïche Navin, 1806

Located in Langweer, NL

On the left, Satadéven is depicted standing barefoot against a mountainous backdrop, carrying a long-necked string instrument across his shoulders and holding a small bowl in one hand.

Category

Early 1800s French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra
Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra

By Samson & Cie

Located in London, GB

The porcelain figures are that of a man and woman playing musical instruments, wistfully gazing towards each other while they stroll and play; he plays a variation on the bagpipes, p...

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ormolu

1844 Vibrant Indian Cultural Prints: Musician and Dancer Lithographs
1844 Vibrant Indian Cultural Prints: Musician and Dancer Lithographs

1844 Vibrant Indian Cultural Prints: Musician and Dancer Lithographs

Located in Langweer, NL

Indou jouant du Pennak: - Instrument: The musician appears to be using a stringed instrument, possibly a type of traditional Indian lute or sitar.

Category

1840s Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

“The Odalisques” 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas, Signed Raupp
“The Odalisques” 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas, Signed Raupp

“The Odalisques” 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas, Signed Raupp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This richly colored scene depicts two resting maidens by a window, one playing the baglama (a traditional stringed instrument) while the other listens in repose.

Category

Late 19th Century European Romantic Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood

"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper
"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper

"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper

By Utagawa Yoshiiku

Located in Soquel, CA

"Candy Seller" (飴売りうずまつ 市村羽左衛門) Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper This piece depicts Ichimura Uzaemon as the Candy Peddler Uzumatsu. He is playing a stringed instrument (the shamisen...

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1860s Edo Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers
Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

By John H. Fairfield, Willibaldd Leo Frh-v-Lütgendorff, Dirk J. Balfoort

Located in valatie, NY

A biography of Antonio Stradivari (1644- 1737) the Italian crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps.

Category

Early 20th Century German Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Froment Meurice Renaissance Revival, Saint Cecilia Pearl and Ruby Gold Brooch
Froment Meurice Renaissance Revival, Saint Cecilia Pearl and Ruby Gold Brooch

Froment Meurice Renaissance Revival, Saint Cecilia Pearl and Ruby Gold Brooch

By François-Désiré Froment-Meurice

Located in London, GB

Executed in the Renaissance Revival taste for which the maker became renowned, the brooch centres upon a finely sculpted silver figure of Saint Cecilia (patron saint of music) shown ...

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1840s French Renaissance Revival Antique String Instrument

Materials

Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold

A Very Rare Wicker Rocker, Musical Motif, Wakefield Rattan, C.1890s
A Very Rare Wicker Rocker, Musical Motif, Wakefield Rattan, C.1890s

A Very Rare Wicker Rocker, Musical Motif, Wakefield Rattan, C.1890s

By Wakefield Rattan Company

Located in Nashua, NH

A very rare musical string instrument style wicker rocker by the Wakefield Rattan Company, Wakefield Massachusetts, C. 1890s in wonderful condition.

Category

1890s American Late Victorian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood, Cane, Wicker

1930s Ivory Music Note Design Antique American Hooked Rug 3' x 7'5" Carpet
1930s Ivory Music Note Design Antique American Hooked Rug 3' x 7'5" Carpet

1930s Ivory Music Note Design Antique American Hooked Rug 3' x 7'5" Carpet

Located in New York, NY

The upper field features a stylized depiction of a stringed instrument's fretboard, rendered with a distinct, minimalist approach that borders on geometric rugs.

Category

1920s American Folk Art Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wool

Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration
Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration

Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare Japanese Koto made from carved Paulownia wood and lavishly decorated with lacquer Maki-e circa late 19th century of Meiji Period (1868-1912). The facade of the stringed instru...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Marquetry Table à Ouvrage, 19th Century
Exceptional Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Marquetry Table à Ouvrage, 19th Century

Exceptional Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Marquetry Table à Ouvrage, 19th Century

Located in Berlin, DE

It depicts a female figure—most likely a Muse of Music—playing a stringed instrument, inlaid in fine precious woods that have been expertly sand-shaded.

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique String Instrument

Materials

Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood

Italian School Angel Musician Painting on Panel - Gothic Arch Gold Background
Italian School Angel Musician Painting on Panel - Gothic Arch Gold Background

Italian School Angel Musician Painting on Panel - Gothic Arch Gold Background

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

This refined antique devotional panel depicts a serene angel musician, delicately playing a string instrument while standing on a stylized cloud.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood

An Assembled Group of Seventeen Sitzendorf Porcelain Monkey Band Figures.
An Assembled Group of Seventeen Sitzendorf Porcelain Monkey Band Figures.

An Assembled Group of Seventeen Sitzendorf Porcelain Monkey Band Figures.

Located in Buchanan, MI

He was a collector of all violin and string instrument related objects. His vast collections of objects included unique and special violins and figurines.

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Porcelain

James Brown British Impressionist oil painting, Lucien Pissarro circle
James Brown British Impressionist oil painting, Lucien Pissarro circle

James Brown British Impressionist oil painting, Lucien Pissarro circle

Located in Harkstead, GB

His first interest was in music and he was an authority on string instruments and the originator of the practice of polychordia and published a folio of sheet music on the subject.

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas

Victorian Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Harrison Brothers, 1899
Victorian Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Harrison Brothers, 1899

Victorian Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Harrison Brothers, 1899

By Harrison Brothers & George Howson 1

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The upper portion of the stringed instrument is surmounted with a swept oval capital, encompassed with concave fluted decoration accented with a reed decorated girdle.

Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Vases with Carved Consoles
Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Vases with Carved Consoles

Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Vases with Carved Consoles

Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga

One of the principal scenes depicts a gentleman playing the koto, Japan's traditional thirteen-stringed instrument, a subject closely associated with refinement, culture, and the ari...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Antique Terracotta Statues, Paris, circa 1880
Pair of Antique Terracotta Statues, Paris, circa 1880

Pair of Antique Terracotta Statues, Paris, circa 1880

By Gossin Frères Manufactory

Located in Dallas, TX

A vielle à roue is a string instrument that produces sound when a crank is turned.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Terracotta

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

Central to the design is a flowering prunus branch emerging from a geometric vase, flanked by precisely depicted cultural implements including a penjing (bonsai) container, stringed ...

Category

1920s East Turkestani Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wool

Antique George V Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Ellis Greenberg
Antique George V Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Ellis Greenberg

Antique George V Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Ellis Greenberg

By Ellis Jacob Greenberg

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The upper portion of the stringed instrument is surmounted with a swept oval capital, encompassed with embossed concave batwing decoration.

Category

1920s British Antique String Instrument

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Château Landscape Jacquard Woven Tapestry with Carriage & Courtly Scene
French Château Landscape Jacquard Woven Tapestry with Carriage & Courtly Scene

French Château Landscape Jacquard Woven Tapestry with Carriage & Courtly Scene

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Miami, FL

In the foreground, symbols of refinement and cultivated leisure rest upon a balustrade: a stringed instrument reminiscent of those used in courtly chamber music, draped velvet textil...

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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Art Nouveau Emile Gallé "Cherry Blossom" Table
Art Nouveau Emile Gallé "Cherry Blossom" Table

Art Nouveau Emile Gallé "Cherry Blossom" Table

By Émile Gallé

Located in New York, NY

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...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique String Instrument

Materials

Fruitwood

French Aubusson Tapestry Royal Manufacture 18th century – Pastoral scene – 1672
French Aubusson Tapestry Royal Manufacture 18th century – Pastoral scene – 1672

French Aubusson Tapestry Royal Manufacture 18th century – Pastoral scene – 1672

By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson

Located in Paris, FR

On the left, a young couple rests at the foot of a tree; the musician, holding a stringed instrument, evokes the leisure of country life.

Category

18th Century French French Provincial Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wool, Silk

After Bergman Cold-painted Orientalist Market Stall Diorama Lamp
After Bergman Cold-painted Orientalist Market Stall Diorama Lamp

After Bergman Cold-painted Orientalist Market Stall Diorama Lamp

By Franz Xaver Bergman (Bergmann)

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rug seller is shown playing a rebab, an ancient Middle Eastern stringed instrument. He holds the instrument vertically resting on his lap or the floor.

Category

Early 20th Century Grand Tour Antique String Instrument

Materials

Spelter

Antique Javanese Costume & Dance Prints – Bedajas and Ronggeng – c.1860
Antique Javanese Costume & Dance Prints – Bedajas and Ronggeng – c.1860

Antique Javanese Costume & Dance Prints – Bedajas and Ronggeng – c.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

A female dancer stands ready to perform, flanked by musicians playing traditional instruments including drums and bowed string instruments.

Category

Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Greek Costumes – Athenians and Palicars of Selléide, c.1845
Greek Costumes – Athenians and Palicars of Selléide, c.1845

Greek Costumes – Athenians and Palicars of Selléide, c.1845

Located in Langweer, NL

To the left, a seated homme du peuple à Athènes strums a stringed instrument, serenading a young fille Athénienne carrying a water jar, her attire marked by a vibrant apron and embro...

Category

1840s French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Chinese Costumes – Mandarin, Tartar Lady and Musicians, c.1845
Chinese Costumes – Mandarin, Tartar Lady and Musicians, c.1845

Chinese Costumes – Mandarin, Tartar Lady and Musicians, c.1845

Located in Langweer, NL

To his left stands the *Chef des Archers*, resplendent in armor and helmet, while a *Musicien* kneels in the foreground playing a stringed instrument, perhaps an erhu or pipa, adding...

Category

1840s French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Persian Costume Lithographs, Musicians & Figures, Paris c.1888 Set of 3
Persian Costume Lithographs, Musicians & Figures, Paris c.1888 Set of 3

Persian Costume Lithographs, Musicians & Figures, Paris c.1888 Set of 3

Located in Langweer, NL

The first plate features musicians and performers, including figures playing traditional instruments such as drums, stringed instruments, and wind instruments, rendered in vivid, har...

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Late 19th Century French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

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Northeast Indian Santal Carved Wood Sarangi Musical Instrument
Northeast Indian Santal Carved Wood Sarangi Musical Instrument

Northeast Indian Santal Carved Wood Sarangi Musical Instrument

Located in Seattle, WA

Northeast Indian wood stringed musical instrument, sarangi, from the Santal tribal regions of Bihar.

Category

19th Century Indian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood, Pigment

Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Desk, 19th Century
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Desk, 19th Century

Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Desk, 19th Century

Located in Asheville, NC

Unusually carved Italian Renaissance style desk, central fall panel of band of putti playing string instruments, fitted interior, prospect door with carved green man, slant fall fron...

Category

19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique String Instrument

Materials

Walnut

Japanese Court Musician
Japanese Court Musician

Japanese Court Musician

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 7 in D 4.5 in

Japanese Court Musician

Located in San Francisco, CA

Hand has a hole for a missing instrument, probably a samisen, a Japanese traditional string instrument.

Category

1880s Japanese Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood

Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater

Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater

Located in Vancouver, BC

The two men serenade the women with their stringed instruments. The subject matter and style of painting was common throughout the 18th century in France and Europe, and this paintin...

Category

1730s Romantic Antique String Instrument

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen & Zurich Orient Carpets
Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen & Zurich Orient Carpets

Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen & Zurich Orient Carpets

By Emile Cardinaux

Located in London, GB

Original vintage carpet advertising poster for Teppichhaus Schuster & Co St Gallen & Zurich Switzerland featuring an Oriental style design depicting a lady playing music on a stringe...

Category

1920s Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Marble Bust of Sapho
Marble Bust of Sapho

Marble Bust of Sapho

Unavailable

H 18 in W 11.75 in D 6 in

Marble Bust of Sapho

Located in Woodbury, CT

She has a strap over her right shoulder and continuing over the stringed instrument, the neck of which is broken and missing.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique String Instrument

Materials

Marble

Large Decorative Islamic Qajar/Ottoman Underglaze Moulded Pottery Tile
Large Decorative Islamic Qajar/Ottoman Underglaze Moulded Pottery Tile

Large Decorative Islamic Qajar/Ottoman Underglaze Moulded Pottery Tile

Located in Haslemere, GB

A musician plays the Tar (stringed instrument), while another holds the symbolic flask and goblet and the others various percussive instruments.

Category

19th Century West Asian Islamic Antique String Instrument

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Pair of 12th Century Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures
Pair of 12th Century Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures

Pair of 12th Century Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures

Unavailable

H 20.48 in W 12.6 in D 8.86 in

Pair of 12th Century Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures

Located in Mosman Park, AU

5170 A very finely carved pair of 12th century Rajasthan red sandstone figures depicting two celestial musicians. One holding a stringed instrument with head turned to the right and ...

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15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Sandstone

Fireback, Second Empire
Fireback, Second Empire

Fireback, Second Empire

Unavailable

H 20.48 in W 20.48 in D 0.79 in

Fireback, Second Empire

Located in Gembloux, BE

I the center is the 'Lyre', a string-instrument known for its use in Greek classical Antiquity and later periods.

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1860s French Empire Revival Antique String Instrument

Materials

Iron

Antique Victorian Paste Lyre Heart Locket 9 Carat Gold Back and Front
Antique Victorian Paste Lyre Heart Locket 9 Carat Gold Back and Front

Antique Victorian Paste Lyre Heart Locket 9 Carat Gold Back and Front

Located in Lancaster, Lancashire

A beautiful antique Victorian Locket C. 1900, set with six red and seven white Paste stones set out in the shape of a lovely Lyre which is a classical Greek string instrument and sym...

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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique String Instrument

Materials

9k Gold

Still life with musical instruments (pair)
Still life with musical instruments (pair)

Still life with musical instruments (pair)

Located in Zürich, CH

Proximity to Bergamo Cremona, an important craft center for the manufacture of stringed instruments, naturally disposed the Bergamo artists to specialize in still lifes on a musical ...

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17th Century Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wunderkammer,  The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909)
Wunderkammer,  The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909)

Wunderkammer, The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909)

Located in PARIS, FR

The Dance of the Skeletons, by Tanomura Chokunyu (1814-1909) This Japanese ink and pigment painting on paper, mounted on a scroll with silk borders, depicts the macabre and captivati...

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Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Pair of Bronze Table Lamps in the Form of Classical Grecian Figures
Pair of Bronze Table Lamps in the Form of Classical Grecian Figures

Pair of Bronze Table Lamps in the Form of Classical Grecian Figures

Located in Suffolk, GB

The lamps consist of two Grecian female figures both dressed in Classical headdress and robes, one holding a chelys which was a stringed instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Gr...

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Late 19th Century English Antique String Instrument

Materials

Bronze

18th century portrait of the German Flautist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz
18th century portrait of the German Flautist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz

18th century portrait of the German Flautist and composer Johann Joachim Quantz

By Arthur Devis

Located in Bath, Somerset

At the completion of his apprenticeship Quantz was able to play most of the principle string instruments and the oboe and trumpet. In 1716 Quantz accepted an invitation to join the...

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18th Century English School Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas, Oil

HERMANNUS COLLENIUS - A Portrait of an Elegant Couple Making Music
HERMANNUS COLLENIUS - A Portrait of an Elegant Couple Making Music

HERMANNUS COLLENIUS - A Portrait of an Elegant Couple Making Music

By Hermannus Collenius

Located in Hilversum, NL

Highlights are reflected in the gilt birdcage, the auricular mouldings of the picture fames, in the glass and metalware and in the smoothly polished wooden surface of the large strin...

Category

18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas

Rare Chinese Zither, China, Late 19th Century
Rare Chinese Zither, China, Late 19th Century

Rare Chinese Zither, China, Late 19th Century

Unavailable

H 24.02 in W 13.78 in D 1.58 in

Rare Chinese Zither, China, Late 19th Century

Located in Paris, FR

Rare Chinese zither or ghzheng is a traditional Chinese plucked string musical instrument of the family of table zithers - Guzheng has been introduced in other countries and has bec...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Pre-Columbian Antique String Instrument

Chinese Antique Scholar's Chest, Bookcase
Chinese Antique Scholar's Chest, Bookcase

Chinese Antique Scholar's Chest, Bookcase

Unavailable

H 48 in W 67 in D 17.5 in

Chinese Antique Scholar's Chest, Bookcase

Located in SOMIS, CA

Lower left front of the chest depicts a scholar in the bamboo forest playing the string music instrument Gu Zhen, an expression of sophistication.

Category

19th Century Chinese Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood

Russian Antique Brooch Mandoline or Domra with Enamel, 1910s
Russian Antique Brooch Mandoline or Domra with Enamel, 1910s

Russian Antique Brooch Mandoline or Domra with Enamel, 1910s

Located in Antwerp, BE

Period: ca. 1910 Source of inspiration: Musical instruments Theme: Mandoline, or perhaps more likely the four string domra.

Category

Early 20th Century Russian Late Victorian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Gold

Antique Orientalist Oil Painting Depicting Female Playing Stringed Instrument
Antique Orientalist Oil Painting Depicting Female Playing Stringed Instrument

Antique Orientalist Oil Painting Depicting Female Playing Stringed Instrument

Located in New York, NY

Our antique oil on canvas from the Orientalist period, 13 1/2 by 19 1/4 inches, depicts a female playing a small stringed instrument, wearing yellow scarf with blue, red and green st...

Category

Late 19th Century Antique String Instrument

Materials

Canvas

Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victorian tiger maple violin and wood case with mother of pearl inlaid bow, Salvatore Durro, Antonio Stradivarius, label as photographed, string instrument, 19th century M...

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19th Century European Victorian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Wood, Maple

19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin
19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin

19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin

By Rouen

Located in Dallas, TX

Place this beautiful stringed instrument in a music room or on a bookshelf for a touch of old world elegance.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Faience

Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments
Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments

Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments

Located in London, GB

The set comprises four stringed instruments and a grand piano. The stringed instruments are all set on square turquoise plinths.

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique String Instrument

Materials

Silver

Pair of Carved Wood Asian Geishas Sculptures
Pair of Carved Wood Asian Geishas Sculptures

Pair of Carved Wood Asian Geishas Sculptures

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Lovely female sculptures of Geishas, one plays a flute while the other strums a string instrument. Smaller of the pair is 39.5 H, 13 W.

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19th Century Japanese Antique String Instrument

Framed 18th Century French Wallpaper, Exotic Scene
Framed 18th Century French Wallpaper, Exotic Scene

Framed 18th Century French Wallpaper, Exotic Scene

Located in Doylestown, PA

soldier on horseback and a maiden playing a stringed instrument. Behind glass.  

Category

18th Century French Antique String Instrument

Materials

Paper

Antique Italian Cared Marble Portrait Bust of Boy with Gambusi by A. Cipriani
Antique Italian Cared Marble Portrait Bust of Boy with Gambusi by A. Cipriani

Antique Italian Cared Marble Portrait Bust of Boy with Gambusi by A. Cipriani

By Adolfo Cipriani

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Italian carved marble portrait sculpture depicts bust of a boy with his gambusi (musical guitar-like string instrument), signed on back A. Ciprianin, circa 1880 Measures: ...

Category

19th Century Italian Antique String Instrument

Materials

Marble

A Japanese  Momento Mori Ivory Carving of Musicians
A Japanese  Momento Mori Ivory Carving of Musicians

A Japanese Momento Mori Ivory Carving of Musicians

Located in Austin, TX

Two play horns, while one strums a stringed instrument. They all stand on a raised ivory platform with carved geometric designs.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique String Instrument

Chinese Female Attendant with Qin Bronze Waist Charm
Chinese Female Attendant with Qin Bronze Waist Charm

Chinese Female Attendant with Qin Bronze Waist Charm

Located in Chicago, IL

Originally cherished as a lucky waist charm, this figure of a robed female musician holds a qin, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument representing the union of heaven, earth and...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique String Instrument

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Pair of Franz Bergman Cold Painted Gypsy Musicians, 19th Century
Pair of Franz Bergman Cold Painted Gypsy Musicians, 19th Century

Pair of Franz Bergman Cold Painted Gypsy Musicians, 19th Century

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A delightful pair antique Austrian cold painted bronze figures of gypsy musicians both lying on their sides, a woman wearing a skirt and headdress and holding a tambourine and a man ...

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1870s Antique String Instrument

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