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Cello Study
Cello Study

Cello Study

By Andre Kertesz

Located in New York, NY

The tensile geometry of this composition is entirely of a piece with the essential components of the cello: the strings stretched taut over the bridge, creating a vertical thrust tha...

Category

1920s Cello Antique

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Modernist Wooden Cello Case
Modernist Wooden Cello Case

Modernist Wooden Cello Case

Located in Pawtucket, RI

Interesting modernist, cubist handmade wood cello case from the 1900-1920s. Great folk art object with dovetail joinery and replete with old traveling stickers and name plate of owner.

Category

Early 20th Century German Modern Cello Antique

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century French Black Patinated Cello Case
Early 20th Century French Black Patinated Cello Case

Early 20th Century French Black Patinated Cello Case

Located in High Point, NC

This early 20th century French cello case presents a striking blend of sculptural form and utilitarian craftsmanship.

Category

Early 20th Century French Cello Antique

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Cello Cases on Modern Stands
Pair of Antique Cello Cases on Modern Stands

Pair of Antique Cello Cases on Modern Stands

Located in Water Mill, NY

Similar pair of antique wood cello cases on custom-made modern stands, placed as sculptures.

Category

19th Century Unknown Cello Antique

18th century Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763
18th century Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763

18th century Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763

Located in Bilzen, BE

"Cello By Carl Friedrich Lippold – Neukirchen, 1763" Authentic 18th-century cello made by Carl Friedrich Lippold, a respected luthier from Neukirchen, Saxony, dated 1763.

Category

1760s German Other Cello Antique

Materials

Wood

1890s French Wooden Cello Case with Modernist Cubist Design
1890s French Wooden Cello Case with Modernist Cubist Design

1890s French Wooden Cello Case with Modernist Cubist Design

Located in High Point, NC

This 1890s French wooden cello case is a rare and sculptural example of early modernist, almost proto-Cubist design.

Category

Late 19th Century French Cello Antique

Materials

Wood

Superb Quality Lyre Back Revolving Harpist/Cello Music Chair
Superb Quality Lyre Back Revolving Harpist/Cello Music Chair

Superb Quality Lyre Back Revolving Harpist/Cello Music Chair

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Superb Quality Lyre Back Revolving Harpist/Cello Music Chair This is a really lovely fine quality Lyre back chair, the back has a very fine decorative cartouche and the seat has bee...

Category

Early 1900s Edwardian Cello Antique

Materials

Walnut

Antique Staffordshire Colonial Monkey Playing Cello Toby Pitcher Jug 12"
Antique Staffordshire Colonial Monkey Playing Cello Toby Pitcher Jug 12"

Antique Staffordshire Colonial Monkey Playing Cello Toby Pitcher Jug 12"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique 19th century English Staffordshire ceramic anthropomorphic toby jug / pitcher in the shape of a monkey dressed in British colonial clothing and playing the cello. Dimensions...

Category

19th Century Victorian Cello Antique

Materials

Porcelain

Cat Musician Playing Cello Base Kitten Rare Austrian Vienna Bronze Antique
Cat Musician Playing Cello Base Kitten Rare Austrian Vienna Bronze Antique

Cat Musician Playing Cello Base Kitten Rare Austrian Vienna Bronze Antique

Located in New York, NY

THIS IS A SUPERB ANTIQUE AUSTRIAN VIENNA BRONZE OF A CAT OR KITTEN MUSICIAN PLAYING A CELLO OR BASE. THE BRONZE DATES TO THE LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND IS A MASTERPIECE OF ...

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Gilded Age Cello Antique

Materials

Bronze

Charming 19th-Century Lithograph – Anton von Werner Playing the Cello, c. 1890
Charming 19th-Century Lithograph – Anton von Werner Playing the Cello, c. 1890

Charming 19th-Century Lithograph – Anton von Werner Playing the Cello, c. 1890

Located in Langweer, NL

Charming 19th-Century Lithograph – Anton von Werner Playing the Cello, c. 1890 Description: This finely executed color lithograph, titled “Anton von Werner beim Cellospiel” (Anton v...

Category

1890s Cello Antique

Materials

Paper

Barometer Regulates and Base in Semi-Precious Stone Representing a Cello Player
Barometer Regulates and Base in Semi-Precious Stone Representing a Cello Player

Barometer Regulates and Base in Semi-Precious Stone Representing a Cello Player

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Barometer regulates and base in semi-precious stone representing a Cello player in antique. Measures: H 20cm, W 10cm.

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Cello Antique

Materials

Metal

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

A well-made and quite charming miniature cello of typical form retaining its original custom velvet lined case complete with the original bow.

Category

Early 20th Century French Cello Antique

Materials

Ebony, Maple

Early 20th Century Large Case for a Upright Bass or Cello by C A Taylor Chicago
Early 20th Century Large Case for a Upright Bass or Cello by C A Taylor Chicago

Early 20th Century Large Case for a Upright Bass or Cello by C A Taylor Chicago

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Amazing trunk / case for an upright bass or a large cello Simply an incredible piece of Industrial art that can be used as a prop in many settings.

Category

1910s American Industrial Cello Antique

Materials

Steel, Iron

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

Each of these is presented on square turquoise plinth bases for display. The cello is executed entirely in silver, with engraved and applied ornament, and is likewise raised on a mat...

Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Rococo Cello Antique

Materials

Silver

Antique Adjustable Lighted Music Stand
Antique Adjustable Lighted Music Stand

Antique Adjustable Lighted Music Stand

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

From an estate of a Bass and Cello player. Adjustable swing arm as well as tilting tray and lighting source.

Category

Early 20th Century Other Cello Antique

Materials

Brass

Austrian School Early 19th Century Oil - The Courting Couple
Austrian School Early 19th Century Oil - The Courting Couple

Austrian School Early 19th Century Oil - The Courting Couple

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming society scene depicting a young courting couple being serenaded by a gentleman playing the cello. The artist captures the fine details of the luxurious interior, with a la...

Category

Early 19th Century Cello Antique

Materials

Oil

19th Century French Overdoor Painting, The Cellist
19th Century French Overdoor Painting, The Cellist

19th Century French Overdoor Painting, The Cellist

Located in Dallas, TX

More information coming soon… Originally a French overdoor from the 1800s. this beautiful painting depicts an elegant woman holding a cello. The cellist, who is sitting in a golden...

Category

19th Century French Cello Antique

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Les Trois Musiciens - Impressionist Figurartive Oil by Henry Caro Delvaille
Les Trois Musiciens - Impressionist Figurartive Oil by Henry Caro Delvaille

Les Trois Musiciens - Impressionist Figurartive Oil by Henry Caro Delvaille

By Henry Caro-Delvaille

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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...

Category

1910s Impressionist Cello Antique

Materials

Oil, Panel

Becquet
Becquet

Becquet

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Plano, TX

This is an exceptionally rich impression with an historically important provenance Whistler's portrait captures the musician's direct gaze and suggests that the musician and his ins...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Impressionist Cello Antique

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

19th C. Genre Scene Oil on Canvas Painting “A Heavenly Recital” by J. Bernstein
19th C. Genre Scene Oil on Canvas Painting “A Heavenly Recital” by J. Bernstein

19th C. Genre Scene Oil on Canvas Painting “A Heavenly Recital” by J. Bernstein

Located in Dallas, TX

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.

Category

Late 19th Century German Cello Antique

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Virgin Mary with Christ Child & Angel Musicians – German Chromolithograph, 1900
Virgin Mary with Christ Child & Angel Musicians – German Chromolithograph, 1900

Virgin Mary with Christ Child & Angel Musicians – German Chromolithograph, 1900

Located in Langweer, NL

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...

Category

Early 20th Century German Cello Antique

Materials

Paper

Antique Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn
Antique Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn

Antique Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn

Located in Langweer, NL

The portrait showcases a full-length view of Haydn. A music stand and cello beside him suggests that he is either composing or preparing for a performance.

Category

Late 19th Century Cello Antique

Materials

Paper

Collioure - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
Collioure - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres

Collioure - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres

By Jacques Martin-Ferrières

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

He was inquisitive about everything: he was a musician and played both the cello and piano well; he loved going to the theatre and to concerts where he sketched face after face with ...

Category

1920s Pointillist Cello Antique

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Limoges Enamel on Copper Panel of a Lady in Frame
Limoges Enamel on Copper Panel of a Lady in Frame

Limoges Enamel on Copper Panel of a Lady in Frame

Located in London, GB

A very fine Limoges enamel panel of a young woman sitting by her bed with desk and cello. Superb quality enamel, early 20th century and signed by the artist, Poujol, Limoges.

Category

1910s French Cello Antique

Materials

Copper, Enamel

LATE 19th CENTURY PORCELAIN SCULPTURE GROUP "MUSIC SCENE"
LATE 19th CENTURY PORCELAIN SCULPTURE GROUP "MUSIC SCENE"

LATE 19th CENTURY PORCELAIN SCULPTURE GROUP "MUSIC SCENE"

Located in Firenze, FI

The musician, sitting on a stool, is immersed in the act of playing the cello, wearing typical eighteenth-century clothes, with a jacket decorated with blue flowers.

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Cello Antique

Materials

Porcelain

French Louis XV Style Bronze Double Inkwell
French Louis XV Style Bronze Double Inkwell

French Louis XV Style Bronze Double Inkwell

Located in Queens, NY

French Louis XV-style (19th Century) bronze double inkwell with trophy caps and cupid playing the cello on a white onyx base.

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Cello Antique

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock
Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock

Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock

By The Perivale British Clock Company

Located in Dereham, GB

Victorian Novelty Gilded brass Mantel Clock Circular Dial Clock, Bevelled Glass, 6cm Diameter Cream & Gilded face, Centre with Winged cherub on chariot being pulled by two dragon...

Category

1880s English Rococo Cello Antique

Materials

Brass

Primitive Antique Painted Wooden Cutlery Caddy Decorative Tray
Primitive Antique Painted Wooden Cutlery Caddy Decorative Tray

Primitive Antique Painted Wooden Cutlery Caddy Decorative Tray

Located in Forney, TX

Hand-crafted of reclaimed wood, rectangular shaped divided tray with cutout handle, and one exterior side impressed "6 White Figs" "Pure Proof Cello?" Dimensions: (approx) 11.25"...

Category

19th Century American Country Cello Antique

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Monkey Band Austrian Vienna Bronze 9 Piece Antique circa 1900 Drum Violin Horn
Monkey Band Austrian Vienna Bronze 9 Piece Antique circa 1900 Drum Violin Horn

Monkey Band Austrian Vienna Bronze 9 Piece Antique circa 1900 Drum Violin Horn

Located in New York, NY

THE BAND INCLUDES THE CONDUCTOR WITH MUSIC STAND, DRUM, VIOLIN, TRUMPET, CELLO OR BASE, CYMBALS, FRENCH HORN OR TUBA AND FLUTE.

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Victorian Cello Antique

Materials

Bronze

Alphonse Mucha Zdenka Cerny 1913 Lithograph (Rare and Large)
Alphonse Mucha Zdenka Cerny 1913 Lithograph (Rare and Large)

Alphonse Mucha Zdenka Cerny 1913 Lithograph (Rare and Large)

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Dallas, TX

While "the Art Nouveau ornamentation is virtually absent, other than a circle of stylized fleurs-de-lis in white behind Zdenka, and a similar white-outline garland around her cello,"...

Category

1910s Art Nouveau Cello Antique

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

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

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

Located in PARIS, FR

Charming pair of paintings representing young women in well-off interiors during their music lesson, one illustrating a singing lesson and the other a Cello lesson. The theme of t...

Category

1840s French Cello Antique

Materials

Canvas

Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas
Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas

Heinz Pinggera, "Music Recital for the Cardinal" Oil on Canvas

By Heinz Pinggera

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The interior 18th century rococo scene depicting a seated Cardinal or Bishop surrounded by a group of aristocrats at trio concert with a lady playing the pianoforte, a standing man p...

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Cello Antique

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

La Lecia /a Son Directeur  --Presentation Copy - Unique One Of A Kind
La Lecia /a Son Directeur  --Presentation Copy - Unique One Of A Kind

La Lecia /a Son Directeur --Presentation Copy - Unique One Of A Kind

Located in New York, NY

His other compositions include several secular cantatas, the symphonic poem Macbeth, a concertino for oboe and orchestra, a number of choral works, and music for solo organ, piano, v...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Cello Antique

Materials

Watercolor

Fleurs sur une table - Post Impressionist Still Life by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres
Fleurs sur une table - Post Impressionist Still Life by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres

Fleurs sur une table - Post Impressionist Still Life by Jacques Martin-Ferrieres

By Jacques Martin-Ferrières

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

He was inquisitive about everything: he was a musician and played both the cello and piano well; he loved going to the theatre and to concerts where he sketched face after face with ...

Category

1910s Post-Impressionist Cello Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Glass and Marble Mantel Clock
Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Glass and Marble Mantel Clock

Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Glass and Marble Mantel Clock

Located in London, GB

The putto is depicted semi-nude, leaning forwards to play a cello. His eyes are closed, making him appear completely absorbed in his music.

Category

1880s French Neoclassical Cello Antique

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

J. Becquet, Sculptor
J. Becquet, Sculptor

J. Becquet, Sculptor

By James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Becquet is depicted playing a cello. J. Becquet, sculptor was the only portrait published with the 'Thames Set' in 1871 and clearly it has nothing whatsoever to do with the Thames!

Category

19th Century Impressionist Cello Antique

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece
18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece

18th Century Italian Capodimonte White Glazez Porcelain Figural Centerpiece

Located in Firenze, IT

Six putti are sculpted on branches' trunk, each of which plays an instrument: the guitar, tambourine, trumpet, a Cello to symbolize the allegory of music and a female figurine is put...

Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Cello Antique

Materials

Porcelain

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. He is generally considered the most signi...

Category

Early 20th Century German Cello Antique

Materials

Paper

18th Century Cello Cabinet
18th Century Cello Cabinet

18th Century Cello Cabinet

Unavailable|$6,700

18th Century Cello Cabinet

Located in Toronto, ON

Simple and minimal cello cabinet in bare pine. Well inscribed by various caretakers.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Belgian Rustic Cello Antique

Antique Victorian Scottish Silver Cello Agate circa 1860 Brooch
Antique Victorian Scottish Silver Cello Agate circa 1860 Brooch

Antique Victorian Scottish Silver Cello Agate circa 1860 Brooch

Located in Lancaster, Lancashire

The cello’s body has been sculpted in Sterling Silver delicately engraved with flowing patterns leading inwards towards the strings.

Category

1860s British Victorian Cello Antique

Materials

Agate, Sterling Silver

18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello
18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello

18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello

By Balthasar Denner

Located in Bath, Somerset

The sitter, seated in a yellow silk gown trimmed with a pink bow playing the cello, is believed to be the artist Balthazar Denner's eldest daughter Catharina (1715-1744), after his m...

Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Cello Antique

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Concert d'amateurs.
Concert d'amateurs.

Concert d'amateurs.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

This print is shwing a group of people playing music: flute, violin cello, harpsichord. Made by Noel after own design.

Category

1820s Cello Antique

Materials

Etching

18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Tall Case Clock
18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Tall Case Clock

18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Tall Case Clock

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine 18th century French Louis XVI walnut regulateur, the arched hood with outstepped rounded cornice above a shaped glazed door, the enameled dial with Roman and Arabic numerals w...

Category

18th Century French Cello Antique

Materials

Steel

German Neoclassical 1920s Floor Lamp
German Neoclassical 1920s Floor Lamp

German Neoclassical 1920s Floor Lamp

Located in Hudson, NY

Very unusual and flamboyant German floor lamp in walnut having an octagonal pole with four craved anthemion leaves capital and a bronze fitting featuring four cupids playing violin, ...

Category

1920s German Art Deco Cello Antique

Materials

Bronze

Solimene Eglise de St. Paul a Naples.

Solimene Eglise de St. Paul a Naples.

By Jean Claude Richard Abbe de Saint-Non

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

It shows: two angels (one with cello/viola da gamba, the other holding a song-book), with two dancing women below them.

Category

1770s Cello Antique

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Four still lifes with musical instruments
Four still lifes with musical instruments

Four still lifes with musical instruments

By Cristoforo Munari

Located in Milano, IT

Cristoforo Munari (Reggio Emilia, 1667 - Piva, 1720) and workshop “Cello, two lutes, small apples and sheet music”, 52x69 cm “Guitar, mandola, jug, peaches and score”, 51x68 cm “Sti...

Category

1710s Old Masters Cello Antique

Materials

Oil

French Grand Piano Mercier Louis XV Ormolu Bronzes Marquetry Mahogany Rosewood
French Grand Piano Mercier Louis XV Ormolu Bronzes Marquetry Mahogany Rosewood

French Grand Piano Mercier Louis XV Ormolu Bronzes Marquetry Mahogany Rosewood

By Mercier Freres

Located in Ettlingen, DE

He especially admired the operas of Vincenzo Bellini and especially the tenor Giovanni Battista Rubini, whose singing style he adapted as a model for his cello playing. In addition, ...

Category

19th Century French Louis XV Cello Antique

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

George IV Rosewood Music Stand
George IV Rosewood Music Stand

George IV Rosewood Music Stand

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB

As a music stand it would be good for use with a cello or classical guitar. The table is in very good original condition with fine detail to the rosewood grain.

Category

19th Century British Cello Antique

Materials

Rosewood

Rare Pair of Allegorical Bronze Figures Attributed to Valadier, Rome, circa 1780
Rare Pair of Allegorical Bronze Figures Attributed to Valadier, Rome, circa 1780

Rare Pair of Allegorical Bronze Figures Attributed to Valadier, Rome, circa 1780

By Luigi Valadier 1

Located in London, GB

The figure holding the Cello represents Music and the other with the Hammer and the Belvedere Torso by her feet, represents Sculpture.

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Cello Antique

Materials

Bronze

Regency Lyre Tall Case Block and Shell Clock
Regency Lyre Tall Case Block and Shell Clock

Regency Lyre Tall Case Block and Shell Clock

By David Greig

Located in Providence, RI

Not only is there dramatic lyre form, almost like a cello, but a magnificently figured block with exuberant shell above.

Category

19th Century Australian Regency Cello Antique

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

19th Century Cello Stool by C.H.Hare in Original Buttoned Velvet
19th Century Cello Stool by C.H.Hare in Original Buttoned Velvet

19th Century Cello Stool by C.H.Hare in Original Buttoned Velvet

Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire

A beautiful original Cello stool by C.H.Hare that dismantles for storage or ease of transport.

Category

1890s English Cello Antique

Materials

Brass, Iron

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