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Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
Located in Vancouver, BC
women with their stringed instruments. The subject matter and style of painting was common throughout
Category
1730s Romantic Antique String Instrument
Materials
Oil
Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen
Zurich Orient Carpets
By Emile Cardinaux
Located in London, GB
Switzerland featuring an Oriental style design depicting a lady playing music on a stringed instrument and a
Category
1920s Antique String Instrument
Materials
Paper
$7,484
H 50.4 in W 35.83 in
Marble Bust of Sapho
Located in Woodbury, CT
shoulder and continuing over the stringed instrument, the neck of which is broken and missing. Repairs to
Category
Late 19th Century Antique String Instrument
Materials
Marble
Large Decorative Islamic Qajar/Ottoman Underglaze Moulded Pottery Tile
Located in Haslemere, GB
women in the Qajar period and the themes of dance and music. A musician plays the Tar (stringed
Category
19th Century West Asian Islamic Antique String Instrument
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$9,525
H 15.5 in W 14 in D 2 in
Pair of 12th Century Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures
Located in Mosman Park, AU
celestial musicians. One holding a stringed instrument with head turned to the right and the other playing a
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Sandstone
Fireback, Second Empire
Located in Gembloux, BE
Architectures de l'Antiquite. I the center is the 'Lyre', a string-instrument known for its use in Greek
Category
1860s French Empire Revival Antique String Instrument
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Paste Lyre Heart Locket 9 Carat Gold Back and Front
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
in the shape of a lovely Lyre which is a classical Greek string instrument and symbol of Apollo - God
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique String Instrument
Materials
9k Gold
Still life with musical instruments (pair)
Located in Zürich, CH
manufacture of stringed instruments, naturally disposed the Bergamo artists to specialize in still lifes on a
Category
17th Century Antique String Instrument
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Bronze Table Lamps in the Form of Classical Grecian Figures
Located in Suffolk, GB
, one holding a chelys which was a stringed instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greek period
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique String Instrument
Materials
Bronze
$2,578 / set
H 17 in W 9 in D 9 in
HERMANNUS COLLENIUS - A Portrait of an Elegant Couple Making Music
By Hermannus Collenius
Located in Hilversum, NL
in the smoothly polished wooden surface of the large stringed instrument. The dark green curtain
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique String Instrument
Materials
Canvas
$95,100
H 39.45 in W 52.6 in D 3.94 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
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Pre-Columbian Antique String Instrument
Chinese Antique Scholar
s Chest, Bookcase
Located in SOMIS, CA
playing the string music instrument Gu Zhen, an expression of sophistication. On the right a pot of
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique String Instrument
Materials
Wood
Russian Antique Brooch Mandoline or Domra with Enamel, 1910s
Located in Antwerp, BE
brooch, starting from the stringed musical instrument's head with miniature tuning pegs and via the
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Late Victorian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Gold
Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
, Antonio Stradivarius, label as photographed, string instrument, 19th century
Measure: 22" H x 7.75" W x
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Wood, Maple
$440
H 31.75 in W 9.25 in D 5 in
19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin
By Rouen
Located in Dallas, TX
condition and adorns rich and bright colors. Place this beautiful stringed instrument in a music room or on
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique String Instrument
Materials
Faience
Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments
Located in London, GB
celebrated for its music.
The set comprises four stringed instruments and a grand piano. The stringed
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique String Instrument
Materials
Silver
$16,328 / set
H 6.5 in W 3.15 in D 4.34 in
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
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique String Instrument
Framed 18th Century French Wallpaper, Exotic Scene
Located in Doylestown, PA
? Turkish?) 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
By Adolfo Cipriani
Located in Big Flats, NY
guitar-like string instrument), signed on back A. Ciprianin, circa 1880
Measures: 16" H x 17" W x 8" D
Category
19th Century Italian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Marble
$1,650
H 16 in W 17 in D 8 in
A Japanese Momento Mori Ivory Carving of Musicians
Located in Austin, TX
intricately and realistically carved. Two play horns, while one strums a stringed instrument. They all stand
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique String Instrument
Chinese Female Attendant with Qin Bronze Waist Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional Chinese stringed instrument representing the union of heaven, earth and humankind. Made of cast
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique String Instrument
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Antique 18th early 19th Century Persian Islamic Safavid Cuerda Seca Pottery Tile
Located in Portland, OR
Tar, a stringed instrument of the mid 1700s.
Condition is good, minor nibbles to the edges.
Category
1780s Persian Islamic Antique String Instrument
Materials
Pottery
$750
H 6.75 in W 6.75 in D 0.75 in
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Although we discovered this delightful portrait in France, the dress and the stringed instrument
Category
Early 20th Century Antique String Instrument
Pair of Franz Bergman Cold Painted Gypsy Musicians, 19th Century
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
-like string instrument. Both figures have impressed Bergman marks the lady marked GESCHUTZ and also
Category
1870s Antique String Instrument
$1,524 / set
H 1.78 in W 3.75 in D 1.28 in
Antique 6-String Mahogany, Rosewood
Pine Ukrainian National National Balalaika
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique 6-String Mahogany, Rosewood And Pine Ukrainian National Balalaika C1920
Measures - 26 5/8
Category
Early 20th Century Antique String Instrument
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood, Pine
$280
H 26.75 in W 15 in D 4.5 in
French Antique Theater Backdrop Depicting Austrian Winter Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
her is carrying a musical string instrument on her back. In the background to the left, is a church
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique String Instrument
Inlaid Moorish Settee, probably the Levant, circa 1880 **Sat Sale - 50% OFF**
Located in NYC, NY
abstracted string instruments, and the entire frame with carved and turned details, accented by ivory and
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique String Instrument
$9,450
H 44 in W 77 in D 30 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Brass Musician with Qin Pocket Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
stringed instrument. Made of cast brass circa 1900, the charm was kept close at hand to ensure good fortune
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique String Instrument
Materials
Brass
French Spelter Figure of an Arab Street Musician
Located in Montreal, QC
the past. Playing a long -necked stringed instrument, perhaps a kind of oud, dressed in traditional
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique String Instrument
Materials
Spelter
Mantel Clock in Malachite, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
by a fully sculpted figure of a young woman playing a lyre, with another stringed instrument on the
Category
19th Century Antique String Instrument
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Chinese Lacquered Qin Scroll Table
Located in Chicago, IL
ancient stringed instrument.
Additional Dimensions:
Table Apron to Floor: 26.75"H
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique String Instrument
Materials
Elm
French Hunt Bookcase, circa 1880
Located in Evergreen, CO
with a stringed instrument and an artist's palette; and a lion's face drawer pull among oak leaves and
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique String Instrument
Materials
Oak
Bronze Statue of a Thai Prince Playing Music
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Bronze statue of Prince Pra Apai Manee playing a traditional Asian string instrument called
Category
19th Century Thai Tibetan Antique String Instrument
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Ruyi Ribbon Table
Located in Chicago, IL
qin, a traditional Chinese string instrument. We love the bold contours, graphic use of negative space
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique String Instrument
Materials
Elm
Carl Schmitz-Pleis (1877-1943) - German School Oil, The Music Lesson
Located in Corsham, GB
stringed instrument round a large wooden table. The composition is intimate and warmly lit, set in a cosy
Category
Early 20th Century Antique String Instrument
Materials
Oil
$934
H 27.56 in W 31.3 in
French Antique Gold Filigree Necklace
Located in Litchfield, CT
detailed handmade filigree elements. Reminiscent of the shape of early stringed instruments and hiding two
Category
1880s French Antique String Instrument
Materials
18k Gold
Set of Five Bronze Sculptures "Musicians" Attributed Auguste Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Madrid, ES
holding a short rod and an open book and with which appears playing a string instrument (similar to a
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique String Instrument
Materials
Bronze
$4,160 / set
H 9.06 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
Japan Antique Geisha Bijin Photo Album of Beauties Album 1890, 26 Photographs
Located in South Burlington, VT
in Military dress and flag
+ Geisha playing shamisen string instrument
Original paper covered
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique String Instrument
Materials
Paper
$995
H 4.4 in W 6.5 in D 0.75 in
Austrian Silver Cigarette Box Enamel Painting, Chinese Musicians circa 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
country are making music. One of them plays a stringed instrument, being similar to a lute / the second
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique String Instrument
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$2,250
H 0.59 in W 3.93 in D 3.14 in
Set of 16 Solid Silver Musician Models Table Figures Hanau Germany, circa 1900
By Neresheimer
Co.
Located in London, GB
string instruments, horns and drums. There are a pair of conductors holding music books. The figures are
Category
Early 1900s German Renaissance Antique String Instrument
Materials
Silver
$28,575 / set
H 0.4 in W 0.4 in D 0.4 in
Parnell Family Motto
te digna sequere
on 12KGold Fob of Devil Playing Violin
Located in Baltimore, MD
song". Because violins are lightweight and portable, stringed instruments could rile up a crowd in song
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Carnelian, Gold
$2,830
H 1.25 in W 0.63 in D 0.5 in
Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
arms. The group is engaging in a lively dance with drums, cymbals and stringed instruments, set in an
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Antique String Instrument
Materials
Paint, Paper
Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
arms. The group is engaging in a lively dance with drums, cymbals and stringed instruments, set in an
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique String Instrument
Materials
Fabric, Ink, Pigment
Antique French Ebonised Parcel Gilt Harp circa 1780
Located in London, GB
. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophone s (stringed instruments) and has its own sub
Category
1780s French Antique String Instrument
Mechelen bronze bell. 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
classicist influence, based on animals (note the monkey playing a stringed instrument), winged angel heads, a
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique String Instrument
Materials
Bronze, Other
Large Antique Italian Portrait Painting, Woman
Lute Signed Ferroni, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique painting by Egisto Ferroni offers portrait of a young woman with her lute (string
Category
19th Century Italian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,320
H 41.5 in W 23 in D 4 in
1927 Gelas Double-Table Mandolin, Numbered (5947) and Stamped
Located in Ixelles, BE
in plucked string instruments.
2. Career:
• Innovations: In the 1920s, he introduced the double
Category
1920s French Antique String Instrument
Materials
Other
George III Flame Mahogany Breakfront Wardrobe Compactum, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
make the backs of stringed instruments. In 17th century England it was imported from Germany.
In the
Category
1780s English George III Antique String Instrument
Materials
Mahogany
$8,504
H 82.29 in W 85.04 in D 24.41 in
The Dancing Girls of Cairo, Egypt: Original 19th C. Lithograph by David Roberts
By David Roberts
Located in Alamo, CA
sitting musicians on the left, two turban wearing men playing string instruments and an unveiled woman
Category
1840s Realist Antique String Instrument
Materials
Lithograph
$875
H 23.75 in W 16.75 in
Bar Dansant - Montmarte -Post Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting - Elie Pavil
By Elie Anatole Pavil
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
. Behind the dance floor is a band playing string instruments.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Antique String Instrument
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early Italian Watercolor Genre Painting with Women and Children, circa 1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
An early Italian watercolor genre painting depicts a woman playing a stringed musical instrument
Category
19th Century Italian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Wood, Paper
$760
H 18.25 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in
19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Bench, Vanity Stool with Needlepoint Seat
Located in Fayetteville, AR
provides stability. The bench boasts its original needlepoint seat with a central motif of a stringed
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Antique String Instrument
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
$1,495
H 19.5 in W 20 in D 19 in
French Late 18th C. Wooden Decorative Wall Plaque in a Musical Motif (6 ft wide)
Located in Atlanta, GA
string and horn instruments, with serpent, shell, and floral accents. This piece is nicely-sized at just
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique String Instrument
Materials
Wood
$7,700
H 36.5 in W 72.75 in D 3 in
Inlayed String Instrument as Ornamentation/Sculpture
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-461 String instrument with intricate marquetry and beautiful detailing.
I purchased this not an
Category
Late 19th Century Antique String Instrument
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Celempung Musical Instrument from Java, Indonesia
Located in Atlanta, GA
A traditional string musical instrument from Java, late 19th century. This antique celempung from
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique String Instrument
Materials
Metal
Antique Gibson Mandolin-Guitar with Case, circa 1920
By Gibson Guitars
Located in Big Flats, NY
, string instrument, circa 1920
Measures: 26.5" H x 10.25" W x 3.25" D, case: 29" H x 12.25" W x 4" D.
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique String Instrument
Materials
Metal
19th Century Harp Lute Edward Light
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very finely inlaid Harp Lute possiblly by Edward Light. This Fine stringed instrument stands on
Category
19th Century British Antique String Instrument
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