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Masken (Masks) — German Expressionism, Bauhaus
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
pianist. He studied violin with his father, and he was performing in public by the age of 12. However, he
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1920s Bauhaus Antique Violins

Materials

Woodcut

Gilt Bronze and Parquetry Standing Clock by Kahn in the Régence Style
By E. Kahn
Located in London, GB
Measures: Height 262cm, width 62cm, depth 17cm This beautiful longcase clock is of elongated violin body
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Early 20th Century French Régence Antique Violins

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Da - Da I — German Expressionism, Rare
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
a singer and pianist. He studied violin with his father, and he was performing in public by the age
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1920s Bauhaus Antique Violins

Materials

Woodcut

19th Century landscape animal oil painting of sheep with lambs
By Claude Cardon
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
also taught him to play the violin. Like other members of his family, he painted animals, specialising
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19th Century Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Pair of Large French 19th Century Chandeliers
Located in Montreal, QC
and violin shaped crystals, with gilt bronze drip pans and nozzles. These were originally made for
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1870s French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Brass, Iron

Untitled (Figurative Abstraction of Isadora Duncan #7)
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
was like music. When she moved, it was like the sound of violins; she was the Walt Whitman of women.”
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1910s American Modern Antique Violins

Materials

Pencil

Early 20th Century Gilt Metal Thai Khon Dancer
Located in Dallas, TX
, to the sound of the violin and some other instruments. The dancers are masked and armed, and
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Early 20th Century Thai Country Antique Violins

Materials

Metal

Important Early 20th Century Silver Kiddush cup by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
violin in order to earn his living. He returned to Bialystok and illustrated the Zionist journal The
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1910s Israeli Art Nouveau Antique Violins

Materials

Silver

Early 19th Century Set of Four Trompe-L’Oeil Oil Paintings on Marble with Putti
Located in Palm Desert, CA
bagpipes and a shepherd's crook, while Serious Music is symbolized by a violin, Pan pipes, and trumpets
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Early 19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Marble

Antique French Belle Époque Rococo Style Bracket Clock by Henry Dasson
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
indices, each painted with Roman numerals. The case itself is of violin shape, with ornate Rococo style
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Violins

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Ormolu

Pair of Antique Terracotta Statues, Paris, circa 1880
By Gossin Frères Manufactory
Located in Dallas, TX
wheel that rubs against the strings. The sound can be compared to that of a violin. Place this
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Late 19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Terracotta

"Playing in Parts": A 19th Century James Gillray Hand-colored Musical Caricature
By James Gillray
Located in Alamo, CA
, bald man plays the violin. Guests in attendance are in the background, including a pretty young woman
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Early 19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Etching

Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XVI St. Mahogany Bonheurs Du Jours
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pull. The doors have mirrored central inlays of a violin, sheet music and other musical instruments
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Carrara Marble, Ormolu

Mid-19th Century French Bronze Entitled "Old Man Odry" by Christophe Fratin
By Christophe Fratin
Located in London, GB
playing a violin, the barrel can be opened halfway to form a container. The surface with excellent mid to
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Study of a Fate at mid-body, a red chalk attributed to Giovanni da San Giovanni
Located in PARIS, FR
violin in her hand, in the fresco representing The Muses, the Poets and the Philosophers chased from
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Violins

Materials

Chalk

Rosenlaube - Etching by Bruno Héroux - 1909
By Bruno Héroux
Located in Roma, IT
representing an enchanted garden in which a man is playing the violin, executing a Brahm's lied for to his
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Early 1900s Symbolist Antique Violins

Materials

Etching

Kriegsnotspende für Leipzig - Etching by Bruno Héroux - 1916
By Bruno Héroux
Located in Roma, IT
representing an enchanted garden in which a man is playing the violin, executing a Brahm's lied for to his
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1910s Symbolist Antique Violins

Materials

Lithograph

Meissen Bucolic Festival Figurines Cherubs Couple Musicians Acier, C 59, 1870
By Michel Victor Acier 1
Located in Vienna, AT
violin ° woman with wine glass and scroll ° round rocky base with Rocaille ornaments existing
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1870s German Rococo Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

Winter Farmyard, 18th Century Oil on Canvas, Figures in Snow Landscape
By George Morland
Located in Prato, IT
at this time, or shortly afterwards, taught himself to play the violin. He made also an effort, and a
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Late 18th Century English Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Louis XV Style Kingwood Bureau de Dame by Alphonse Giroux et Cie
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Montreal, QC
automaton of a violin player seated on a barrel and a lavishly detailed lifelike doll wearing a regal gown
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Maurice de Vlaminck - Original Handsigned Etching
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
born in Paris, in 1876, and was born in to a family of famous musicians. He learned to play violin, and
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1920s Modern Antique Violins

Materials

Etching

Maurice de Vlaminck - Paris Souflot Street - Original Etching
By Maurice de Vlaminck
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
musicians. He learned to play violin, and was taught by his father in his late teens. He turned his
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1920s Modern Antique Violins

Materials

Etching

French 18th Century Trumeau Mirror
Located in New York, NY
violin stringed with metal wires, a tambourine, and other musical instruments suspended from a ribbon
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Violins

Materials

Wire

Late 19th Century Diamond Brooch
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century diamond brooch, finely modelled in the form of a violin, the body
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1890s French Late Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Diamond, Rose Gold, Silver, 14k Gold, 9k Gold

Violin Lock
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Functioning Mexican violin padlock. Late 19th century hand-forged violin padlock. Made in Mexico
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19th Century Mexican Antique Violins

Materials

Iron

17th. Century Violin
Located in Perth, GB
17th century violin possibly Italian. Dendrochronology says some of the timber is 17th century
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17th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Folk Art Violin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming folk art violin with case. Perfect gift for the musician in your life!
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Early 20th Century American Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Violin player studying music
By Leo Primavesi
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Leo Primavesi (1871 Cologne - after 1937 ): The blue hour Violin players studying music, 1899
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19th Century Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Violin, Fritz Mönnig Markneukirchen, 1923
By Fritz Mönnig
Located in Ceske Mezirici, CZ
This extremely nice violin was made by Fritz Mönnig about the year 1923 in Markneukirchen in
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1920s German Mid-Century Modern Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

19th Century French "Violin" Gueridon
Located in Round Top, TX
Stunning 19th century French mahogany "Violin" gueridon.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Mahogany

Figure of a Violin Player
Located in Litchfield, CT
violin shares many qualities and characteristics to the works of Charles Dodge, New York (1806-1886). The
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Violins

Pair of Violin Back Side Chairs
Located in Plainville, KS
Seat depth: 16"; Seat height: 17"
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19th Century Belgian Antique Violins

19th Century German Black Wood Violin Case
Located in Antwerp, BE
German ebonized wood violin case, circa 1880. Elegant shaped case with bentwood trim edging. The
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Late 19th Century German Antique Violins

Original Antique Advertising Poster Kubelik Estoma Chanternelle Violin Strings
Located in London, GB
tightening the strings of his violin against a yellow background. Artwork by Alexander Jakesch (1862-1934
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1920s Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Sepia Oil on board of girl playing violin in cathedral
Located in Charleston, SC
Sepia Oil on board painting. Probably Scottish.
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19th Century Scottish Antique Violins

Materials

Board

17th Century Painting Oil on Canvas Italian "the Violin Player", 1638
Located in Torino, Torino
The violin player La Musicante - Bernardo Strozzi (and Studio) Bernardo Strozzi, known as the
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17th Century Italian Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas

Charming 19th Century French Bronze of the Young Mozart Tuning His Violin
By Louis Ernest Barrias
Located in London, GB
A charming 19th century French bronze of the Young Mozart tuning his violin on his knee. This is
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1880s French Renaissance Revival Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Portrait Of Claude Tryon With A Violin -20th century, oil, portrait painting
Located in York, North Yorkshire
A Portrait of Claude Tryon (d.1949),holding a violin .This is a painting of the artists son in law
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1920s Contemporary Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

18th Century Louis XV Regency Violin Gilt-Wood Console, Breche D alep Marble Top
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
This hard to find Louis XV Period Violin Console ( look at the "Knee" to understand the designation
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Marble

Untitled - A Violin player plays the crowd near the entrance of an inn.
By Adriaen van Ostade
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Printdrawing by Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, on laid paper. A printdrawing is a work of art made to simulate a drawing, using a combination of graphical techniques including roulette, ...
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1760s Northern Renaissance Antique Violins

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

Meissen Girl Playing Harp (Girl Orchestra Series)
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Altrincham, GB
Meissen Girl playing violin from the ‘Girl Orchestra’ series by J.J Kaendler circa 1757. Circa
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Early 19th Century German Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze and Marble Sculpture
Located in Lincoln, GB
Bronze sculpture of an angel is playing a violin with gilt detail. The shaped rouge marble base is
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1870s Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Bronze

19th Century English Fruitwood Windsor Chair, Fiddleback Splat
Located in Port Chester, NY
of a violin, typical of the Queen Anne style, although this piece is mid 19th Century, so later
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Violins

Materials

Fruitwood

Elegant Pair of Louis XV Style Armchairs in Christian Lacroix Black Silk, Butter
Located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, FR
arched legs, violin backrest, hugging the back well. Foam cushion filled with Christian Lacroix silk
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Oak

18th Century Hand-Carved Baroque Console Table
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Antique 18th Century Violin-Shaped Center Table console with Carved Natural Wood Apron Shelf. At
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Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Oak

Original Antique French Advertising Poster The Frisco Theatre Play Louis Galice
Located in London, GB
artist Louis Galice (1864-1935) of a lady in a fashionable red dress and white hat carrying a violin case
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Early 1900s Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee Railway Travel Poster Vichy Golf
By Roger Broders
Located in London, GB
on the yellow sky background and diagonally below with illustrations of a violin and music notes, a
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1920s Antique Violins

Materials

Paper

Large Table Mirror in Sterling Silver 19th Century
Located in charmes, FR
Large table mirror violin-shaped bridge in blackened wood and brass net, with a perimeter in
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1860s French Antique Violins

Materials

Silver

Fixture in the Style of Industrial Steampunk
Located in Vancouver, BC
Industrial Steampunk inspired fixture. Five arms, each bearing an Edison bulb - fitted with violin
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1910s North American Industrial Antique Violins

19th century Oil Painting on Board
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Very fine oil painting of a violin, together with sheet music painted on board. This painting was
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19th Century Unknown Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Tall Narrow Pair of Architectural Carved Panels With Music Theme
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking pair of tall white carved wood columns with musical themed carvings of violins and
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19th Century Unknown Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Four still lifes with musical instruments
By Cristoforo Munari
Located in Milano, IT
, lute, trumpet, flute and score”, 52x69 cm “Violins, lute, lily, lemons and sheet music” 51x69 cm This
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1710s Old Masters Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Concert d amateurs.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
, violin cello, harpsichord. Made by Noel after own design. We could not identify this engraver; maybe
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1820s Antique Violins

Materials

Etching

Linen Press
Located in New York, NY
Satinwood and olive wood inlay depicting a violin, sheet music and horns on the paneled doors
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Violins

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Very Rare Musical Composition in Trompe L oeil, Late 19th Century, France
Located in Paris, FR
Very rare and unique musical composition in Trompe L'oeil, of a violin and scores of Editions
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Large Regence Coin de Feu "à la reine"
Located in Geneva, CH
Large natural-carved beechwood coin de feu "à la reine". The large violin-shaped backrest carved
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18th Century and Earlier French Régence Antique Violins

German Neoclassical 1920s Floor Lamp
Located in Hudson, NY
anthemion leaves capital and a bronze fitting featuring four cupids playing violin, cello and flutes while
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1920s German Art Deco Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Violins For Sale on 1stDibs

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

How Much are Antique Violins?

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