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Italian, Piemonte, Monumental 17th Century Walnut Credenza
Located in Oregon, OR
comparable to a beautiful old Italian painting or violin, although not a Stradivarius it was beautifully
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut

Great White Marble from Carrara Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
front of his text, a putto with a violin and a putto with cymbals) lays on a Baroque sculpture basis
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19th Century Baroque Antique Violins

Meissen Group by Kaendler, Musical Children, circa 1755
By Frederick Kandler, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Geelong, Victoria
‘Aria.’, with various instruments scattered around including a flute, an oboe, French Horn and a violin
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1750s German Rococo Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

Exceptional Regence Caned Oak-Wood Fauteuil
Located in Geneva, CH
Exceptional Regence caned violin-shaped natural and carved-wood fauteuil. The "à la Reine
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18th Century and Earlier French Régence Antique Violins

Art Nouveau Table Mirror by Victor Saglier
By Victor Saglier
Located in Bergen, NL
Art Nouveau table mirror. A violin-shaped frame with poppies. Bronze plated (silvered bronze
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19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Still life with musical instruments (pair)
Located in Zürich, CH
portrait, still life and genre compositions include lutes, violins, flutes, virginals and other Renaissance
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17th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art Deco Child Clown Lamp French Bronze on Spelter, circa 1930 Signed
Located in Blackpool, Lancashire
of bronze . It features a small boy dressed as a clown. In one hand he has a violin and in the other
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Violins

Materials

Spelter

Signed Bronze Figure of a Young Mozart
By Adrien Étienne Gaudez
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A signed bronze figure of a young mozart tuning a violin. The whole on a circular base bearing the
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1880s Neoclassical Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Silver Plated Bronze Table Mirror
Located in Charleston, SC
Napopleon III style violin shaped table mirror with a silvered bronze rocaille decor of scrolled
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Louis XV Giltwood Table de Milieu Center Table with St Laurent Marble
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
is very ornate with flowers, Acanthus leaves, garlands, violin swirls and large medallions. Its
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Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Marble

Blue and Yellow Bowl with Putto Delft, circa 1690
By Delft
Located in ROSSUM, GE
is painted in blue with yellow accents. A dancing and violin-playing putto is depicted in the centre
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Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Mozart
By Maurice de Gheest
Located in West Sussex, GB
holding a music sheet and a violin. Mozart is dressed in a frock coat and is singing. Maurice David
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19th Century Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 18th Century Portuguese Leather Armchairs
Located in Lisbon, PT
generally identified by a massive build and triple feathers on top (mainly chairs), violin shaped back
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Violins

Pair of 18th Century Portuguese Armchairs
Located in Lisbon, PT
massive build and triple feathers on top (mainly chairs), violin shaped back, symmetrical carving or claw
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Violins

Pair of 18th Century Portuguese Leather Chairs
Located in Lisbon, PT
feathers on top (mainly chairs), violin shaped back, symmetrical carving or claw feet.
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Bird’s-Eye Maple and Marquetry Altar and Tabernacle, circa 1850
Located in Napoli, IT
choice by violin makers. Its slight wavy appearance and depth of field, together with good resonating
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1850s European Antique Violins

Materials

Maple

19th Century French Wooden and Brass Trunk, Eugene Laprevotte
Located in London, GB
from France, Lyon whose name plaque is screwed on top. He was a Paris based violin and contra-bass
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Late 19th Century French Antique Violins

Victorian Novelty Cast Silver Punch Judy Booth Pepper Pot
By Henry William Dee
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
by playing an instrument - a drum or a violin — and acted basically as a warm-up act. Sometimes, the
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1870s English Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Silver

Pair of allegorical bronze figures, French Regency period
Located in Paris, FR
violin and a bagpipe. The second, sitting on an armor chest all'antica, is surrounded by weapons, sword
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Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

French School XVIIIth Century "The children in the park" Large Grisaille
By Piat Joseph Sauvage 1
Located in EVREUX, FR
, a helmet, a shield, books, a violin, a bronze vase, a celestial globe, papers and a white scarf
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18th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Paint

Classical Mahogany, Drop-Leaf Table with Lyre Supports
By Rufus Pierce
Located in Providence, RI
highly figured mahogany which is then edged with carved mahogany terminating in the profile of a violin
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19th Century American Antique Violins

Materials

Mahogany

A Tender Moment in a Garden (In Love) Oil on canvas
By Federico Andreotti
Located in Amsterdam, NL
painting The Violin Teacher, is in the Kelringrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasglow. Other works are held
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Late 19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

1910s Antique Art Nouveau Filigree Violine Brooch Pin Christmas Gifts for Mom
Located in Champions State Gate, FL
intricately designed filigree violin. This vintage filigree brooch would make the perfect music teacher gift
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1910s Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Violins

Materials

Sterling Silver

The Rover - Sung by Mr. Lowe.
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Oratorios & composed by the most eminent masters adapted for the ger'n flute violin & harpsicord
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1760s Antique Violins

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Ye Nymphs Swains - set by Mr. Baildon
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
eminent masters adapted for the ger'n flute violin & harpsicord, embellished with designs and adapted to
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1760s Antique Violins

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Mallory Line Steamer San Jacinto
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1850. Because his father was a violin-maker, he was trained as a
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1890s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

American Line Steamship St. Paul
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1850. Because his father was a violin-maker, he was trained as a
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1890s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Sloman Union Line Transitional Steamer Bellagio
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1850. Because his father was a violin-maker, he was trained as a
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1890s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Plant Line Steamship Evangeline
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1850. Because his father was a violin-maker, he was trained as a
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1890s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Transitional Steamer Alvo
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1850. Because his father was a violin-maker, he was trained as a
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1890s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

20th Century German Bluthner Grand Art Cased Piano Style Antoine Watteau
Located in Ettlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg
instruments like the violin refer to the first owner. The laurel and the flowers are auspicious signs
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19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Antique Violins

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Jeune Femme au Turban" by Hippolyte de la Charlerie. Original gilded frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
twelve years old playing his violin in the kitchen of the Duchesse de Montpensier, his patroness.[3] In
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19th Century French Antique Violins

Elegant company playing music and in conversation in an interior
By Dirck Hals
Located in Seattle, WA
violin; a girl sings nearby, other couples play dice or are simply talking. While in this scene action
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1630s Old Masters Antique Violins

Materials

Oil, Panel

Transitional Steamship Anapa
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
. Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1850. Because his father was a violin-maker, he was trained as
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1890s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

The Child Mozart, a Spirit of Music, Conducts the Starling with his bow
Located in Paris, FR
harmonies of Mozart’s violin and the enthusiastic songbird that echoes them: a calla lily (purity and beauty
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1870s Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Plant Line S.S. Evangeline, Halifax/London/Glasgow, 1912- 1921
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1850. Because his father was a violin-maker, he was trained as a musician
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Early 20th Century Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

River landscape
By Frederick Lee
Located in London, GB
18th-early 19th century was the tint, as Sir George Beaumont put it, ‘of an old Cremona violin’, and
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19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Oil, Canvas

HERMANNUS COLLENIUS - A Portrait of an Elegant Couple Making Music
By Hermannus Collenius
Located in Hilversum, NL
of music and a violin. Sumptuous draperies, paintings in gilded frames and other costly furnishings
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas

Painting of a Cotton Picker by William Aiken Walker
By William Aiken Walker
Located in Alexandria, VA
. The multitalented Walker sang, played the piano and violin, and wrote poetry in both French and
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1870s American Antique Violins

Materials

Composition

Beautiful Decorative French 1830 Ebony and Ormolu Sarcophagus Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
front, a working lock and key and velvet lined to the interior. It has a lady playing a violin with two
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Ebony

American Woodcock
By John James Audubon
Located in New York, NY
man. He played flute and violin, and learned to ride, fence, and dance. A great walker, he loved
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1830s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Engraving

Cubist Violin
By Henri Bouchard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HENRI LOUIS BOUCHARD "CUBIST VIOLIN" UNIQUE CERAMIC, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1925 15 INCHES
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1920s Cubist Antique Violins

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Vintage Violin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century rusted metal violin in plexiglass display box. Violin measures: 6" W x 15" L x 1.5" D
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Late 19th Century American Regency Antique Violins

Materials

Metal

Antique Aligator Violin Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exceptional violin case covered in aligator skin with original key. Makers seal impressed into
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Early 20th Century Antique Violins

Violin Makers Carving Clamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very early Violin makers clamp carving form. I'm guessing it dates to the mid-19th
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Mid-19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Ange Jouant du Violin
By Gaston Leroux
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gaston Veuvenot Leroux 1854-1942 French Ange Jouant du Violon (Angel Playing the Violin) Signed
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19th Century Other Art Style Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19THC VIOLIN CASE/TRADE SIGN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS VIOLIN CASE ONE TIME WAS A TRADE SWIGN WITH ORIGINAL GREEN PAINTED/WONDERFUL PATINA AND
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19th Century American Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

French Violin Gand Bernardel, Paris, 1869
Located in Sofia, BG
same school of violin making. The three learned the art of violin making from their fathers, who were
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1860s French Arts and Crafts Antique Violins

Materials

Fruitwood

Ebonized Napoleon III Violin Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
Period Napoleon III violin table. Elegantly carved, featuring, fruit, foliage and classical
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Antique Violin with Bow Case C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Violin with Bow & Case C1920, Joseph Guarnari Fregit Measures- Case: 31.25''H x 10.5''W x
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Early 20th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Exemplary Handmade Exotic Wood Violin Case
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handmade mahogany violin case, circa 1860, incredible craftsmanship with extensive inlay with
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Violins

Whimsical Violin Iron Lock and Key
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very charming and unusual folk art iron pad lock.
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19th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Violins

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Oil - Violin In Spring
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming late 19th Century oil still life, showing a violin resting on an open book and linen
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Late 19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Emma Irlam Briggs Woman with Violin Watercolor
By Emma Irlam Briggs
Located in Montclair, NY
British female artist Emma Irlam Briggs (1867 - 1950) portrait of a lovely young woman with violin
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1920s English Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Paint

Antique Jacob Strainer Violin, Bow Case, 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Jacob Strainer Violin, Bow & Case, 19th C Measures- 31''H x 11''W x 4.5''D
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19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Napoleon III Porcelain Painting, 19th Century, Violin Player
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painting Porcelain Epoque Napoleon III, 19th century, Violin Player, framing Epoque. Porcelain
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin
By Rouen
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this interesting and colorful antique ceramic violin shape letter holder
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Late 19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Faience

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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.