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Napoleon III French Table Boulle Marquetry Brass Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Violin Table In Boulle Marquetry style and Brass Napoleon III Period Very beautiful
Category

1860s French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Napoleon III Period Black Wood and Gilded Brass Table
Located in LEGNY, FR
19th century large and beautiful violin medium blackened wood table and brass net Napoleon III
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique German Majolica Pottery Busts, Young Woman and Musician
Located in Big Flats, NY
young man musician playing violin, "Gesetzlich Geschutzt Vorbehalten 565 66" on pedestal on
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Late 19th Century German Majolica Pottery Antique Violins

Materials

Pottery

Stunning Napoleon III Large Table in Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Napoleon III Violin shape, large table in Boulle marquetry style in gilt brass and
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Napoleon III Writing Desk Dining Table in Boulle Marquetry, France, 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Stunning Napoleon III Violin table can be used as a writing desk or a dining table, made in Boulle
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Oil by Chas Dudley-Faithful Companion
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very well painted oil on canvas of a Dog sat with a violin and tankard by renowned
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19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Louis 15 Style Coffee Table in Hand Carved Beech and Walnut Circa 1870
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very elegant Louis XV style coffee table. The violin-shaped top is covered with a beautiful burl
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19th Century English Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Wood, Beech, Walnut

Pair, 19th Century English Pine Musical Motif Painted Back Bookcases
Located in Atlanta, GA
in olive wood, depicting elegant opposing violins that bring a touch of artistic sophistication to
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19th Century British French Provincial Antique Violins

Materials

Pine, Paint

Giuseppe Bonito Player Oil on Canvas 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on canvas, restored. The painting represnts a "violin player with tambourine player" and is an
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18th Century Other Art Style Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Napoleon III Writing Desk Dining Table in Boulle Marquetry, France 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful Napoleon III Violin table can be used as a writing desk or a dining table, made in Boulle
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of 1920s Solid Carved Wood Clown Figures
Located in Astoria, NY
, originally intended as papier mâché molds, each carved from solid wood, the figures bearing a violin and horn
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1920s Philippine Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

L G Duffill - Late 19th Century Oil, The Cobbler And His Wife
Located in Corsham, GB
him, barefoot. The scene is rich in details of the cobbler's workshop, tools, teapots, a violin and
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19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

L G Duffill - Late 19th Century Oil, The Cobbler And His Wife
Located in Corsham, GB
him, barefoot. The scene is rich in details of the cobbler's workshop, tools, teapots, a violin and
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19th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Pair of Figural Bronze Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
French pair of early 20th Century lamps of cast bronze figures. The male playing the violin and
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Early 20th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Oversized Fine Hand Painted KPM Porcelain Plaque, "Art et Liberte", Beetz, c1820
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
portrait after L. Gallait (Belgian, 1810-1887) portrays a 17th century composer with his violin, bow and
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Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Violins

Materials

Paint, Porcelain

Berlin K.P.M. Rectangular Plaque, Marked and Signed
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cypher, signed F. Schmidt. Finely painted with a young man playing the violin before a rocky ledge, a
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Late 19th Century German Antique Violins

18th Century, French Carved Oak Painted Panel with Music Instruments and Flowers
Located in Dallas, TX
hand painted canvas features musical motifs, including violin, flute, music note sheet, and embellished
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Paint

18th Century Carved French Musical Trophy Panel
Located in Dallas, TX
paneled room. It features a beribboned musical trophy consisting of a fragment of a violin and two types
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Violins

An 18th century Louis XV Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in Berlin, DE
surmounted by three winged cherubs, each holding a musical instrument, ranging from violin to tambourine and
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

French 19th Century Gilt Barometer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
crest is composed of tassels, leaves, and most prominently, a violin with its bow. Laurel leaves
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19th Century French Antique Violins

Rare fiddleback mahogany 6 working drawer mule Georgian chest
Located in Nashville, TN
A mule chest veneered in rare fiddleback mahogany (used in backing violins , hence the name), found
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19th Century English Antique Violins

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Long Case Clock with Floral Marquetry and Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
, with gilt bronze accents; standing on a rectangular plinth, the swept feet support the shaped violin
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Ormolu

Louis XV-Style Love Seat, 19th Century, Carved with Vernis Martin Cameo
Located in Houston, TX
Classical couple dancing and a violin player in the background. The Arms and the legs are curved in the
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Portrait Painting of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, The Black Mahler
Located in London, GB
. Here shone and prospered moving from playing the violin to becoming a world class composer. Coleridge
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Early 1800s Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Art Deco 4 Panel Folding Screen after Paul Feher
By Paul Feher
Located in Houston, TX
exudes sophistication and glamour reminiscent of the iconic "Muse with Violin Screen" by Paul Feher. Each
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Violins

Materials

Lacquer, Paint

Meissen Pair Of Children 18th Century Made 1740-50
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
violin lies on earth. Excellent base with Rocaille ornaments unglazed bottom existing
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18th Century and Earlier German Rococo Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

Napoleon III Writing Travel Table Desk Secretary Boulle Style, France, 1870
By Susse Freres, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous Napoleon III secretary writing travel case in Boulle marquetry folder with a violin shape
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Brass

French Painted and Giltwood Louis XVI Trumeau Mirror, late 18th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
French painted and giltwood Louis XVI trumeau mirror depicting a violin, sheet of music and foliage
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Catalan Tile Picture of Twelve Tin-Glazed Earthenware Pictures of Trades
Located in Downingtown, PA
. They include a furniture maker, basket maker, three different musicians-viola, guitar, violin, leather
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Folk Art Antique Violins

Materials

Delft

Antique French Kingwood, Marquetry, and Ormolu Secretaire
By Henry Dasson
Located in London, GB
chased gilt bronze mounts; rising from scrolled ormolu feet, the cabinet in the form of a violin, having
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19th Century French Antique Violins

19th-Century English School, Group Portrait Of Three Children
Located in Cheltenham, GB
violin. On the right, a demure young lady clutches a small basket. While centre-stage, the oldest girl
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1850s English School Antique Violins

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique Bronze Sculpture by Adriene Etienne Gaudez, the Dance Lesson, circa 1870
By Adrien Étienne Gaudez
Located in Big Flats, NY
young woman with her dance instructor holding his violin, highly detailed and crisp casting, seated on
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Late 19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Italian Rococo Giltwood Vanity
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian craftsmen in the Rococo style, and features a violin-shaped top fitted with glass to protect the
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1890s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Violins

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Baroque Walnut Veneered Tabernacle Secretaire, German, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
violins, flutes and music sheets in different woods on the front. The top part with central tabernacle
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Majolica Vase by Wilhelm Schiller, Bohemia circa 1880
By Wilhelm Schiller Son
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
violin player on one and a lute player on the other side. The unique shaped body in combination with the
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Violins

Materials

Majolica

18th Century George I Carved Walnut Chair Covered in Period Needlework
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
walnut volute carved violin splat terminates to a fixed moulded shoe and is most elegantly flanked by
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Early 18th Century English George I Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut

Provincial Polychrome Spruce Comtoise Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Provincial Polychrome Spruce Comtoise Clock, mid 1800’s. The case having a violin shape
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19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Spruce

Louis XV Gilted Bronze Original Movement by Antoine Pelletier Floor Clock
Located in LEGNY, FR
Exceptional Louis XV floor clock violin shape blackened wood, brass nets and gilded bronze. This
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1730s French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Baroque Walnut Veneered Tabernacle Secretaire, German, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
violins, flutes and music sheets in different woods on the front. The top part with central tabernacle
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18th Century German Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut

Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments
Located in London, GB
details, strings and floral ornamentation in silver, except for the violin, which is crafted entirely in
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Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Violins

Materials

Silver

19th Century Napoleon III Pedal Harmonium with Floral Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
of detail. It was used as accompanying instrument for voices and other instruments such as violin
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

19th Century Oil On Canvas Antique Flemand Interior Scene Painting, 1870
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
gilded. Gilding resumed in some places during the 20th century. The music teacher is holding a violin
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19th Century Belgian Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas

Art Nouveau Statue by Louis A. Moreau, the Turn of the 19th and 20th Century
By Louis Auguste Moreau
Located in Opole, PL
item is in very good condition (only the end of violin is broken, hanging on the strings). Louis
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Violins

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By Josephine Oliver
Located in Dallas, TX
Oliver had great potential as a fine artist and uncommon proficiency with the violin. She started taking
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1920s Antique Violins

Materials

Pastel

French 19th Century Empire Painted and Parcel-Gilt Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
clarinet, violin, and a drum. The mirror’s glass is more recent. This wide trumeau’s glass is bordered by
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19th Century French Empire Antique Violins

Materials

Hardwood

Musterschutz High Relief Pottery Portrait After Louis Gallait, circa 1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
his violin. Measures - 12" diameter x 3.5" height Biography Louis Gallait (9 or 10
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Violins

Materials

Pottery

19th Century Vertical Format Tapestry Depicting a French Provincial Village Fête
Located in Atlanta, GA
the character on the left playing the violin, probably accompanying the man sitting on the bench
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19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Tapestry

A French Empire Reticule in Leather and Steel beads - France Circa 1795-1815
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1795/1815 France Rare Violin-shaped reticule in embossed morocco, sequins and polished steel
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1790s French Antique Violins

19th Century Majolica Table Lamp by Johann Maresch, Rarity, Austria, circa 1890
By Johann Maresch
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
electric installation has been renewed. This remarkable table lamp depicts a monk playing his violin in a
Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Violins

Materials

Majolica

Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Carved Burl Walnut Tall Case Clock from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
bonnet top over a violin shape body. The case with carved moldings throughout is decorated with a
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut, Burl

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
a carved bonnet top, a violin shape body style and a central door with raised panels decorated with
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Brass

Fine Lyonnaise Louis XV Style Longcase Clock
Located in Birmingham, AL
woman reading to a young girl. The lower violin shaped case is lavished with stylized shell and foliate
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Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut

Antique Pair French Bronze Cherubs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
arrow and the other playing the violin, both are raised upon red marble plinths. They are delightful
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1860s French Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
a carved bonnet top, a violin shape body style and a central door with raised panels decorated with
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Brass

18th Century Oil Painting of the Violinist After Raphael/Sebastiano Del Piombo
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
. He wears a green coat with a fur collar. In one hand he holds his violin bow with some attached
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Diehl Black French Table Napoleon III Boulle Brass Gilt Bronze 19th Century
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
, Sumptuous violin-shaped center table, Boulle mesh style marquetry, in brass on an ebony veneer background
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Violins

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Tall Case Clock from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
, a violin shape body style and a central door with raised panels. The embossed clock face with
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Brass

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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.