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"Southern Gentleman" Unusal White Subject. Known for his African American
By William Aiken Walker
Located in San Antonio, TX
, play the violin and piano, and compose poetry in English and French. One of his art students was
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1870s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Saint Peter The Angels - 17th Century Oil, Religious Figures by F Solimena
By Francesco Solimena
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
in the Clouds; Angel with Violin Appearing to St Francis; Mater Dolorosa; Sophonisba Receiving Poison
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Rosalba Carriera, Italy, circa 1780
Located in Kinderhook, NY
. Rosalba played the violin and harpsichord. Most believe that Giuseppe Diamantini (1621-1705) and his
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18th Century Italian Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Projet de Fleurs - Fauvist Flowers Gouache by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
the Queen of England (1936); Red Violin (1948); Asters (1948); Still-life with Violin (Homage to Bach
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1920s Fauvist Antique Violins

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Early morning violin solo
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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1910s Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

The Stroh or Stroviol Violin
By English School
Located in Madrid, ES
The Stroh or Stroviol violin is a type of stringed musical instrument that is mechanically
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Early 20th Century English Modern Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Playing Violin for Little Brother
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Johann Wilhelm Preyer's poignant painting, "Playing Violin for Little Brother," captures a tender
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Mid-19th Century Hudson River School Antique Violins

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century French Violin Shape Giltwood Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very decorative violin-shaped giltwood mirror, dating from the end of the 19th century. This
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19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Dutch Wooden Ebonized Violin Case, circa 1910
Located in Markington, GB
Vintage ebonized violin case, circa 1910.
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1910s Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Antique Yellow Gold Red Enamel Violin Pin Brooch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Adorable antique 14k yellow gold enamel violin pin brooch. Stamped with a hallmark for 14k gold
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Early 1900s Antique Violins

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Child with Violin - Original Oil on Canvas 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Child with violin is a beautiful original oil painting on canvas by an unknown artist of XIX
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19th Century Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Realist Violin Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school still life of a violin. Oil on canvas, circa 1880. Unsigned. Displayed
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1890s Realist Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blind Playing the Violin - Etching by Rembrandt - 19th Century
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
Blind Playing the Violin is an etching on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching by
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Violins

Materials

Etching

Antique Yellow Gold Turquoise Peking Glass Violin in Case Charm
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Adorable antique 14k yellow gold violin charm featuring turquoise and Peking glass beads. The
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Early 1900s Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

ASHCAN School Antique Impressionist NYC Orchestra SYMPHONY Violin Painting
By John Howitt
Located in New York, NY
Up for sale is a Finely painted American Ashcan School painting of a NYC Symphony by John Newton Howitt (1885 - 1958). Most likely painted in the 1920’s Painting is really a gem in...
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1920s Ashcan School Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Jan Kubelek, violin, Vanity Fair musician portrait chromolithograph, 1903
By Sir Leslie Ward
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Kubelek'. Vanity Fair portrait of Jan Kubelek (1880 - 1940) who was a Czech violinist and composer. 395mm by 265mm (sheet)
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Hand Carved Wooden Violin / Fiddle, Trumpet Tambourine Wall Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
gift for someone who is passionate about classical music in general and about (playing) the violin in
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Early 20th Century European Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Wonderful Italian Wrought Iron and Wood Cherubs Putti Violin Chandelier Fixture
Located in Antwerp, BE
cherubs playing music on violin instruments. Diameter 70 cm. Height fixture 45 cm. Total height 57 cm
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Late 19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Violins

Materials

Wrought Iron

A 19th Century Dutch Delft Ceramic Wall Tile of a Violin Player
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very attractive Dutch (Netherlands), delft ceramic wall tile of a Violin Player, which we
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19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Violins

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Gold Violin and Ivy Leaves Bar Brooch
Located in London, GB
Wonderful Victorian hand chased ornate sterling silver bar brooch, featuring a violin and ivy
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1890s English Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century, French Hand Painted Blue and White Faience Miniature Violin
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall or a shelf with this elegant antique ceramic violin; crafted in the Normand city of
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Early 20th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Faience

Rare Antique Boston School Violin Player Portrait Oil Painting, ca 1890’s
Located in Baltimore, MD
Although unsigned, this is a very well executed portrait of a violin player seated in a hushed
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1890s Post-Impressionist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Japanese Fine Antique Lacquered Koto Lute, Rare Violin Size, Meiji, 19th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
instrument, in a rare violin size, Meiji period 19th century. Includes original wooden storage box and yellow
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Violins

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Late 19th Century Classical Marquetry Painting of a Musician with Violin Skull
Located in Lisse, NL
maker. This beautifully bearded composer has retreated to the woods with his violin where he may be
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Late 19th Century European Antique Violins

Materials

Wood, Nutwood, Satinwood

Still Life with Violin, Music Sheets and Brushes - Oil Painting By A.Lang
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Violin is an original modern artwork realized in the late 19th Century by Albert
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Late 19th Century Modern Antique Violins

Materials

Mixed Media

19th Century genre historical oil painting of a gentleman playing a violin
By Stephen Lewin
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Stephen Lewin British, (1848-1909) The Musician Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1884 Image size: 30.25 inches x 22.5 inches Size including frame: 38 inches x 30.25 inches Stephen Sam...
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19th Century Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Violin Player Ter Brugghen Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century flemish Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Hendrick ter Brugghen (The Hague 1588-1629 Utrecht) Workshop Violin Player Oil on canvas 72 x 60
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Good Size and Elegant Art Nouveau Boy Tuning His Violin Sculpture Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
features a boy who is tuning his violin in a floral setting. The natural and realistic poisture of this
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Violins

Materials

Metal, Spelter

Violin Books - 19th Century Oil Gouache, Still Life by Dr Paul Louis Gachet
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil and gouache on board by Dr Paul Louis Gachet. A still life of a violin resting on a pair of
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Violins

Materials

Oil, Gouache, Board

Adriaen van Ostade (follower of) - A Woman Dancing to the Music from a Violin
By Adriaen van Ostade
Located in Stockholm, SE
Adriaen van Ostade (follower of) A Women Dancing to the Music from a Violin oil on oak panel
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Violins

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century Bronze Statue of Mozart
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century bronze statue of Mozart playing a Violin.
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1880s French Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze of Mozart by Gueyton
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century bronze statue of Mozart playing his Violin. Signed: Gueyton.
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19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Bronze Statue of Mozart, by Barbedienne
By F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century bronze statue of a young Mozart hold a Violin, by Barbedienne, and
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Late 19th Century French Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Louis XV Style Italian Giltwood Barometer
Located in Bradenton, FL
Louie XV style giltwood Italian barometer. Sculpted with foliage, ribbons, and a violin. 'Made In
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Giltwood and Gilded Plaster Musical Trophy Elements or Appliques
Located in Nashville, TN
instruments, violin, cymbals, trumpet, mandolin etc. Both with floral and foliage with intertwining ribbon
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Michele Falanga, " Two Boys and a Dog" Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
boys playing Violin and Harmonica on the street sitting with dog.
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas

Rare 19th Century Staffordshire Figure
Located in Martlesham, GB
A rare 19th century early Staffordshire figure of a man on a horse holding a violin wearing a
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1840s English Victorian Antique Violins

Materials

Ceramic

Classical 19th Century Bronze Group of Children Playing with Goat
Located in Brighton, Sussex
their hair, a violin and theatrical mask on the ground, mounted on a marble base.
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Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

Dancers in the French Court - Mid 19th Century Figurative
By M. Dese
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid 19th Century figurative interior scene with dancers and a violin player by M. Dese (19th
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Violins

Materials

Linen, Oil

19th Century Painted Buffet, Step Back Hutch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful buffet was made in Latvia, circa 1880. Please note the intricately carved violin
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1880s Latvian Baltic Antique Violins

Materials

Pine, Birch

19th Century French Sterling Silver Tart Server
Located in PARIS, FR
violin handle decorated with cartouches and acanthus leaves. The server decorated with a rich arabesque
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Sterling Silver

1880s French Trumeau Mirror from Gilded Wood and Beveled Mirror
Located in New York, NY
. The top panel is painted dark green and detailed with a delicate ribbon and violin motif. This can be
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1880s French Antique Violins

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Antique Flemish Inlaid Sideboard
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
a rectangular two board top with a central trophy design inlay with bugle, drums and violin flanked
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Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Oak

Antique Baroque painting. "The musician family" Early 18th century
Located in Berlin, DE
. In addition to this stately family, the three musical instruments are in focus. The violin, the piano
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Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Danish Engraved Pewter Candlestick
Located in Asheville, NC
Baroque Revival style, engraved pewter commemorative candlestick, tripod base with violin shaped
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Late 19th Century Danish Baroque Antique Violins

Materials

Pewter

Framed American School Early 20th Century Oil - Young Busker
Located in Corsham, GB
An emotive early 20th century portrait of a young African-American busker playing his violin in the
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Early 20th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Oil

Pair of Gilt Bronze Mirrored Wall Sconces
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
ornate violin-shaped frames. Rococo scrolls and leaf decorations encircle the glass, and extend along the
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French Painted Cast Iron Musical Angelic Cherubs, Set of 4
Located in Dallas, TX
different musical instrument; violin, flute, sitar and tambourine. The four seasons cherubs are in excellent
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Violins

Materials

Iron

Antique French Drawing - The Violinist
Located in Houston, TX
Exquisite French academic pencil drawing of a rubenesque figure playing the violin, circa 1900
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Early 1900s Other Art Style Antique Violins

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Large Heavy Rustic Wood Hand Turned Carved Centerpiece Bowl, 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
amount of natural wear. A very engrossing piece. Like the red violin, if this piece could talk we would
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19th Century Rustic Antique Violins

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century, French Spelter Cherubs Table Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Dallas, TX
Anfris. The other depicts the putti playing the violin. Both of the angels sit on sturdy, round beige
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Violins

Materials

Marble, Spelter

Pair of Antique Meissen Candelabras, Germany, circa 1910
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dallas, TX
candelabras playing flutes, mandolins and violins. Meissen is known for its extremely fine work with Porcelain
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Early 1900s German Antique Violins

Materials

Meissen

French school The Violinist Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
A man with a beard, sitting on a chair, tuning his violin. The background is a bluish backdrop
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Violins

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

Dresden Porcelain of Romantic Couple of Musicians
By Dresden Figurine
Located in Guaynabo, PR
style small black piano while he is holding the violin with his right hand and embracing her with the
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Antique Violins

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Carved Painted Clay Barbotine Wall Platter "The Choir"
Located in Dallas, TX
is playing the violin. The carved expression details are spectacular, and makes the piece of art very
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Late 19th Century French Country Antique Violins

Materials

Terracotta, Walnut

Carl Maria Von Weber Bronze Portrait Bas Relief Wall Plaque Opera Music Theater
Located in Dayton, OH
introduced various reforms and was a pioneer of the craft of conducting without the use of violin or keyboard
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Early 20th Century Antique Violins

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Louis XV Period 8-Day Comtoise Walnut Longcase Clock
Located in Birmingham, AL
violin case housing a freestanding weight-driven pendulum with two key holes and a winding key. From the
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Violins

Materials

Walnut

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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.