A few examples of appraisal values for
FIDDLEBACK

• PAIR OF MAHOGANY FIDDLEBACK
  PAIR OF MAHOGANY FIDDLEBACK ARMCHAIRSPAIR OF MAHOGANY FIDDLEBACK ARMCHAIRS, 20th Century, the yoke form crest rails over shaped splats, scroll form arms and slip seats on straight square legs connected by box stretcher (2) - h:38w:23d:17in.
• FOLK ART FIGURAL FIDDLEFolk art
  FOLK ART FIGURAL FIDDLEFolk art fiddle with carved human figural handle, hand cut F-holes, the strings attached to a tailpiece of fur and hide; nailed construction (round nails). 25"L. Possibly Southern, late 19th century. Condition: One tuning peg and string missing, 3" loss to section on lower front section, general wear, abrasions and small losses. Original darkened surface.
• FIDDLEBACK MAPLE CHICKERING
  FIDDLEBACK MAPLE CHICKERING SPINET PIANO: Circa 1935-1940 serial number 164177. Carved and turned column legs. Measures 46'' x 58 1/2'' x 22 3/4''.CONDITION: Note scratches and rubs to case. Appears to be in fine playing condition but as with all pianos will need tuning and we cannot guarantee soundboard or inner workings.
• AFRICAN AMERICAN FIDDLE PLAYERMID
  AFRICAN AMERICAN FIDDLE PLAYERMID 19TH CENTURY, UNSIGNED, A RESTORED LINED CANVAS WITH AN UGLY LONG-HAIRED WHITE OLD MAN LOOKING UPON A YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN FIDDLE PLAYER, NICE ORIGINAL GOLD-LEAF FRAME, 17" X 14" WITH 3" FRAME
• A mid 18th Century saddleback
  A mid 18th Century saddleback sofa with scroll arms, upholstered in Jacobean style crewel work with a needlework oval to the back, on square legs and stretchers with leather barrel castors, 230cm wide
• LIFE SIZE SOFT SCULPTURE FIGURE
  LIFE SIZE SOFT SCULPTURE FIGURE OF A FIDDLER 68" Life-sized figure of a fiddler, comprised of cotton, nylon, wire, pipe, and silk. Carefully hand crafted life sized doll figure constructed with a lightweight frame and covered with cotton, free-standing with articulated joints. Can be positioned in a number of different ways. Violin marked "Anton Breton" to the interior.
• A yew and elm stick back armchair
  A yew and elm stick back armchair on turned legs with crinoline stretchers
• Vintage Violin figured back with
  Vintage Violin figured back with inlaid edge, carved scroll, 23 in.,
• A 19th Century full size violin
  A 19th Century full size violin with figured one piece back (back measurement excluding button 14ins - 22.5ins overall (bears label to interior ''Lorenzo Carcassi Fec.'' and another label ''Repaired by G.R. Lonsdale Darlington'' - cracked and generally in a poor condition) with bow and case for same
• Pennsylvania diminutive rodback
  Pennsylvania diminutive rodback Windsor settee ca. 1790 with a straight spindled back a plank seat and bamboo turned legs ... ?
• New England sackback Windsor
  New England sackback Windsor armchair ca. 1770 the back with delicately turned bulbous stretchers retaining its original green... ?
• VIOLIN, UNMARKED Tiger Maple
  VIOLIN, UNMARKED Tiger Maple two-part back, sides, neck and croll, well carved, 24" overall, 14" body, repaired crack to top, new fingerboard. In case.
• VIOLIN, TIGER MAPLE, UNKNOWN MAKER,
  VIOLIN, TIGER MAPLE, UNKNOWN MAKER, 18TH C. Tiger Maple two-part back, sides and tight scroll, spruce top, faded label, 23 1/2" overall, 14" body, refinished back.
• African-American genre painting,
  African-American genre painting, fiddle player and family in cabin yard, unsigned, oil on canvas, canvas stencil verso "Williams…New York", American School, 19th century, 12 x 16 in.; original 19th century gilt wood cove molding frame with stenciled pebble panel, label verso "O.J. Copeland…Picture Frames". Original stretcher and tacking edge, craquelure, light grime, retouch at center; frame with abrasions, portions resurfaced. Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina
• A 19th Century Welsh oak fender,
  A 19th Century Welsh oak fender, each side with seat supported by a dragon and spindle turned gallery, 122cm wide
• Old Hickory rocking chair with
  Old Hickory rocking chair with woven back.
• Old Hickory Martinsville rounded
  Old Hickory Martinsville rounded back rocker; jute/string woven back and seat, tandem stretcher, 31\" H. 24\"" W. 23\"" D. Branded on rear leg. Good condition
• LADDERBACK ARMCHAIR. New
  LADDERBACK ARMCHAIR. New England early 19th century. Old dark color and woven splint seat. Minor repair. 45''h.
• AMERICAN VERNACULAR FIVE-STRING
  AMERICAN VERNACULAR FIVE-STRING FRETLESS BANJO Appalachia. 2nd half, 19th century; with fixed rawhide head set on a wooden rim; cherry, the body about 10 1/4 in. Diam., 2 1/8 in. D., 36 in. L. overall.
• A 19th Century American mahogany
  A 19th Century American mahogany stick back Windsor armchair with two tier spindle turned back and with spiral turned shepherd's crook arm supports with shaped seat on spiral turned angled legs (cracked to crest rail)
• COUNTRY RED STAINED CHILD'S
  COUNTRY RED STAINED CHILD'S LADDERBACK ARMCHAIRCOUNTRY RED STAINED CHILD'S LADDERBACK ARMCHAIR, the curved ladder back, shaped arms and woven seat on turned stiles with double box stretcher - h:29w:19.50d:18in. Provenance: Estate of Margo Lion, Tony award winning Broadway Producer, New York, New York
• A Derby dry-edge figure of a
  A Derby dry-edge figure of a violinist, circa 1755, wearing a yellow coat, his breeches painted flowers, 13cm high
• ANTIQUE AMERICAN LADDER-BACK
  ANTIQUE AMERICAN LADDER-BACK SPLINT-SEAT ROCKER18th CenturyPossibly Cape Cod. In maple with turned finials and four horizontal splats.
• A French cane back chair with
  A French cane back chair with painted frame on tapered fluted front legs
• Lyre-back stool, tablet and lyre
  Lyre-back stool, tablet and lyre back, caned oval seat, turned legs, late 19th century, 39-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 14 in. Refinished and possibly reconfigured, one rear leg broken and repaired, scattered finish inconsistencies.
• EARLY GEORGIA FOLK ART FIDDLE W/
  EARLY GEORGIA FOLK ART FIDDLE W/ PERIOD NOTESEarly Georgia folk art carved fiddle, entered into the 1860 Cotton Planters' Convention, together with an 1860 handwritten note reading "Georgia made Fiddle. Manufacture by W. Richard Jones, Columbus, Ga, Age 15 years, Implements, pocket knife, chisel and gimlet. His first attempt at the mechanical arts". An additional Cotton Planters Convention tag fragment accompanies the note and it shows the entry of the fiddle into the convention. Fiddle measures: 21" L x 6 1/2" W. Bow measures 24" L. Framed notes measure 9 1/4" H x 9 3/4" W. The Estate of Margaret Harold Roberts, Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Condition: Fiddle is not fitted with strings, bow is likely associated with the fiddle and not original. Fiddle with light surface wear and minor scattered abrasions. Entry tag is missing lower left corner.
• DAVID ASCHENBACH 4/4 SIZE VIOLIN
  DAVID ASCHENBACH 4/4 SIZE VIOLIN New JerseyEarly 20th CenturySpruce face with two part constructed tiger maple back, neck, scroll, and rib. Neck and scroll appear to be constructed out of a single piece of would with ebonized fingerboard.
• Ladder back armchair, stiles
  Ladder back armchair, stiles flanking three slats, flat arms above turned front stiles, turnip feet, fine patinated surface with old possibly original green paint, ash splint seat, possibly North Carolina, early to mid 19th century, 36-1/2 x 22-1/2 x 19 in. Seat with broken weavers. The Collection of the Late Ruth Scott, Charlotte, North Carolina.
• A Flemish walnut armchair, circa
  A Flemish walnut armchair, circa 1690, with a raked back and tapestry fragment upholstered back and seat, on baluster turned legs joined by conforming double stretchers
• English mahogany violin circa
  English mahogany violin circa 1790 With a Baroque carved neck and German carved scroll lion head and single back; together with French nickel mounted Caressa N. Francaise bow, 1900-1920. Length of back: 13 1/2 in. PROVENANCE: Private Newtown Square Collector ,200 Violin has several back cracks.
• A carved beechwood framed
  A carved beechwood framed fauteuil with needlework panel back, seat and arms
• FOLK ART CARVED VIOLIN BY J.
  FOLK ART CARVED VIOLIN BY J. DYER20th CenturyFeatures bird's-eye maple back and sides. Front in spruce with carved hearts. Back carved with numerous fleur-de-lis. Peghead bears floral carving on a stippled background. Back of peghead carved with Dorothy'' on a stippled ground. Together with two bows including one by Bausch and a hard-shell case.''
• VICTORIAN WICKER THEME-BACK ROCKER,
  VICTORIAN WICKER THEME-BACK ROCKER, CA. 1880.Banjo and harp motif woven into the back, old white painted finish, good condition. 35" high, 20" wide, 17" deep. Provenance: Mary Jean McLaughlin collection.
• CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY CAMELBACK
  CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY CAMELBACK SOFAAntique Chippendale Mahogany Camelback Sofa , green damask upholstery, note fretwork lets and stretcehr extensivel repaired, some losses, h. 38 1/2 in., w. 71 in., d. 25 in Provenance: Watersmeet, Nashville; Estate of Julia Evans Reed
• PROVINCIAL FRUITWOOD LADDER-BACK
  PROVINCIAL FRUITWOOD LADDER-BACK ARMCHAIRProvincial Fruitwood Ladder-Back Armchair , 19th c., baluster arm supports, hide seat , h. 35 1/2 in., w. 19 1/4 in., d. 15 3/4 in
• FIFE. American 19th century
  FIFE. American 19th century curly maple. With nickel ferrules. 16 1/2''l.