A few examples of appraisal values for
ZITHER

• CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN VASESChinese
  CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN VASESChinese blue \"cobalt blue\" and white porcelain vase displayed ladies at leisure enjoying the four main things which cultivated Chinese were supposed to do in their leisure: playing the Zither, playi
• Royal Guitar Zither Company, Toronto,
  Royal Guitar Zither Company, Toronto, Canada, Zither, c.1900 size 2 1/2, cased in original box with keys and picks 2.5 x 20 x 14 in — 6.4 x 50.8 x 35.6 cm
• A BOW FIGURE OF FEMALE MUSICIAN Circa
  A BOW FIGURE OF FEMALE MUSICIAN Circa 1760-65 Modelled seated with a zither on her lap, a dog beside her seated on its haunches, 14.5cm high
• CHINESE EXPORT SILVER PICTURE FRAME
  CHINESE EXPORT SILVER PICTURE FRAME Chinese export silver picture frame, decorated in openwork with the Eight Daoist Emblems along with tripod censers, tassels, coins and zithers, 9.5" h x 7" w., 9.4 oz.
• THREE GERMAN METTLACH LIDDED BEER STEINSA
  THREE GERMAN METTLACH LIDDED BEER STEINSA group of three German Mettlach lidded beer steins. To include: #2271/1211, Loving couple, 0.5 liter #2800, Hops with inlaid cover, 0.5 liter A Zither player stein with music box to base, 0.5 liter
• 19TH CENTURY CHINESE PAKTONG ZITHERSmall
  19TH CENTURY CHINESE PAKTONG ZITHERSmall work of Chinese paktong (nickel silver) decorated to resemble a zither instrument. Inscribed with characters along the underside with two stickers with the numbers 42 and 750. Provenance: Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota. Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 1 1/4 in x depth: 1/4 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• JAPANESE KOTO INSTRUMENT W/ HERONS EX.
  JAPANESE KOTO INSTRUMENT W/ HERONS EX. MIAJapanese koto decorated with marquetry and bone inlay depicting soaring herons. The koto is a plucked half-tube zither and it is a national instrument of Japan. A partial label from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts is affixed to the top. Provenance: from the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Private collection, Minnesota. Height: 10 in x width: 75 1/2 in x depth: 1 3/4in. Condition: Missing many pieces of the inlay. Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• ANTIQUE NAUTICAL PAINT DECORATED ZITHER
  ANTIQUE NAUTICAL PAINT DECORATED ZITHER MUSICAL INSTRUM...Antique Nautical Paint Decorated Zither Musical Instrument, circa 1880, with hand painted soundboard decorated with America's Cup racing yacht vignettes, cherubs and coastal seascape, end board with horse and buggy landscape, includes custom wall hanging bracket. Height 22 in. Width 15.5 in. Depth 2.5 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• A Group of Chinese Hardstone Miniature
  A Group of Chinese Hardstone Miniature Musical Instruments 20th Century ????????????? each worked with various hardstone specimens shaped and softly polished, some with painted details and strings for plucking, fashioned with a mallet or bow for striking or bowing, or pierced with an aperture for blowing, comprising: three huqin, a violin, a zither, two lutes, yueqin and sanxian, a pair of handbells, cymbals, gong, two sets of chimes, two of drums, and three bamboo flutes, one sheng and two dizi; each raised on a conforming hardwood stand. Length of longest 5 1/4 in., 13.2 cm.
• VINTAGE GERMAN JUBELTONE ZITHERVINTAGE
  VINTAGE GERMAN JUBELTONE ZITHERVINTAGE GERMAN JUBELTONE ZITHER, having 33 strings, black body with painted flowers and white line inlay, includes original box, tuning tool, and paper label.
• SWISS PICCOLO-ZITHER CYLINDER MUSIC
  SWISS PICCOLO-ZITHER CYLINDER MUSIC BOXSWISS PICCOLO-ZITHER CYLINDER MUSIC BOX, 19th century, spring wound, playing eight airs on 14" brass cylinder, in a lift-top walnut case with applied decals, 6"H x 23.25"L x 9"W.
• COIN-OPERATED REGINA DISC MUSIC BOX,
  COIN-OPERATED REGINA DISC MUSIC BOX, THE REGINA COCOIN-OPERATED REGINA DISC MUSIC BOX, The Regina Co., Rahway, NJ, serial #14154, c. 1896, style 14a, 15-1/2" discs, duplex combs, orchestral zither, oak case, 5-cent coin operated, crank wind. Closed case dimensions: 10"H x 21.25"W x 19.25"D. Provenance: The Robert Green Estate, 1999-2020; O'Gallerie lot #853, May, 1999.
• ONE HUNDRED STRING ZITHER/LAP HARP,
  ONE HUNDRED STRING ZITHER/LAP HARP, TRAPEZOID SHAPONE HUNDRED STRING ZITHER/LAP HARP, trapezoid shape, two flower shape sound holes, approximate dimensions 35" by 11" by 3 1/2". Includes red fabric lined carry case.
• ONE HUNDRED STRING ZITHER/LAP HARP,
  ONE HUNDRED STRING ZITHER/LAP HARP, TRAPEZOID SHAPONE HUNDRED STRING ZITHER/LAP HARP, trapezoid shape, two flower shape sound holes, approximate dimensions 35" by 11" by 3 1/2". Includes red fabric lined carry case.
• CHINESE BLACK LACQUER GUQIN, SEVEN-STRING
  CHINESE BLACK LACQUER GUQIN, SEVEN-STRING MUSICALCHINESE BLACK LACQUER GUQIN, seven-string musical instrument of the zither family, the case with Chinese script along the reverse side, 47.5"L.
• TREMOLO-ZITHER TABLETOP MUSIC BOXwith
  TREMOLO-ZITHER TABLETOP MUSIC BOXwith 18 inch cylinder Condition: scratches and wear to case. Sticky residue to underside of lid. Sun fading to finish 25 1/2 inches wide; 9 1/2 inches deep; 6 1/2 inches high Condition:
• SWISS GILT METAL SINGING BIRD-IN-CAGE
  SWISS GILT METAL SINGING BIRD-IN-CAGE AUTOMATON AND A FLORAL COLORED MARQUETRY ROSEWOOD 11-INCH CYLINDER MUSIC BOX CIRCA 1900Swiss Gilt Metal Singing Bird-in-Cage Automaton and a Floral Colored Marquetry Rosewood 11-Inch Cylinder Music Box, Circa 1900 The automaton with side crank and lever that activates a singing red bird; the cylinder music box with Piccolo-Zither 6 airs and nickle plated movement. The automaton mechanism not working. Height of automaton: 20-1/2 in (52.1 cm); Length of music box case: 22 in (55.9 cm)Property from the Colonel and Mrs. Arthur W.S. Herrington Trust
• IDEAL SUBLIME HARMONIE TABLE TOP MUSIC
  IDEAL SUBLIME HARMONIE TABLE TOP MUSIC BOX WITH TEN CYLINDERS, C. 1900, SERIAL #128288, LONG BED PLATE, SINGLE COMB, HORIZONTAL FLY...Ideal Sublime Harmonie table top music box with ten cylinders, c. 1900, serial #128288, long bed plate, single comb, horizontal fly fan, zither attachment, spare cylinders stored in separate wooden box, wear consistent with age and use, will wind and play, otherwise in unknown condition/ mechanical order, cylinder size from tip to tip: 16 1/2" l. x 2 1/2" diam., box size: 13 1/2" h. x 29" w. x 22" d.; raised on companion table of appropriate size for the music box, cabriole legs, also with wear consistent with age and use including minor surface damage.
• ROBERT BARTH ZITHER, TOGETHER WITH A
  ROBERT BARTH ZITHER, TOGETHER WITH A SONGBOOKRobert Barth zither, together with a German songbook. Condition: Zither in good condition with a few broken strings. Case with heavier wear.
• BELTONE BANJO, ETC.Beltone banjo, together
  BELTONE BANJO, ETC.Beltone banjo, together with a Stella mandolin, a Weymann mandolin, and a zither. Condition: As found.
• CHINESE LACQUER GUQIN, A PLUCKED SEVEN-STRING
  CHINESE LACQUER GUQIN, A PLUCKED SEVEN-STRING MUSICHINESE LACQUER GUQIN, a plucked seven-string musical instrument of the zither family, the lacquer case appearing as tortoise shell with Chinese script along the reverse side, 48"L.
• CHINESE WHITE COPPER INK BOX, ATTRIBUTED
  CHINESE WHITE COPPER INK BOX, ATTRIBUTED QING DYNACHINESE WHITE COPPER INK BOX, attributed Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the engraved lid depicting two young ladies with a zither in a garden, and character script in upper right. Dimensions: 3.75" x 3.75" x 1.5"H.
• Black lacquered guqin / ancient Chinese
  Black lacquered guqin / ancient Chinese zither, with cloth carrying bag, 48"l x 8"w
• ANTIQUE "AMERICAN HARP" ZITHER Late
  ANTIQUE "AMERICAN HARP" ZITHER Late 19th century; 20 in. H., 11 1/4 in. L., 2 in. W.
• 19th C. Gloria Polytype Zither cylinder
  19th C. Gloria Polytype Zither cylinder music box in an oak case with one drawer, a hinged lift top and glass door. One 13"L cylinder, plays 6 songs, pat. Jan 19 1892. 12”H x 35”W 15”D Condition: finish distorted, one cylinder only CT Transfer Fee $20
• OSCAR SCHMIDT AUTOHARP Autoharp / chord
  OSCAR SCHMIDT AUTOHARP Autoharp / chord zither by Oscar Schmidt, includes hard-backed case, "Colors and Chords for the Autoharp" and 'Musicall." Playability unknown. Case: 13" H x 25" W x 4" D.
• AMANT CONSTANT LAMBERT EPINETTE DES
  AMANT CONSTANT LAMBERT EPINETTE DES VOSGES ZITHER France,1843-1908Maple bodied epinette with heart and clover shaped sound holes, marquetry inlay details, and a finely carved scroll.
• A Group of Five Stringed Instruments comprising
  A Group of Five Stringed Instruments comprising a German zither, an American zither guitar, a Japanese violin and two American violin ukes, together with three bows.
• VINTAGE EVI CONCERT ZITHERVINTAGE EVI
  VINTAGE EVI CONCERT ZITHERVINTAGE EVI CONCERT ZITHER, having 40 string design, harp shape, silver plated strings of guitar side, tuning fork and tuning tool, fitted hard case.
• MENZENHAUER'S GUITARZITHER AND THE NEW
  MENZENHAUER'S GUITARZITHER AND THE NEW GOLDEN AUTOHARPMenzenhauer's Guitarzither and the New Golden AutoHarp,
• Ethnic and decorator group to include
  Ethnic and decorator group to include carved wood bookend pair, assorted shells, (2) burl wood bowls, molded garden stone, African style frame, embossed square bodied lamp, microtonal fretlet box guitar with turtle at front, splits at back, Steiff Okapi and valiha tube zither in carved animal decoration.
• Antique Swiss Cylinder Music Box in
  Antique Swiss Cylinder Music Box in Carved Mahogany Box. Likely Columbia, serial appears to read 106622. Box measures 12.5x25x15'' with carved scroll decoration on front and lower drawer with additional cylinder. Cylinder measures 9''. Music box does work but appears to have some parts missing and comb has lost 4 teeth. Drawer at base has extra spring and lyre zither attachment. Light wear to case and missing glass dust cover over mechanism.
• Paillard Swiss Cylinder Harpe Harmonique
  Paillard Swiss Cylinder Harpe Harmonique Zither Music Box, circa 1870. Serial number appears to read 5487. Housed in inlaid wood box measuring 7x28.5x10.5''. 17.5'' 17.5'' cylinder and zither attachment. Fully functional with no damage to mechanism. Case in good condition with only minor scuffs and scratches.
• KOREAN GAYAGEUM ZITHER INSTRUMENT 12-stringed
  KOREAN GAYAGEUM ZITHER INSTRUMENT 12-stringed instrument with bone accents and inlay, sun and moon symbols with "Double Happiness" characters, silk wrapped strings. 56.5" H x 8.5" W x 2.5" D.
• KOREAN GAYAGEUM ZITHER INSTRUMENT 12-stringed
  KOREAN GAYAGEUM ZITHER INSTRUMENT 12-stringed instrument with bone accents and inlay, sun and moon symbols with "Double Happiness" characters. Silk wrapped strings, missing some anjok (movable bridges) and tolgwae (string pegs). 56.5" H x 8.5" W x 2.5" D.
• VIETNAMESE DAN TRANH OR 16-STRING ZITHER
  VIETNAMESE DAN TRANH OR 16-STRING ZITHER Vietnamese Dan Tranh or 16-string zither instrument, missing bridges. 34.5" L