Cymbal Collection

Two kittens with a drumkit
Unusual Friends - two kittens with a drumkit. 1950s

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Ancient statues in the British Museum, from the Farnese Palace at Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ancient statues in the British Museum, from the Farnese Palace at Rome, 1864. 'The pieces of sculpture which were lately bought for the British Museum from the collection in the Farnese Palace at

Whop
Ajie Alrasyid

Architectural Bracket in the Form of a Celestial Cymbalist (image 1 of 4), c.1100. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Bracket in the Form of a Celestial Cymbalist (image 1 of 4), c.1100

Ragini Bhairavi, 1600-1625. Creator: Unknown
Ragini Bhairavi, 1600-1625. Melodic musical themes known as modes ("raga") were important subjects in sets of miniatures produced for the regional courts of India in the 17th-19th

Changing of the Guard, 1888. Creator: Erik Henningsen
Changing of the Guard, 1888

Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray McKinley, Hotel Commodore, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1946

Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of George Wettling, Museum of Modern Music program, ABC studio, N.Y. ca. May 1947
Portrait of George Wettling, Museum of Modern Music program, ABC studio, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Max Roach, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, and Bob Gioga, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Shelly Manne, Art Pepper, and Bob Gioga, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Shelly Manne and Art Pepper, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Shelly Manne and Art Pepper, 1947 or 1948

Affiche pour "Olympia". c1898. Creator: Jules Cheret. Affiche pour "Olympia". c1898
Affiche pour "Olympia". c1898. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour le "Concert des Ambassadeurs", c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour le "Concert des Ambassadeurs". c1899. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Deuxième panneau sans texte : "La Musique". c1900. Creator: Jules Cheret
Deuxieme panneau sans texte : "La Musique". c1900. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Company of young Armed Forces cadets in the field in front of a military school. Date of Photograph:1900 - 1920 ca

The band of the Alfredo Catalani Musical Society on tour in Collodi to celebrate Santa Cecilia Lucca Collodi, Villa Garzoni Garden Baroque, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

Two buskers surrounded by the public. Postcard sent by the photographer to Vincenzo Balocchi Italy. Date of Photograph:1940

The band; statuettes made by the Neapolitan School, in the Collezione Leonetti, Naples Naples Collezione Leonetti Statuette Eighteenth Century, Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods, Europe

First intoxication; sculpturesque work by Giuseppe Renda displayed at the Art and Flower Festival of 1869-1897 held in Florence Florence Art and Flower Festival Statue Arts

One-Man-Band - Hes a rare artiste these days, and one of the few in Wales who make music - and a living - touring small towns and villages with his strange contraption

Indian Instruments Various indian musical instruments - trumpets
Indian Instruments, Various indian musical instruments - trumpets, flutes, drums, bagpipe and cymbal, Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, Poisson sc, pl. 16, before p. 101 (vol. 1), Sonnerat, Pierre M

Big bug dress of an Indian magician, c. 1843-50 (watercolour)
3673230 Big bug dress of an Indian magician, c.1843-50 (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: C.H.S)

Chinoiserie with a woman holding cymbals, from Suite de Figures Chinoises... Tire du C... 1755-76
Chinoiserie with a woman holding cymbals, from Suite de Figures Chinoises...Tire du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures...From the Chambers of Mr. d'Azaincourt), 1755-76

A Musical Party (oil on canvas)
3087328 A Musical Party (oil on canvas) by La Tarte, Paul (d.1636); 116 x 98.8 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

Russian Dancers, (silvered, gilt and gold painted bronze and ivory statuette, mott)
985579 Russian Dancers, (silvered, gilt and gold painted bronze and ivory statuette, mott) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); 59.6 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Dancers)

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, III, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, III, 1894. Figures on stage, with cymbals player, piper, conductor and drummer in the orchestra pit. From The Yellow Book, Vol. I

Soldiers Recreating, April 1, 1798. Creator: Heinrich Schutz
Soldiers Recreating, April 1, 1798

Plate 17: street musicians and dancing figures, from the series of customs and pastimes of the Spanish people, 1850

Plate 10: two figures dancing, another seated playing an drum, from the series of customs and pastimes of the Spanish people, 1850

Edwardian postcard of a cat balancing a ball on its paws while another plays a cymbal, c
3604936 Edwardian postcard of a cat balancing a ball on its paws while another plays a cymbal, c.1910 (colour litho) by English School

Art. Entertainment. The Music. Allegory by Jules Cheret, France, c. 1890 (poster)
3434496 Art. Entertainment. The Music. Allegory by Jules Cheret, France, c.1890 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Allegorie de la Musique. Coll. part. Art)

The Muse of Music (b / w photo)
3096208 The Muse of Music (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Muse of Music)

Lunette depicting Psyche undertaking an ordeal set by Venus of retrieving from
BEN78431 Lunette depicting Psyche undertaking an ordeal set by Venus of retrieving from the underworld a jar containing the beauty of Proserpine, from the Sala di Amore e Psiche

Reproduction of a poster advertising an Ambassadors Concert
STC138822 Reproduction of a poster advertising an Ambassadors Concert, Champs Elysees, Paris, 1884 (colour litho) by Cheret

Two plates with a selection of Chinese musical instruments (coloured engraving)
CHT176859 Two plates with a selection of Chinese musical instruments (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Indian Musical Instruments, plate 23 from Oriental Drawings, pub
STC86093 Indian Musical Instruments, plate 23 from Oriental Drawings, pub. 1806 (aquatint) by Gold, Charles Emilius (1803-71) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Miriam
MH11882 Miriam by Faulkner & Co. C. W. (fl.1860-1920); St Michael & All Angels Church, Waterford, Hertfordshire, UK; (add.info)

Putti playing cymbals, detail from the Cantoria, c. 1432-38 (marble)
VLS64925 Putti playing cymbals, detail from the Cantoria, c.1432-38 (marble) by Della Robbia, Luca (1400-82); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany

Bacchic rites of Thalysia
Two ministers of Bacchus with sacrificial offerings of leaves, cembalo (cymbal) and patera (bowl). Perhaps the festival of Thalysia

The Dance of the Cymbalists (oil on canvas)
CH378508 The Dance of the Cymbalists (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Frederic (1830-96); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Art. Entertainment. Olympia, music hall in Paris. Poster by Jules Cheret, France
3434483 Art. Entertainment. Olympia, music hall in Paris. Poster by Jules Cheret, France, 1892 (poster) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Le music hall l Olympia, Paris. Coll)

Janissaries and the parade musicians arriving, from Sur-Nama (vellum)
REV287791 Janissaries and the parade musicians arriving, from Sur-Nama (vellum) by Turkish School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Musician with Cymbals, design for a stained glass window, c
2652022 Musician with Cymbals, design for a stained glass window, c.1918 (w/c over pencil on paper) by Image, Selwyn (1849-1930); 95x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Victorian die cut Christmas card in the shape of four cats playing musical instruments
3605881 A Victorian die cut Christmas card in the shape of four cats playing musical instruments and singing, c 1880 (colour litho) by English School

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"Cymbal: A Melodic Journey through Art and Music" Step into the enchanting world of cymbals, where art and music intertwine to create a symphony for the senses. Picture two adorable kittens, their tiny paws tapping on a miniature drumkit, as they explore the rhythmic wonders of sound. Intriguingly, we delve deeper into history's treasure trove with G. H. Davis' cinematic organ masterpiece. The keys come alive under skillful fingers, transporting us to an era when silent films were accompanied by this majestic instrument. The allure continues with an Indian magician donning a magnificent bug dress from the mid-19th century. Vibrant watercolors capture his captivating performance as he mesmerizes audiences with every clash of his cymbals. April Fool's Day brings laughter and merriment as mischievous frogs take center stage on a whimsical postcard. Their playful tunes fill the air, reminding us that joy can be found in unexpected places. Witness the rare talent of a one-man band in Wales who defies modern conventions. With multiple instruments strapped to him like armor, he becomes a walking orchestra - an artiste keeping tradition alive amidst changing times. Journey eastward to Jean-Pierre Houel's Chinoiserie artwork featuring a woman gracefully holding cymbals. This delicate image transports us to ancient China, where music was not only heard but also seen through graceful movements. Nature harmonizes with melody in Alma Natura Ave's pastel creation "Ave. " As birds soar overhead, their wings seem to mimic the shimmering resonance of cymbals clashing together - nature itself becoming part of this musical celebration. An oil painting titled "A Musical Party" invites us into an opulent gathering filled with laughter and melodies floating through grand halls. Instruments blend seamlessly as guests revel in each note played - creating memories that echo throughout time. Russian dancers come alive in silvered, gilt, and gold-painted bronze and ivory.