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Exstremely Rare Collection Alcoa Aluminum String Instruments, Bass, Cello, Violin
By Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
rare collection of aluminum string instruments,,string bass, ,cello,,and violin....... circa 1930s, all
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
H 72 in W 35 in D 15 in
Hattakitkosol Somchai Modernist Bronze Marble String Instrument Floor Sculpture
By Hattakitkosol Somchai
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a brilliant, bronze on marble floor sculpture, depicting a stringed
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Bronze
H 38.5 in W 10 in D 5 in
Polia Pillin Mid-Century Studio Pottery Plate
By Polia Pillin
Located in Fulton, CA
A Polia Pillin California Studio pottery plate / charger. String instrument with dancer. Two flea
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage 20th Century Original Abstract Figural Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage oil a canvas depicting a man and a women playing a stringed instrument. Painting uses
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Early Peter Macchiarini Sterling and Copper Abstract Modern Bass Guitar Brooch
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Late 1940's American abstract modernist bass or stringed instrument guitar brooch created by Peter
Category
1950s American Modernist Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Mid-Century Era Eko Vox Teardrop Mark 6 Hollow Body 6 String Electric Guitar
By VOX
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century era semi-hollow body teardrop guitar was made by EKO of Italy for VOX in approximately 1967 and done in the period style. The model is not indicated anywhere on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Metal
H 44 in W 13.5 in D 4.5 in
Oil-on-Canvas Still Life Painting by Pauline Silver
Located in Sheffield, MA
The oil-on-canvas Postmodern painting combines a still life of gloves, stringed instrument, liquor
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Canvas
Still Life Strings
By Madeleine Scali
Located in Houston, TX
Bright colors transcend the traditional still-life to animate this string instrument and opened
Category
1970s Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Watercolor
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Ceramic Plates, Set of Six
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
selection of stringed instruments including guitars and lutes on a faux bois ground.
"Strumenti musicali
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Modern White Vintage Dining Chairs by Theo Häberli, 1960 Switzerland
By Theo Häberli
Located in Vienna, AT
elegant shaped seat shell reminiscent of string instruments.
Furthermore the seat shell was made of white
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Steel
H 42.52 in W 17.13 in D 19.1 in
1930s Swedish Framed Oil on Canvas Interior Painting by Artist Ellis Wallin
By Ellis Wallin
Located in London, GB
stringed instrument casually laid on one by a classic gueridon table adorned with a vase of flowers.
The
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paint, Wood
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in D 1.58 in
Set of 6 Mid-Century Modern White Dining Chairs by Theo Häberli 1960 Switzerland
By Theo Häberli
Located in Zagreb, HR
of string instruments.
The design is very elegant and timeless.
The chairs have chromed steel feet
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Steel
H 42.52 in W 17.13 in D 19.1 in
Piero Fornasetti Set of Six Strumenti Musicali Plates, 1950s-1960s
By Fornasetti
Located in Downingtown, PA
different selection of stringed instruments including guitars and lutes on a faux bois ground.
Strumenti
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Group of Three Large Scale Carved Teak South Asian Musician Figures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
poses and wear local style loincloths, neck torques and anklets. One plays a stringed instrument, one a
Category
20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Teak
Jacques Adnet Green Leather Bar Cart, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ends of the cart meant resemble the lyre; an ancient stringed instrument from Greece and the Middle
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Iron, Metal
Asian Thai Gilt Vintage Bronze Statue of a Prince Playing Music
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage heavy bronze statue of Prince Pra Apai Manee playing a traditional Asian string
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Tibetan Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Modern Coral Silver Six Dining Chairs Theo Häberli Switzerland 1960s
By Theo Häberli
Located in Basel, BS
, listed separately.
Playful shape and superb color. The shape is recognizant of string instruments
Category
1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Metal
H 42.52 in W 19.1 in D 17.13 in
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
clientele. The need for its expense is evident when considering the astonishing complexity of the instrument
Category
20th Century German Other Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Rare Art Deco Epiphone Electar Model M Lap Steel Electric Guitar and amp combo
By Epiphone
Located in Buffalo, NY
, supposedly designed by Epi Staphopolo, the founder. The Model M was the company's first steel string guitar
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
H 28 in W 15 in D 4 in
The Mills Double Deluxe Violano Virtuoso
By Mills Novelty Company
Located in New Orleans, LA
on exhibition at the Government Building here. This marvelous instrument certainly far surpasses
Category
20th Century North American Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Johan Rippen Grand Piano in Off-White Cast Aluminum
By Rippen Pianos
Located in Waalwijk, NL
was right-stringed model as opposed to a cross-stringed piano. Another specific and revolutionary
Category
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Pair of Fornasetti Style Felice Galbiati Studio Still Lifes Milano Italy
By Piero Fornasetti, Felice Galbiati
Located in Miami, FL
Piero Fornasetti Style Italian still life panels depicting string instruments, a viola and a
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Wood, Masonite
H 29.5 in W 17.5 in D 1.25 in
1960’s Abstract CUBIST Violin Bird Composition by Polish/Russian
Located in New York, NY
Here we have an abstract composition composed of hands, a reptilian-like figure, and a string
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Oil
"Jazz on a T-" Abstract Kinetic Sculpture
By John Scott
Located in Houston, TX
topics ranging from the West African diddly-bow string instrument to the rhythms and movements inspired
Category
20th Century Abstract Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Metal
Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
sculpture of a religious Thai deity sitting with one knee raised as he plays a musical instrument.
Warm
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Tibetan Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Bronze
H 7.5 in W 5.75 in D 3.5 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster For India Manipuri Dancer And Musicians Artwork
Located in London, GB
white turbans, playing a drum and stringed instrument against the green background, the title text in
Category
1950s Indian Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paper
H 39.38 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
'Cabaret in an Asian Banquet Hall', French School
Located in London, GB
the left hand of the scene an Asian musician plays a stringed instrument. On the far left, an exchange
Category
20th Century Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Gouache, Pencil
Henryk Kaston 18 Karat Gold & Diamond of Niccolo Paganini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
other string instruments. His bows have sold for as much as 6-figures at auction.
He was equally
Category
20th Century American Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
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H 1.07 in W 0.67 in D 0.16 in
Art Deco Tantalus by Louis Prodhon
By Louis Prodhon
Located in New Orleans, LA
, stringed instruments, and precious personal items such as this remarkable decanter box.
Established by
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Banjo, MRI, 1995 New York Hospital
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
aesthetic.
Abstract, Black and White, Still Life, X-Ray, instrument, string instrument, music, banjo
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Concertina" by Tony Bass, limiters edition etching on paper
By Tony Bass
Located in Glenview, IL
male figure watches while playing a string instrument. The limited edition etching is numbered 1 out of
Category
1980s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Etching
H 20.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
North Central Italy, this charming work depicts a stringed instrument called a mandola in Italian
Category
1940s Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paper, Gouache
'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
exact origins are uncertain, this charming work depicts a stringed instrument called a mandola in
Category
1940s Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
Untitled (Roi David)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
string instrument delicately constructed in his hands. Gilded flecks of gold are highlighted around the
Category
1950s Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Glass
Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Still Life
By Jozef Popczyk
Located in Oakland, CA
, guitar (stringed instrument) and an over-all essence of Jazz movement in Paris.
Born in Poland, he came
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Hand Painted Hard Stone Paperweight with Woman & Instrument 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
her string musical instrument, chop mark signed, 20th century
Measures - 6"h x 2.25"w x 1"d
Category
20th Century Chinese Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Stone
'Dancing Musician', New York, Kinetic Figural, NYMOMA, LACMA, Whitney Museum
By Ronald Mallory
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, disjunct figural study of a man wearing a checked cap, shown dancing and playing a stringed instrument
Category
1970s Expressionist Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
1993 Donald Lipski "Pieces of String" Abstract Caged Art Exhibit Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
1993 Donald Lipski "Pieces of String" abstract caged art exhibit sculpture 28"
Donald Lipski B
Category
1990s Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Metal, Other
H 27.75 in W 26.75 in D 14.75 in
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Plates from the "Istrumenti Musicali" Series
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
depicting string musical instruments. Sold individually-price per plate.
Condition: Excellent vintage
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Carved Wood Gold Gilt Trumpeting Angels Beveled Mirror
Located in Toledo, OH
stringed musical instruments. Very nice condition. Dimensions: 3" depth x 41" W x 68" H.
Category
20th Century European Rococo Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Antique Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette / Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Japanese ladies playing traditional Japanese instruments, the koto (13 stringed zither) and the shamisen (3
Category
20th Century Slovenian Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Double Silver Point Robes
By Jim Dine
Located in Palm Desert, CA
string in artist's frame work by Post War artist Jim Dine. "Double Silver Point Robes" depicts the
Category
1960s Post-War Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Thomas Dembovsky (sp?), (Cubist Musician)
Located in New York, NY
This full-on view of a musician and his bass (also known as an upright bass or string bass), has an
Category
1930s Cubist Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Lithograph
Mid-Century Modernist Hand Carved Walnut & Oak Dowel Pierced Amorphic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
walnut. The amorphic oak body suggests an oversized clamp that holds an oak instrument suggestive of a
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Oak, Walnut
H 69 in W 25 in D 36 in
Herman Volz Abstract Woodblock Print
By Herman Roderick Volz 1
Located in Fulton, CA
Abstract woodblock by California Artist Herman Roderick Volz. Figure with stringed musical
Category
Mid-20th Century American Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mid-20th Century Asian Hand Painted Folding Large Wall Fan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
as string music instrument set outdoor in a garden.
On the left up side, there are some Asian
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Poster Steinway & Sons Piano Music Tapestry Pianist Art Design
Located in London, GB
playing stringed musical instruments and the stylised title text swirls in front of the pianist's dress
Category
1930s German Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paper
H 35.04 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Amber & Blue Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless brand set of Christmas lights available, which was a typical series string of eight cone shaped
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Crystal
H 4 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green Crystal Holiday C-9 Bulb, USA, 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matchless brand set of Christmas lights available, which was a typical series string of eight cone shaped
Category
1930s Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Crystal
H 3 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Matchless Wonder Star #910 Double Row Green & Red Crystal C-9 Holiday Bulb, 1936
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Christmas lights available, which was a typical series string of eight cone shaped lamps.
In 1929, Mr
Category
1930s Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Crystal
H 4 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
"Clarinet", 1997
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
. Orchid bulbs perch on lacy roots, music thrums from a plucked string, a foot punches a ball into the air
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Archival Paper
20th Century Louis XVI Style Museum Pedestal Clock after Jean-Henri Riesener
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Berlin, DE
Sycamore oeuil de vermeuil, ebony and buis stringing marquetry. The base and the gaine are decorated with
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Bronze
H 86.62 in W 20.87 in D 12.21 in
"Violin", 1997
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
. Orchid bulbs perch on lacy roots, music thrums from a plucked string, a foot punches a ball into the air
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Archival Paper
"Tulips", 1995
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
string, a foot punches a ball into the air. Miller removes plants, musical instruments, and soccer balls
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Archival Paper
"Sunflower", 1995
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
. Orchid bulbs perch on lacy roots, music thrums from a plucked string, a foot punches a ball into the air
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Archival Paper
"Foot and Ball", 1999
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
perch on lacy roots, music thrums from a plucked string, a foot punches a ball into the air. Miller
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Archival Paper
"World Cup", 1999
By Steve Miller
Located in Hudson, NY
roots, music thrums from a plucked string, a foot punches a ball into the air. Miller removes plants
Category
1990s Contemporary Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Archival Paper
Antique Thai Shadow Puppet, Buffalo Hide, Nang Yai
Located in New York, NY
instruments to add excitement and pleasure to the performance.
The art of Thai shadow puppets is not only to
Category
20th Century Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Animal Skin
The Who Pete Townshend 1979 - signed limited edition
By Michael Putland
Located in London, GB
pieces; he was only able to finish the show by using a recently acquired 12-string Rickenbacker. The
Category
1970s Modern Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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H 30 in W 40 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster For India Manipuri Dancer And Musicians Artwork
Located in London, GB
white turbans, playing a drum and stringed instrument against the green background, the title text in
Category
1950s Vintage String Instruments
Materials
Paper
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Vintage String Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage string instruments available for sale. Each of these unique vintage string instruments was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and ceramic. Vintage string instruments have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage string instruments bearing mid-century modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage string instruments are appealing in their simplicity, but Fornasetti, Alcoa Aluminum and Piero Fornasetti produced popular vintage string instruments that are worth a look.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,900, while they’re typically $199 on the low end and $885,000 highest priced.
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