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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
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Stringed Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Bronze

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
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stringed Instruments

Materials

Metal

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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Steel

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Paint, Wood

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Steel

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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Metal

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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Wood

The Mills Double Deluxe Violano Virtuoso
The Mills Double Deluxe Violano Virtuoso
H 68.5 in W 49.38 in D 34.75 in
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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Pair of Fornasetti Style Felice Galbiati Studio Still Lifes Milano Italy
By Felice Galbiati, Piero Fornasetti
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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Wood, Masonite

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
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Vintage Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Bronze

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Paper

'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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold

Henryk Kaston 18 Karat Gold & Diamond of Niccolo Paganini
Henryk Kaston 18 Karat Gold & Diamond of Niccolo Paganini
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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
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20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Stringed Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Tantalus by Louis Prodhon
Art Deco Tantalus by Louis Prodhon
H 11.5 in W 15.75 in D 5.25 in
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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Etching

'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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Metal, Other

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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Oak, Walnut

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Paper

Herman Volz Abstract Woodblock Print
Herman Volz Abstract Woodblock Print
H 21.75 in W 28 in D 0.001 in
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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Paper

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Crystal

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Crystal

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Crystal

"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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Bronze

"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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed 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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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 Stringed Instruments

Materials

Paper

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Vintage Stringed Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage stringed instruments is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, all vintage stringed instruments available were constructed with great care. Vintage stringed 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. mid-century modern, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency vintage stringed instruments are consistently popular styles. Vintage stringed instruments have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Alcoa Aluminum, Asian Style and Frederic Weinberg are consistently popular.

How Much are Vintage Stringed Instruments?

Prices for vintage stringed instruments can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, vintage stringed instruments begin at $150 and can go as high as $885,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,600.