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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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
H 72 in W 35 in D 15 in
Yellow Gold Lute Charm - 18k String Instrument Music
Located in Greensboro, NC
Metal Content: 18k Yellow Gold
Theme: Lute, String Instrument, Music
Measurements
Tall (from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Used String Instruments
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Bronze
H 38.5 in W 10 in D 5 in
Yellow Gold Banjo Charm - 14k Stringed Instrument Musician's Gift Pendant
Located in Greensboro, NC
Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold
Theme: Banjo, Stringed Instrument, Musician's Gift
Measurements
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Used String Instruments
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Yellow Gold Mother of Pearl Banjo Charm - 14k Stringed Instrument Music Pendant
Located in Greensboro, NC
: Banjo, Stringed Instrument
Measurements
Tall (from stationary bail): 3/4" (18.8mm)
Wide: 9/32" (6.7mm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Used String Instruments
Materials
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Megan with String Instruments 2/10, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Located in Yardley, PA
various forms. String instruments have a long history, appearing in art and myth, and often evoke feelings
Category
2010s Other Art Style Used String Instruments
Materials
Archival Ink
H 11 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Jade Pendant Pipa '琵琶' Stringed Instrument Kunlun Jade Certified Untreated
Located in Southbury, CT
stringed instrument similar to a lute. The pipa was carved from slightly bluish-green Junlun jade, which is
Category
2010s Chinese Artisan Used String Instruments
Materials
Jade
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W 1.07 in D 0.52 in L 2.3 in
Megan with String Instruments 3/10, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Located in Yardley, PA
From a limited edition of 10 archival photographs Signed and numbered by artist Aaron Knight. Art-ID: MS3_9982 Aaron Knight is an American visual artist who creates photography ...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Used String Instruments
Materials
Archival Ink
H 11 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
African Mangbetu Carved Figural Fertility Bow Harp Domu Instrument 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare vintage museum quality African Mangbetu fertility harp / domu, an African stringed instrument
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Used String Instruments
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
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 Used 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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Antique Orchestra Chair with Lyre Back
Located in Denton, TX
height adjustment. Leather seat was replaced at one time.
This chair was probably used for large string
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Used String Instruments
Materials
Brass
Pair of Granite and Spelter Figurative Book Ends
Located in Wilson, NC
lady posing with string instrument. This pair could also serve as decorative objects in the home (on a
Category
Early 1900s French Used String Instruments
Materials
Granite, Spelter
Antique Engraving of Archangel Michael and an Arab Moor Playing Instrument, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of an Arab Moor man playing a stringed instrument 105: Mural in St. Marc's church
Category
1690s Used String Instruments
Materials
Paper
H 12.8 in W 7.88 in D 0 in
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 Used 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 Used 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 Used 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 Used 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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Scholars' Scene Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional stringed instrument.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Used String Instruments
Materials
Ceramic
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 Used 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 Used 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 Used 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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Pair KPM Porcelain Plaques After Franz Lefler
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in New York, NY
master, Franz Lefler (1831-1898), depicting children singing and playing string instruments. Measures
Category
19th Century German Romantic Used String Instruments
Materials
Porcelain
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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Teak
18th Century Painting Showing Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
women with their stringed instruments. The subject matter and style of painting was common throughout
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas
Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen & Zurich Orient Carpets
By Emile Cardinaux
Located in London, GB
Switzerland featuring an Oriental style design depicting a lady playing music on a stringed instrument and a
Category
1920s Swiss Used String Instruments
Materials
Paper
H 50.4 in W 35.83 in D 0.04 in
Large Sèvres-style Porcelain Charger
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Norwood, NJ
stringed instrument, in the presence of other members of his family. Cobalt blue with tooled gilt border
Category
Late 19th Century French Used String Instruments
Materials
Porcelain
Art Nouveau Modernist Angel Musician Enamel Pendant Necklace Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
, MODERNIST PENDANT HAS AN EXQUISITE IMAGE OF AN ANGEL PLAYING A MUSICAL STRINGED INSTRUMENT. THE DESIGN OF
Category
19th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Used String Instruments
Materials
Enamel, Silver, Sterling Silver
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H 3 in W 2.6 in
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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Iron, Metal
Large Antique Anglo-Indian Painting on Woven Fabric Portraying A Female Dancer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
, with a male musician playing a stringed instrument. The painting is highly detailed showing intricate
Category
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Indian Used String Instruments
Materials
Fabric
H 66 in W 102 in D 0.25 in
A Large Qajar Oil Painting With Female Portrait And Floral Triumph, Late 19th Ce
Located in London, GB
instrument, possibly a Persian lute (barbat), around her neck a string of pearls, her portrait encased within
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Used String Instruments
Materials
Paint
H 61.82 in W 33.86 in D 1.19 in
English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency gilt stenciled figural and floral ebonized dital harp signed by maker Edward Light. Retailed at Srohl Foley place London, Early 19th century.
Category
1810s English Regency Used String Instruments
Materials
Giltwood, Ebony, Wood, String
H 34 in W 14 in D 6.25 in
Early 20th Century Italian High-Relief Plaster Wall Plaque
Located in Stamford, CT
mortal daughters of Jupiter. They are singing, while two of them play stringed instruments, and they are
Category
Early 20th Century Used String Instruments
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Pair of Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardians with Riders
Located in Chicago, IL
playing the pipa, a Chinese stringed instrument similar to a lute. The rider is possibly the mythical
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Used String Instruments
Materials
Limestone
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 Used 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 Used 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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870
By Pleyel
Located in Littleton, CO
the elegance and craftsmanship of 19th-century French piano manufacturing. Pleyel instruments are
Category
17th Century French Romantic Used String Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Erard Parallel-Strung Grand Piano with Bench, Paris, 1895
By Sébastien Érard, Maison Erard
Located in Littleton, CO
stringing and construction of a grand piano, this piano walks the line between an historical and
Category
1890s French Romantic Used String Instruments
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Antique George III Mahogany Stick Barometer by Cremonino
Located in Devon, GB
register plate and thermometer.
The mahogany case with string inlay has a circular cistern cover at the
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 38.2 in W 5.25 in D 2.5 in
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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
H 28 in W 15 in D 4 in
Antique French Louis XVI Period Signed Carcano Wall Barometer
By Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain
Located in Forney, TX
decorated enamel dial signed Antonio Carcano (1755-1820) a distinguished scientific instrument inventor
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Used String Instruments
Materials
Blown Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Wood
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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Antique 6 Bell Fortissimo Music Box by J Manger & Co, c. 1885
Located in London, GB
inlay to the lid and front, both of which are set within walnut borders and looping boxwood stringing
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Used String Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique 6 Bell and Drum Music Box by Charles Lecoultre, c. 1870
Located in London, GB
stringing to the lid and front. It also boasts gilt bronze side handles and sits on an ebonised plinth.
It
Category
1870s Swiss Victorian Used String Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
18th Century Antique Georgian Mahogany Wheel Barometer by E. Bates of Kettering
Located in Devon, GB
.
The mahogany case has satinwood stringing and marquetry shell and sunflower inlay decoration and is
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 38 in W 10.25 in D 2 in
19th Century inlaid mahogany banjo barometer by L Casatelli of Liverpool
Located in Martlesham, GB
stringing, large circular engraved silvered dial with brass bezel and thermometer above. circa 1840.
Category
1840s British Victorian Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Medical Syringe
Located in London, GB
certainly for ophthalmological or ENT use. Both ends unscrew and it still has its original cotton string
Category
1780s Unknown Used String Instruments
Materials
Natural Fiber
19th Century Mahogany Banjo Barometer by P Nolfi of Taunton
Located in Martlesham, GB
central brass finial above a shaped mahogany case decorated with boxwood stringing, the barometer includes
Category
1840s British Early Victorian Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Wheel Barometer
Located in Bradenton, FL
string inlay around the outer edges of the case. Sold as is because some of the small internal pieces are
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Regency Period Mahogany Stick Barometer by Harris, London
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A Regency period mahogany stick barometer of fine quality with flame veneers and ebony stringing
Category
Early 19th Century English Used String Instruments
Materials
Ivory, Ebony, Mahogany
Antique 9 Bell Interchangeable Music Box on Table by Nicole Freres, c. 1870
By Nicole Frères
Located in London, GB
highest quality, veneered with kingwood crossbanding and tulipwood stringing, and features superbly
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss High Victorian Used String Instruments
Materials
Brass, Steel
H 43.71 in W 43.31 in D 27.56 in
Pleyel Upright Piano Satinwood Neoclassical Inlay Fluted, Columnar Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
, anthemions and foliage in a variety of woods.
Cabinet is accented with boxwood stringing and a contrasting
Category
1890s French Neoclassical Used String Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 46.46 in W 55.91 in D 25.2 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 Used String Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Very Large Ophtalmotrope
Located in Peekskill, NY
also quite large at well over 3 foot tall. This instrument is very complete. It also includes
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Used String Instruments
Materials
Brass
Fabulous Quality Early 19th Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Girolimo of Lo
Located in Martlesham, GB
stringing and having a visible tube, the bottom of the barometer having a turned cistern cover to cover the
Category
1810s British Georgian Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 38 in W 5.25 in D 2 in
Early 19th Century Mahogany Stick Barometer by Tagliaue & Torre of 294 Holborn
Located in Martlesham, GB
stringing and having a visible tube, the bottom of the barometer having a turned cistern cover to cover the
Category
1810s British Georgian Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 38 in W 5.25 in D 2 in
Antique George III Quality Mahogany Banjo Barometer
Located in Suffolk, GB
inlaid case with oval shells and starburst with satinwood stringing.
An attractive original example in
Category
1780s English George III Used String Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
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Used String Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of used string instruments for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct used string instruments — often made from wood, cord and string — can elevate any home. Used string instruments have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Used string instruments made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs. Alcoa Aluminum, John Burdick and Hattakitkosol Somchai each produced beautiful used string instruments that are worth considering.
How Much are Used String Instruments?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,100, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $22,000 highest priced.