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French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror, Wood & Canvas, Circa 1850
French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror, Wood & Canvas, Circa 1850

French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror, Wood & Canvas, Circa 1850

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

To the lower left one observes a finely dressed lady playing a type of string instrument for her beau, leaning toward her with keen interest.

Category

19th Century French Other Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner
A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner

A Large 19th Century Vienna Porcelain Vase w/ Ormolu Mount, Signed Wagner

By Royal Vienna Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

The lyre is one of the oldest known stringed instruments, originally produced in the ancient river civilizations to honor the gods.

Category

19th Century Austrian Louis XVI Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Felice Galbiati Surreal Still Life Lacquered Panels Milano Italy 1950s
Vintage Felice Galbiati Surreal Still Life Lacquered Panels Milano Italy 1950s

Vintage Felice Galbiati Surreal Still Life Lacquered Panels Milano Italy 1950s

By Felice Galbiati

Located in Miami, FL

Italian surreal still life panels depicting string instruments, a viola and a mandolin(o).  Made by Felice Galbiati Arte Decorativa in Milan. 

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood, Masonite

Antique Pair of Early 19th Century Carved Oak Architectural Panels
Antique Pair of Early 19th Century Carved Oak Architectural Panels

Antique Pair of Early 19th Century Carved Oak Architectural Panels

Located in Nottingham, GB

Each tall, narrow carving incorporates detailed figural decoration depicting a male musician playing a stringed instrument, together with carved lion-head motifs.

Category

19th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Murano Glass Clowns Figurines, Set of 5
Mid-Century Murano Glass Clowns Figurines, Set of 5

Mid-Century Murano Glass Clowns Figurines, Set of 5

Located in Mortsel, BE

The set includes five distinct figures in various poses; musicians holding an accordion and a stringed instrument, as well as an acrobat standing upside down on his hands.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Self-portrait playing the gusli Realist painting on Frame 2001 Oil on board
Self-portrait playing the gusli Realist painting on Frame 2001 Oil on board

Self-portrait playing the gusli Realist painting on Frame 2001 Oil on board

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

This artwork portrays a solitary figure sitting on a snow-laden bench, skillfully playing a traditional string instrument. Dressed in a rustic, fur-lined coat and hat, the musician e...

Category

Early 2000s Realist Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

The Ballet - Lithograph by Sergio Vacchi - 1980s

The Ballet - Lithograph by Sergio Vacchi - 1980s

By Sergio Vacchi

Located in Roma, IT

A vibrant and expressive composition by Sergio Vacchi, featuring a seated musician playing a stringed instrument beside two stylized female figures captured in an ecstatic, dance-lik...

Category

1980s Contemporary Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Antique Framed Woodblock Print, Japanese Art, Edo, Ukiyo-e, Kunisada, Victorian
Antique Framed Woodblock Print, Japanese Art, Edo, Ukiyo-e, Kunisada, Victorian

Antique Framed Woodblock Print, Japanese Art, Edo, Ukiyo-e, Kunisada, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

Exceptional Edo period woodblock print, in the striking ukiyo-e style Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order throughout Set within a tasteful later frame, with blue card ...

Category

1840s Japanese Edo Used String Instruments

Materials

Glass, Paper

Hindu Sacred Musicians – Satadéven and Vaïche Navin, 1806
Hindu Sacred Musicians – Satadéven and Vaïche Navin, 1806

Hindu Sacred Musicians – Satadéven and Vaïche Navin, 1806

Located in Langweer, NL

On the left, Satadéven is depicted standing barefoot against a mountainous backdrop, carrying a long-necked string instrument across his shoulders and holding a small bowl in one hand.

Category

Early 1800s French Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra
Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Samson Porcelain Candelabra

By Samson & Cie

Located in London, GB

The porcelain figures are that of a man and woman playing musical instruments, wistfully gazing towards each other while they stroll and play; he plays a variation on the bagpipes, p...

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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Used String Instruments

Materials

Ormolu

1960’s Abstract CUBIST Violin Bird Composition by Polish/Russian
1960’s Abstract CUBIST Violin Bird Composition by Polish/Russian

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 instrument. All three subjects are joined together, creating an otherworldly like being.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil

19th Century Chinese Antique Wine Table, Hand-Carved Red Elmwood
19th Century Chinese Antique Wine Table, Hand-Carved Red Elmwood

19th Century Chinese Antique Wine Table, Hand-Carved Red Elmwood

Located in Somis, CA

Scholars use it as a table to place their string instruments and books and scrolls. This elegant table works well in all interiors and reflects your highly sophisticated taste.

Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

"Jazz on a T-" Abstract Kinetic Sculpture
"Jazz on a T-" Abstract Kinetic Sculpture

"Jazz on a T-" Abstract Kinetic Sculpture

By John Scott

Located in Houston, TX

Scott was known for creating vibrant kinetic sculptures that explored topics ranging from the West African diddly-bow string instrument to the rhythms and movements inspired by ensla...

Category

20th Century Abstract Used String Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage MC Bertrand Pictorial French Tapestry  Rug & Kilim
Vintage MC Bertrand Pictorial French Tapestry  Rug & Kilim

Vintage MC Bertrand Pictorial French Tapestry Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

On the Design This particular piece features an array of string instruments and a clarinet on the bottom along with bird pictorials in the center against a star-studded background.

Category

1970s French Aubusson Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool

1844 Vibrant Indian Cultural Prints: Musician and Dancer Lithographs
1844 Vibrant Indian Cultural Prints: Musician and Dancer Lithographs

1844 Vibrant Indian Cultural Prints: Musician and Dancer Lithographs

Located in Langweer, NL

Indou jouant du Pennak: - Instrument: The musician appears to be using a stringed instrument, possibly a type of traditional Indian lute or sitar.

Category

1840s Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950s
Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950s

Vintage Gilt Bronze Asian Sculpture of a Thai Deity Prince Playing Music 1950s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Gilded bronze figural sculpture of Prince Pra Apai Manee playing a traditional Asian string instrument called " Zueng ". This bronze has a dark green patina, the ceremonial costume a...

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Mid-20th Century Thai Tibetan Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Original Vintage Travel Poster For India Manipuri Dancer And Musicians Artwork
Original Vintage Travel Poster For India Manipuri Dancer And Musicians Artwork

Original Vintage Travel Poster For India Manipuri Dancer And Musicians Artwork

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster promoting travel to India featuring a stunning illustration of a Manipuri Dancer in traditional Manipuri bride clothing with a long round stiffened dec...

Category

1950s Indian Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

“The Odalisques” 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas, Signed Raupp
“The Odalisques” 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas, Signed Raupp

“The Odalisques” 19th Century Orientalist Oil on Canvas, Signed Raupp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This richly colored scene depicts two resting maidens by a window, one playing the baglama (a traditional stringed instrument) while the other listens in repose.

Category

Late 19th Century European Romantic Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Original Vintage Poster: "Come to Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Caribbean Playground
Original Vintage Poster: "Come to Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Caribbean Playground

Original Vintage Poster: "Come to Puerto Rico, U.S.A. Caribbean Playground

Located in Spokane, WA

Designed with stunning artistry and creative composition, the poster features a dramatic depiction of palm fronds and a sunhat blending seamlessly with a string instrument, evoking t...

Category

1950s American Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Screen

"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper
"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper

"Candy Seller" Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper

By Utagawa Yoshiiku

Located in Soquel, CA

"Candy Seller" (飴売りうずまつ 市村羽左衛門) Japanese Woodblock on Rice Paper This piece depicts Ichimura Uzaemon as the Candy Peddler Uzumatsu. He is playing a stringed instrument (the shamisen...

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1860s Edo Used String Instruments

Materials

Ink, Rice Paper, Woodcut

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers
Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

Three Books on Violins and Violin Makers

By Willibaldd Leo Frh-v-Lütgendorff, Dirk J. Balfoort, John H. Fairfield

Located in valatie, NY

A biography of Antonio Stradivari (1644- 1737) the Italian crafter of string instruments such as violins, cellos, guitars, violas and harps.

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Early 20th Century German Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Cubist Abstract Composition, Marker & Graphite on Paper, Signed J. Forneris
Cubist Abstract Composition, Marker & Graphite on Paper, Signed J. Forneris

Cubist Abstract Composition, Marker & Graphite on Paper, Signed J. Forneris

Located in Miami, FL

Fragmented, interlocking forms suggest a still life of pitchers, vessels and stringed-instrument curves, built from bold black and deep violet contour lines.

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Wall Hanging Woven Pop Art, Wool Jute, Cotton, Wood, 1960s Vintage
Wall Hanging Woven Pop Art, Wool Jute, Cotton, Wood, 1960s Vintage

Wall Hanging Woven Pop Art, Wool Jute, Cotton, Wood, 1960s Vintage

Located in Antwerp, BE

This masterfully executed wall sculpture stands as an exceptional representation of late 20th-century European fiber art, blending abstract expressionism with brutalist textures.The ...

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1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool, Jute, Cotton, Wood

Original Antique Print of Ancient Greek and Roman Lyres by Bertuch, 1802
Original Antique Print of Ancient Greek and Roman Lyres by Bertuch, 1802

Original Antique Print of Ancient Greek and Roman Lyres by Bertuch, 1802

Located in Langweer, NL

Original Antique Print of Ancient Greek and Roman Lyres by Bertuch, 1802 Original antique hand-colored copper engraving depicting ten different forms of ancient lyres, citharas and ...

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Early 1800s German Neoclassical Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Man Ray "Orchestra" Hand-Woven Wool Tapestry
Man Ray "Orchestra" Hand-Woven Wool Tapestry

Man Ray "Orchestra" Hand-Woven Wool Tapestry

By Man Ray

Located in New York, NY

One can discern the rounded body of a stringed instrument in blue, the peg and scroll of a cello in red, and the forms of reed instruments on the left.

Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Metallic Thread

Froment Meurice Renaissance Revival, Saint Cecilia Pearl and Ruby Gold Brooch
Froment Meurice Renaissance Revival, Saint Cecilia Pearl and Ruby Gold Brooch

Froment Meurice Renaissance Revival, Saint Cecilia Pearl and Ruby Gold Brooch

By François-Désiré Froment-Meurice

Located in London, GB

Executed in the Renaissance Revival taste for which the maker became renowned, the brooch centres upon a finely sculpted silver figure of Saint Cecilia (patron saint of music) shown ...

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1840s French Renaissance Revival Used String Instruments

Materials

Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold

A Very Rare Wicker Rocker, Musical Motif, Wakefield Rattan, C.1890s
A Very Rare Wicker Rocker, Musical Motif, Wakefield Rattan, C.1890s

A Very Rare Wicker Rocker, Musical Motif, Wakefield Rattan, C.1890s

By Wakefield Rattan Company

Located in Nashua, NH

A very rare musical string instrument style wicker rocker by the Wakefield Rattan Company, Wakefield Massachusetts, C. 1890s in wonderful condition.

Category

1890s American Late Victorian Used String Instruments

Materials

Wicker, Cane, Wood

Vintage Renaissance Court Musicians Tapestry -5'5" x 5'1"
Vintage Renaissance Court Musicians Tapestry -5'5" x 5'1"

Vintage Renaissance Court Musicians Tapestry -5'5" x 5'1"

Located in Los Angeles, US

A musician at the left plays a large plucked string instrument, while the nearby seated figure holds an open book across his lap.

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Henryk Kaston 18 Karat Gold & Diamond of Niccolo Paganini
Henryk Kaston 18 Karat Gold & Diamond of Niccolo Paganini

Henryk Kaston 18 Karat Gold & Diamond of Niccolo Paganini

Located in Philadelphia, PA

He was most famous as a bow maker for violins and other string instruments. His bows have sold for as much as 6-figures at auction.

Category

20th Century American Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold

Luis Castellanos Valui “La Rana Solista” Mexican Oil Painting, Mexico 2005
Luis Castellanos Valui “La Rana Solista” Mexican Oil Painting, Mexico 2005

Luis Castellanos Valui “La Rana Solista” Mexican Oil Painting, Mexico 2005

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This whimsical and highly expressive composition depicts an anthropomorphic frog seated with a string instrument, rendered in Valui's distinctive Magic Realist vocabulary.

Category

Early 2000s Mexican Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas

Royal Worcester Pair of Greek Musicians by James Hadley, 1911
Royal Worcester Pair of Greek Musicians by James Hadley, 1911

Royal Worcester Pair of Greek Musicians by James Hadley, 1911

Located in Nottingham, GB

Known collectively as Music, the pair depicts two idealised classical Greek musicians, one playing cymbals and the other a stringed instrument. The figures are beautifully modelled...

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Early 20th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Porcelain

1980 Paul Fairley Bronze Abstract Cellist Sculpture on Marble Base
1980 Paul Fairley Bronze Abstract Cellist Sculpture on Marble Base

1980 Paul Fairley Bronze Abstract Cellist Sculpture on Marble Base

By Paul Fairley

Located in Dallas, TX

It would also make a thoughtful and distinctive gift for a musician or collector, particularly a cellist or string instrument enthusiast. Paul Fairley (Canadian, 1948–1991) was known...

Category

Late 20th Century Canadian Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Original Vintage Poster Wool In National Dress Russia Drake Brookshaw Clothing
Original Vintage Poster Wool In National Dress Russia Drake Brookshaw Clothing

Original Vintage Poster Wool In National Dress Russia Drake Brookshaw Clothing

Located in London, GB

Original vintage poster from the Wool in National Dress series featuring a colourful image by Drake Brookshaw (1907-1993) depicting a man wearing a hat and playing music on a stringe...

Category

1940s British Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Art Deco Tantalus by Louis Prodhon
Art Deco Tantalus by Louis Prodhon

Art Deco Tantalus by Louis Prodhon

By Louis Prodhon

Located in New Orleans, LA

Known for its distinct black and hazel striped coloring, this desirable wood has been used for centuries to make furniture, stringed instruments, and precious personal items such as ...

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20th Century French Art Deco Used String Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration
Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration

Japanese Meiji Han Koto with Maki-e Lacquer Decoration

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare Japanese Koto made from carved Paulownia wood and lavishly decorated with lacquer Maki-e circa late 19th century of Meiji Period (1868-1912). The facade of the stringed instru...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

19th Century Indo-Persian Qajar Engraved Copper Musical Wall Charger
19th Century Indo-Persian Qajar Engraved Copper Musical Wall Charger

19th Century Indo-Persian Qajar Engraved Copper Musical Wall Charger

Located in Nottingham, GB

Four figures populate the scene, including musicians playing a harp, trumpet and stringed instrument, gathered around an elevated bearded figure.

Category

1880s Used String Instruments

Materials

Copper

Late 20th Century Vintage Musical Garden Tapestry
Late 20th Century Vintage Musical Garden Tapestry

Late 20th Century Vintage Musical Garden Tapestry

Located in Los Angeles, US

The seated musician wears flowing garments in shades of pink, coral, cream, and muted red while holding a stringed instrument across her lap. Her companion, dressed predominantly in ...

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Exceptional Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Marquetry Table à Ouvrage, 19th Century
Exceptional Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Marquetry Table à Ouvrage, 19th Century

Exceptional Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Marquetry Table à Ouvrage, 19th Century

Located in Berlin, DE

It depicts a female figure—most likely a Muse of Music—playing a stringed instrument, inlaid in fine precious woods that have been expertly sand-shaded.

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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Used String Instruments

Materials

Boxwood, Kingwood, Rosewood, Satinwood

Italian School Angel Musician Painting on Panel - Gothic Arch Gold Background
Italian School Angel Musician Painting on Panel - Gothic Arch Gold Background

Italian School Angel Musician Painting on Panel - Gothic Arch Gold Background

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

This refined antique devotional panel depicts a serene angel musician, delicately playing a string instrument while standing on a stylized cloud.

Category

19th Century Italian Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

An Assembled Group of Seventeen Sitzendorf Porcelain Monkey Band Figures.
An Assembled Group of Seventeen Sitzendorf Porcelain Monkey Band Figures.

An Assembled Group of Seventeen Sitzendorf Porcelain Monkey Band Figures.

Located in Buchanan, MI

He was a collector of all violin and string instrument related objects. His vast collections of objects included unique and special violins and figurines.

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Used String Instruments

Materials

Porcelain

Victorian Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Harrison Brothers, 1899
Victorian Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Harrison Brothers, 1899

Victorian Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Harrison Brothers, 1899

By Harrison Brothers & George Howson 1

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The upper portion of the stringed instrument is surmounted with a swept oval capital, encompassed with concave fluted decoration accented with a reed decorated girdle.

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19th Century English Victorian Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Bronze Table Lamps Thai Musicians Verdigris Patina Wood Base 1970s
Mid-Century Bronze Table Lamps Thai Musicians Verdigris Patina Wood Base 1970s

Mid-Century Bronze Table Lamps Thai Musicians Verdigris Patina Wood Base 1970s

Located in London, GB

On the right lamp the statue shows a seated female figure playing a traditional stringed instrument, resembling a Cambodian tro. She is also adorned with jewellery and a head piece w...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique Terracotta Statues, Paris, circa 1880
Pair of Antique Terracotta Statues, Paris, circa 1880

Pair of Antique Terracotta Statues, Paris, circa 1880

By Gossin Frères Manufactory

Located in Dallas, TX

A vielle à roue is a string instrument that produces sound when a crank is turned.

Category

Late 19th Century French Used String Instruments

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Vases with Carved Consoles
Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Vases with Carved Consoles

Pair of Monumental Meiji Period Japanese Porcelain Vases with Carved Consoles

Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga

One of the principal scenes depicts a gentleman playing the koto, Japan's traditional thirteen-stringed instrument, a subject closely associated with refinement, culture, and the ari...

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19th Century Japanese Meiji Used String Instruments

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Khotan Rug in Red with Rare Pictorial Design - Rug & Kilim
Vintage Khotan Rug in Red with Rare Pictorial Design - Rug & Kilim

Vintage Khotan Rug in Red with Rare Pictorial Design - Rug & Kilim

Located in Long Island City, NY

Central to the design is a flowering prunus branch emerging from a geometric vase, flanked by precisely depicted cultural implements including a penjing (bonsai) container, stringed ...

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1920s East Turkestani Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool

Limited Edition "Music Man" Lithograph by Charles Cobelle, Signed Artist Proof
Limited Edition "Music Man" Lithograph by Charles Cobelle, Signed Artist Proof

Limited Edition "Music Man" Lithograph by Charles Cobelle, Signed Artist Proof

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A central musician in a yellow ruffled costume and red button boots stands beside a tall scrolled string instrument, an open songbook forming the collar and a grandfather clock, pend...

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Mid-20th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Cello and Sheet Music Still Life, Signed D. Holbein, 1910, Oil on Canvas
Cello and Sheet Music Still Life, Signed D. Holbein, 1910, Oil on Canvas

Cello and Sheet Music Still Life, Signed D. Holbein, 1910, Oil on Canvas

Located in Berlin, DE

The pairing of a stringed instrument with sheet music offers a thematic parallel to William Michael Harnett’s Still Life—Violin and Music of 1888, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ...

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1910s Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique George V Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Ellis Greenberg
Antique George V Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Ellis Greenberg

Antique George V Sterling Silver Lyre Candlesticks by Ellis Greenberg

By Ellis Jacob Greenberg

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

The upper portion of the stringed instrument is surmounted with a swept oval capital, encompassed with embossed concave batwing decoration.

Category

1920s British Used String Instruments

Materials

Sterling Silver

L'equilibre des voix, Contemporary Large Abstract Oil Painting, 42x42 in
L'equilibre des voix, Contemporary Large Abstract Oil Painting, 42x42 in

L'equilibre des voix, Contemporary Large Abstract Oil Painting, 42x42 in

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Vertical forms, curved silhouettes, and overlapping planes create a rhythmic arrangement that evokes the presence of string instruments without ever becoming fully figurative.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Musicians Oil Painting Figurative Composition Kvarayskhelia
Surrealist Musicians Oil Painting Figurative Composition Kvarayskhelia

Surrealist Musicians Oil Painting Figurative Composition Kvarayskhelia

By Alexei Kvaratskheliya

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The central figure holds a stringed instrument, framed by two accompanying forms, all set against a richly layered background of blue, green, and warm tonal accents.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil

Cubist still life with violin, signed “Gilberte Schmitt”
Cubist still life with violin, signed “Gilberte Schmitt”

Cubist still life with violin, signed “Gilberte Schmitt”

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

The rhythmically structured planes evoke the sounds of stringed instruments—such as guitar and cello. Abstracted sound forms create a captivating still life that oscillates between f...

Category

1930s Art Deco Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Hardwood

French Château Landscape Jacquard Woven Tapestry with Carriage & Courtly Scene
French Château Landscape Jacquard Woven Tapestry with Carriage & Courtly Scene

French Château Landscape Jacquard Woven Tapestry with Carriage & Courtly Scene

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Miami, FL

In the foreground, symbols of refinement and cultivated leisure rest upon a balustrade: a stringed instrument reminiscent of those used in courtly chamber music, draped velvet textil...

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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1930s Ivory Music Note Design Antique American Hooked Rug 3' x 7'5" Carpet
1930s Ivory Music Note Design Antique American Hooked Rug 3' x 7'5" Carpet

1930s Ivory Music Note Design Antique American Hooked Rug 3' x 7'5" Carpet

Located in New York, NY

The upper field features a stylized depiction of a stringed instrument's fretboard, rendered with a distinct, minimalist approach that borders on geometric rugs.

Category

1920s American Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool

Vladimir Volodia Lazarev (Russian French, 1904-1988) "The Ballad" Impressionist
Vladimir Volodia Lazarev (Russian French, 1904-1988) "The Ballad" Impressionist

Vladimir Volodia Lazarev (Russian French, 1904-1988) "The Ballad" Impressionist

Located in Atlanta, GA

This emotive and skillfully rendered oil on canvas by Vladimir Volodia Lazarev depicts a solitary young musician in quiet reverie, absorbed in the act of playing a traditional Russia...

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Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

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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.