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Antique Carved Winged KINNARA Winged Deity Goddess Thailand
Antique Carved Winged KINNARA Winged Deity Goddess Thailand

Antique Carved Winged KINNARA Winged Deity Goddess Thailand

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

watch over the well-being of humans in times of trouble or danger. An ancient Indian string instrument

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Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Chinese Costumes – Mandarin, Tartar Lady and Musicians, c.1845
Chinese Costumes – Mandarin, Tartar Lady and Musicians, c.1845

Chinese Costumes – Mandarin, Tartar Lady and Musicians, c.1845

Located in Langweer, NL

and helmet, while a *Musicien* kneels in the foreground playing a stringed instrument, perhaps an erhu

Category

1840s French Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Luciano Frigerio unique ebony and marble dining or conference table, Italy 1970s
Luciano Frigerio unique ebony and marble dining or conference table, Italy 1970s

Luciano Frigerio unique ebony and marble dining or conference table, Italy 1970s

By Luciano Frigerio

Located in Chiavari, Liguria

distinguished by its use in the black keys of pianos and certain parts of the finest string instruments. In

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1970s Italian Used String Instruments

Materials

Carrara Marble

Persian Costume Lithographs, Musicians & Figures, Paris c.1888 Set of 3
Persian Costume Lithographs, Musicians & Figures, Paris c.1888 Set of 3

Persian Costume Lithographs, Musicians & Figures, Paris c.1888 Set of 3

Located in Langweer, NL

, including figures playing traditional instruments such as drums, stringed instruments, and wind instruments

Category

Late 19th Century French Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Mid-20th C. Mexican Hand-Carved Seven-Piece Frog Orchestra, with Carlos Campos
Mid-20th C. Mexican Hand-Carved Seven-Piece Frog Orchestra, with Carlos Campos

Mid-20th C. Mexican Hand-Carved Seven-Piece Frog Orchestra, with Carlos Campos

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Supporting a vertically oriented stringed instrument with carved f-holes, this figure grounds the ensemble

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Chinese Hand Painted Hard Stone Paperweight with Woman & Instrument 20thC
Chinese Hand Painted Hard Stone Paperweight with Woman & Instrument 20thC

Chinese Hand Painted Hard Stone Paperweight with Woman & Instrument 20thC

Located in Big Flats, NY

her string musical instrument, chop mark signed, 20th century Measures - 6"H x 2.25"W x 1"D A 20th

Category

20th Century Chinese Used String Instruments

Materials

Stone

Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher
Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher

Pair French Ormolu Mounted Chinoiserie Red Lacquer Commodes, François Boucher

By François Boucher

Located in New York, NY

engaged in leisure and daily activity: playing stringed instruments, drawing water, conversing beneath

Category

Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Used String Instruments

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Ceramic Plates, Set of Six
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Ceramic Plates, Set of Six

Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Ceramic Plates, Set of Six

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

Musicali" (Musical Instruments) series, each plate features a unique, dense composition of stringed

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Porcelain

Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.
Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.

Table clock with Muse and writers. Bronze, Paris movement. France, 19th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

blued bronze, dressed in a tunic, holds this kithara, a plucked stringed instrument from ancient Greece

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze, Other

Antique China Theatre Scene Sun and Moon Print – Thomas Allom, 1843
Antique China Theatre Scene Sun and Moon Print – Thomas Allom, 1843

Antique China Theatre Scene Sun and Moon Print – Thomas Allom, 1843

Located in Langweer, NL

. One musician is shown playing a stringed instrument, highlighting the important role of live music in

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Mid-19th Century British Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Interior with Chair and Geometric Figures
Interior with Chair and Geometric Figures

Interior with Chair and Geometric Figures

By Ev Grüger

Located in Berlin, DE

, reminiscent of the sides of a string instrument, which lends the shapes a musicality, while the isolated

Category

1950s Abstract Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil

Magna Graecia Figure of a woman with dwarfism in terracotta
Magna Graecia Figure of a woman with dwarfism in terracotta

Magna Graecia Figure of a woman with dwarfism in terracotta

Located in BARCELONA, ES

, it can be deduced that it was a musical instrument, probably a plucked string instrument such as a

Category

15th Century and Earlier Greco Roman Used String Instruments

Materials

Terracotta

Hollywood Regency Vere Eglomise Chinoiserie Style Commode
Hollywood Regency Vere Eglomise Chinoiserie Style Commode

Hollywood Regency Vere Eglomise Chinoiserie Style Commode

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

seated while playing a traditional stringed instrument, while another gracefully presents an offering to

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Used String Instruments

Materials

Glass

Ancient Roman Apollo Citaredo
Ancient Roman Apollo Citaredo

Ancient Roman Apollo Citaredo

Located in BARCELONA, ES

the god playing or holding the zither, a plucked string instrument similar to the lyre, although with

Category

15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Antique Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette / Card Case
Antique Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette / Card Case

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 Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Victorian 9K Gold Gate Bracelet with Padlock Heart Clasp
Victorian 9K Gold Gate Bracelet with Padlock Heart Clasp

Victorian 9K Gold Gate Bracelet with Padlock Heart Clasp

Located in Venice, CA

outer lines of the gate segments are curved to look like the lyre, an ancient stringed musical

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Early 1900s English Victorian Used String Instruments

Materials

Gold, 9k Gold

Coralcello, richly colorful music themed abstraction
Coralcello, richly colorful music themed abstraction

Coralcello, richly colorful music themed abstraction

By C. Dimitri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

coral reefs. Rich brushwork in image of stringed musical instrument within the abstract composition

Category

2010s Abstract Used String Instruments

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

Italian Carved Wood Gold Gilt Trumpeting Angels Beveled Mirror
Italian Carved Wood Gold Gilt Trumpeting Angels Beveled Mirror

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 Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Herman Volz Abstract Woodblock Print
Herman Volz Abstract Woodblock Print

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 Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Antique 1.25 Carat Diamond and 9k Yellow Gold Mandolin Brooch Circa 1890
Antique 1.25 Carat Diamond and 9k Yellow Gold Mandolin Brooch Circa 1890

Antique 1.25 Carat Diamond and 9k Yellow Gold Mandolin Brooch Circa 1890

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

mandolin is embellished with thirty-six pavé set Dutch cut diamonds. The stringed musical instrument is

Category

1890s Unknown Used String Instruments

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver

Two Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Sconces
Two Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Sconces

Two Large Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Sconces

Located in London, GB

lyres — the stringed musical instrument, associated with ancient Greece. The arms are curved, and three

Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Used String Instruments

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

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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.