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Gilt Decorative String Instrument Wall Hanging
Gilt Decorative String Instrument Wall Hanging

Gilt Decorative String Instrument Wall Hanging

Located in Stamford, CT

Decorative musical instrument in carved wood with gilt finish, featuring strings, turnings and a

Category

Mid-20th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Fine Quality Paint Decorated Gilded Trumeau Mirror with String Instruments
Fine Quality Paint Decorated Gilded Trumeau Mirror with String Instruments

Fine Quality Paint Decorated Gilded Trumeau Mirror with String Instruments

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...

Category

1940s Unknown Louis XV Used String Instruments

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Handmade Russian Balalaika Instrument Sculptural Object
Handmade Russian Balalaika Instrument Sculptural Object

Handmade Russian Balalaika Instrument Sculptural Object

Located in Miami, FL

. While still playable, the Balalaika is interesting piece to display on a wall. The three stringed

Category

20th Century Russian Used String Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage C.F. Martin & Co. 21" Ukulele & Case, 20th C
Vintage C.F. Martin & Co. 21" Ukulele & Case, 20th C

Vintage C.F. Martin & Co. 21" Ukulele & Case, 20th C

By C.F. Martin & Co.

Located in Big Flats, NY

photographed, (string instrument, guitar), 20th century Measures - Ukulele 21'' long x 6.25'' widest x 2.5

Category

20th Century American Used String Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Tiger Maple Violin and Case, Salvatore Durro, 19th Century

Located in Big Flats, NY

, Antonio Stradivarius, label as photographed, string instrument, 19th century Measure: 22" H x 7.75" W x

Category

19th Century European Victorian Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood, Maple

19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin
19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin

19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Miniature Violin

By Rouen

Located in Dallas, TX

condition and adorns rich and bright colors. Place this beautiful stringed instrument in a music room or on

Category

Late 19th Century French Used String Instruments

Materials

Faience

Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments
Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments

Set of Five Antique Viennese Miniature Silver and Turquoise Instruments

Located in London, GB

celebrated for its music. The set comprises four stringed instruments and a grand piano. The stringed

Category

Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver

Pair of Carved Wood Asian Geishas Sculptures
Pair of Carved Wood Asian Geishas Sculptures

Pair of Carved Wood Asian Geishas Sculptures

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Lovely female sculptures of Geishas, one plays a flute while the other strums a string instrument

Category

19th Century Japanese Used String Instruments

Framed 18th Century French Wallpaper, Exotic Scene
Framed 18th Century French Wallpaper, Exotic Scene

Framed 18th Century French Wallpaper, Exotic Scene

Located in Doylestown, PA

? Turkish?) soldier on horseback and a maiden playing a stringed instrument. Behind glass.  

Category

18th Century French Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Vintage 20th Century Original Abstract Figural Oil on Canvas
Vintage 20th Century Original Abstract Figural Oil on Canvas

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 Italian Cared Marble Portrait Bust of Boy with Gambusi by A. Cipriani
Antique Italian Cared Marble Portrait Bust of Boy with Gambusi by A. Cipriani

Antique Italian Cared Marble Portrait Bust of Boy with Gambusi by A. Cipriani

By Adolfo Cipriani

Located in Big Flats, NY

guitar-like string instrument), signed on back A. Ciprianin, circa 1880 Measures: 16" H x 17" W x 8" D

Category

19th Century Italian Used String Instruments

Materials

Marble

Adorable Drinks Table by Piero Fornasetti
Adorable Drinks Table by Piero Fornasetti

Adorable Drinks Table by Piero Fornasetti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

stand and a round lacquered wood top adorned with a string instrument motif in gold over a black

Category

1950s Italian Used String Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

Mid -Century Modern Gravel Art Triptych Pictures With Clock On Wood Panel
Mid -Century Modern Gravel Art Triptych Pictures With Clock On Wood Panel

Mid -Century Modern Gravel Art Triptych Pictures With Clock On Wood Panel

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

musicians playing two stringed instruments and a drum. The center piece instrument is the clock. In very

Category

Mid-20th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

A Japanese  Momento Mori Ivory Carving of Musicians
A Japanese  Momento Mori Ivory Carving of Musicians

A Japanese Momento Mori Ivory Carving of Musicians

Located in Austin, TX

intricately and realistically carved. Two play horns, while one strums a stringed instrument. They all stand

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Used String Instruments

Midcentury Piero Fornasetti ‘Instrumenti’ Vintage Umbrella Stand, circa 1955
Midcentury Piero Fornasetti ‘Instrumenti’ Vintage Umbrella Stand, circa 1955

Midcentury Piero Fornasetti ‘Instrumenti’ Vintage Umbrella Stand, circa 1955

By Fornasetti

Located in London, GB

decorated with eight lithographic transfers of different stringed instruments. In great condition, this

Category

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

Materials

Brass

Piero Fornasetti Orchestra Coasters in a complete Set of eight.,
Piero Fornasetti Orchestra Coasters in a complete Set of eight.,

Piero Fornasetti Orchestra Coasters in a complete Set of eight.,

By Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

of orchestral instruments. Mark: Hand with brush and a stringed instrument with the word Orchestra

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Asian Peacock and Veena Form Opium Pipe Holder Box
Asian Peacock and Veena Form Opium Pipe Holder Box

Asian Peacock and Veena Form Opium Pipe Holder Box

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Veena Indian string instrument. Silvered metal alloy, patinated open to hold the pipe. Decorative

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Chinoiserie Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver Plate

Chinese Female Attendant with Qin Bronze Waist Charm
Chinese Female Attendant with Qin Bronze Waist Charm

Chinese Female Attendant with Qin Bronze Waist Charm

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional Chinese stringed instrument representing the union of heaven, earth and humankind. Made of cast

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas

Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Dallas, TX

Although we discovered this delightful portrait in France, the dress and the stringed instrument

Category

Early 20th Century Used String Instruments

Pair of Franz Bergman Cold Painted Gypsy Musicians, 19th Century
Pair of Franz Bergman Cold Painted Gypsy Musicians, 19th Century

Pair of Franz Bergman Cold Painted Gypsy Musicians, 19th Century

By Franz Bergmann

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

-like string instrument. Both figures have impressed Bergman marks the lady marked GESCHUTZ and also

Category

1870s Used String Instruments

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

Set of Six Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Plates

By Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

The plates are numbered 1-6, and each depicts a different selection of stringed instruments

Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

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

Set of Six Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Plates

By Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

The plates are numbered 1-6, and each depicts a different selection of stringed instruments

Category

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

French Antique Theater Backdrop Depicting Austrian Winter Scene
French Antique Theater Backdrop Depicting Austrian Winter Scene

French Antique Theater Backdrop Depicting Austrian Winter Scene

Located in Dallas, TX

her is carrying a musical string instrument on her back. In the background to the left, is a church

Category

Early 20th Century French Used String Instruments

1960s Terrazzo Guitar Player Sculpture
1960s Terrazzo Guitar Player Sculpture

1960s Terrazzo Guitar Player Sculpture

Located in New Windsor, NY

Wonderful cast terrazzo sculpture of a guitar player or other smaller stringed instrument, circa

Category

1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Plaster, Terrazzo

Classic 1950s Kay M 1 Upright String Bass, Standard 3/4 size
Classic 1950s Kay M 1 Upright String Bass, Standard 3/4 size

Classic 1950s Kay M 1 Upright String Bass, Standard 3/4 size

By Kaye

Located in Buffalo, NY

Classic 1950s Kay M 1 Upright String Bass, Standard 3/4 size........ a bass that needs no

Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Chinese Brass Musician with Qin Pocket Charm
Early 20th Century Chinese Brass Musician with Qin Pocket Charm

Early 20th Century Chinese Brass Musician with Qin Pocket Charm

Located in Chicago, IL

stringed instrument. Made of cast brass circa 1900, the charm was kept close at hand to ensure good fortune

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used String Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pair of 1950s Japanese Sanshin Lithographs
Pair of 1950s Japanese Sanshin Lithographs

Pair of 1950s Japanese Sanshin Lithographs

Located in New Windsor, NY

three stringed instruments called Sanshin or Shamisen. Matted, glazed and framed in simple gilded wood

Category

1950s Japanese Japonisme Used String Instruments

Materials

Cherry

A Pair of Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Series Plates
A Pair of Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Series Plates

A Pair of Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Series Plates

By Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

The plates, with a pottery body, each depict a different selection of stringed instruments

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Mantel Clock in Malachite, 19th Century
Mantel Clock in Malachite, 19th Century

Mantel Clock in Malachite, 19th Century

Located in Greding, DE

by a fully sculpted figure of a young woman playing a lyre, with another stringed instrument on the

Category

19th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

French Spelter Figure of an Arab Street Musician
French Spelter Figure of an Arab Street Musician

French Spelter Figure of an Arab Street Musician

Located in Montreal, QC

the past. Playing a long -necked stringed instrument, perhaps a kind of oud, dressed in traditional

Category

Late 19th Century French Used String Instruments

Materials

Spelter

Chinese Lacquered Qin Scroll Table
Chinese Lacquered Qin Scroll Table

Chinese Lacquered Qin Scroll Table

Located in Chicago, IL

ancient stringed instrument. Additional Dimensions: Table Apron to Floor: 26.75"H

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Used String Instruments

Materials

Elm

"Beverly" Musical Nude Sculpture
"Beverly" Musical Nude Sculpture

"Beverly" Musical Nude Sculpture

Located in New Windsor, NY

inspired him to create Beverly, a melding of the human form and the scrolled head of a string instrument

Category

1980s American Post-Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Carrara Marble

French Hunt Bookcase, circa 1880
French Hunt Bookcase, circa 1880

French Hunt Bookcase, circa 1880

Located in Evergreen, CO

with a stringed instrument and an artist's palette; and a lion's face drawer pull among oak leaves and

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Used String Instruments

Materials

Oak

Large Wooden Figure By Gregor Sodermanns, Germany, 1980s
Large Wooden Figure By Gregor Sodermanns, Germany, 1980s

Large Wooden Figure By Gregor Sodermanns, Germany, 1980s

Located in Bastogne, BE

Vintage Art Hand Carved Wooden Figure Man, Musician with string instrument. From the famous German

Category

1980s German Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Bronze Statue of a Thai Prince Playing  Music
Bronze Statue of a Thai Prince Playing  Music

Bronze Statue of a Thai Prince Playing Music

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Large Bronze statue of Prince Pra Apai Manee playing a traditional Asian string instrument called

Category

19th Century Thai Tibetan Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Chinese Ruyi Ribbon Table
Early 20th Century Chinese Ruyi Ribbon Table

Early 20th Century Chinese Ruyi Ribbon Table

Located in Chicago, IL

qin, a traditional Chinese string instrument. We love the bold contours, graphic use of negative space

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used String Instruments

Materials

Elm

Huge Art Deco Relief Panel From Barbizon Hotel NYC 1929
Huge Art Deco Relief Panel From Barbizon Hotel NYC 1929

Huge Art Deco Relief Panel From Barbizon Hotel NYC 1929

Located in New York, NY

panels motif is music. The abstract design includes two stringed instruments, and horn surrounded by

Category

20th Century American Used String Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

1960s African Wooden Drum
1960s African Wooden Drum

1960s African Wooden Drum

Located in High Point, NC

A rare authentic vintage wooden drum from the cradle of civilization, circa 1900. You can hear the hum of ancient song in the taut skin that tops this drum. Hidden in the forefathers...

Category

1960s African Rustic Used String Instruments

Materials

Animal Skin, String, Wood

Pair of Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardians with Riders
Pair of Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardians with Riders

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

Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardian with Rider
Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardian with Rider

Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardian with Rider

Located in Chicago, IL

female rider playing the pipa, a Chinese stringed instrument similar to a lute. The rider is possibly the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Used String Instruments

Materials

Limestone

French Antique Gold Filigree Necklace
French Antique Gold Filigree Necklace

French Antique Gold Filigree Necklace

Located in Litchfield, CT

detailed handmade filigree elements. Reminiscent of the shape of early stringed instruments and hiding two

Category

1880s French Used String Instruments

Materials

18k Gold

Maison Jansen Style Neoclassical Bronze Glass Cocktail Table
Maison Jansen Style Neoclassical Bronze Glass Cocktail Table

Maison Jansen Style Neoclassical Bronze Glass Cocktail Table

By Maison Jansen

Located in Rio Vista, CA

contrasting openwork triple-rod, adding a subtle stringed instrument motif. The table is topped with a thick

Category

Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Rare Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Viola Pierced Coffee Table
Rare Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Viola Pierced Coffee Table

Rare Philip and Kelvin LaVerne Viola Pierced Coffee Table

By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne

Located in New York, NY

violas or other stringed instruments. These sculptural legs add a touch of whimsy and elegance to the

Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Set of Five Bronze Sculptures "Musicians" Attributed Auguste Moreau
Set of Five Bronze Sculptures "Musicians" Attributed Auguste Moreau

Set of Five Bronze Sculptures "Musicians" Attributed Auguste Moreau

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Madrid, ES

holding a short rod and an open book and with which appears playing a string instrument (similar to a

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Pair of African Nyamwezi Trough Zithers
Pair of African Nyamwezi Trough Zithers

Pair of African Nyamwezi Trough Zithers

Located in Chicago, IL

These wooden sculptures are stringed instruments known as ligombo, a form of elongated trough

Category

20th Century Tanzanian Tribal Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

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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.

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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,100, while they’re typically $395 on the low end and $22,000 highest priced.