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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

Austrian Silver Cigarette Box Enamel Painting, Chinese Musicians circa 1910
Austrian Silver Cigarette Box Enamel Painting, Chinese Musicians circa 1910

Austrian Silver Cigarette Box Enamel Painting, Chinese Musicians circa 1910

Located in Vienna, AT

country are making music. One of them plays a stringed instrument, being similar to a lute / the second

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Set of 16 Solid Silver Musician Models Table Figures Hanau Germany, circa 1900
Set of 16 Solid Silver Musician Models Table Figures Hanau Germany, circa 1900

Set of 16 Solid Silver Musician Models Table Figures Hanau Germany, circa 1900

By Neresheimer & Co.

Located in London, GB

string instruments, horns and drums. There are a pair of conductors holding music books. The figures are

Category

Early 1900s German Renaissance Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver

Parnell Family Motto 'te digna sequere' on 12KGold Fob of Devil Playing Violin
Parnell Family Motto 'te digna sequere' on 12KGold Fob of Devil Playing Violin

Parnell Family Motto 'te digna sequere' on 12KGold Fob of Devil Playing Violin

Located in Baltimore, MD

song". Because violins are lightweight and portable, stringed instruments could rile up a crowd in song

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Used String Instruments

Materials

Carnelian, Gold

'Cabaret in an Asian Banquet Hall', French School
'Cabaret in an Asian Banquet Hall', French School

'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 Used String Instruments

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930
Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930

Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930

Located in Chicago, IL

arms. The group is engaging in a lively dance with drums, cymbals and stringed instruments, set in an

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Fabric, Ink, Pigment

Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930
Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930

Indian Pichwai Painting, c. 1930

Located in Chicago, IL

arms. The group is engaging in a lively dance with drums, cymbals and stringed instruments, set in an

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Paint, Paper

Handmade Vintage Persian Isfahan Rug 3' x 4', 1960s - 2B106
Handmade Vintage Persian Isfahan Rug 3' x 4', 1960s - 2B106

Handmade Vintage Persian Isfahan Rug 3' x 4', 1960s - 2B106

Located in Bordeaux, FR

cup, a musician playing a stringed instrument, and others engrossed in conversation or reading. Hand

Category

1960s French Used String Instruments

Materials

Wool

Antique French Ebonised Parcel Gilt Harp circa 1780
Antique French Ebonised Parcel Gilt Harp circa 1780

Antique French Ebonised Parcel Gilt Harp circa 1780

Located in London, GB

. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophone s (stringed instruments) and has its own sub

Category

1780s French Used String Instruments

Set of Five Spanish Sterling Silver ‘Musical Quintet' Table Ornaments, Vintage
Set of Five Spanish Sterling Silver ‘Musical Quintet' Table Ornaments, Vintage

Set of Five Spanish Sterling Silver ‘Musical Quintet' Table Ornaments, Vintage

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

different brass or string instrument: violin, cello, tuba, French horn and trumpet. These models are

Category

1970s Spanish Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Mechelen bronze bell. 16th century
Mechelen bronze bell. 16th century

Mechelen bronze bell. 16th century

Located in Madrid, ES

classicist influence, based on animals (note the monkey playing a stringed instrument), winged angel heads, a

Category

16th Century European Renaissance Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze, Other

The achievement, collage, oil on canvas
The achievement, collage, oil on canvas

The achievement, collage, oil on canvas

By Natalia Bikir

Located in Segovia, ES

calm weightlessness, harbinger horses, string instruments, quiet ewe, everyday animals, attentive

Category

2010s Expressionist Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil

'Still Life with Strings' by J.G.
'Still Life with Strings' by J.G.

'Still Life with Strings' by J.G.

Located in London, GB

inspiring cubist representation of a stringed instrument and table. The various hues used by the artist are

Category

1970s Cubist Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil, Board

Still Life

Still Life

By Hubertus Johannes Mengels

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Dreigroschenoper. he built dozens of string instruments, sometimes with ethnographic references he made called

Category

1960s Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern Still Life

Modern Still Life

By Hubertus Johannes Mengels

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ordinary man. And of course the Dreigroschenoper. he built dozens of string instruments, sometimes with

Category

1950s Cubist Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1927 Gelas Double-Table Mandolin, Numbered (5947) and Stamped
1927 Gelas Double-Table Mandolin, Numbered (5947) and Stamped

1927 Gelas Double-Table Mandolin, Numbered (5947) and Stamped

Located in Ixelles, BE

in plucked string instruments. 2. Career: • Innovations: In the 1920s, he introduced the double

Category

1920s French Used String Instruments

Materials

Other

George III Flame Mahogany Breakfront Wardrobe Compactum, 18th Century
George III Flame Mahogany Breakfront Wardrobe Compactum, 18th Century

George III Flame Mahogany Breakfront Wardrobe Compactum, 18th Century

Located in London, GB

make the backs of stringed instruments. In 17th century England it was imported from Germany. In the

Category

1780s English George III Used String Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Bazooka Joe Untitled Stunning Acrylic on Paper Drawing
Bazooka Joe Untitled Stunning Acrylic on Paper Drawing

Bazooka Joe Untitled Stunning Acrylic on Paper Drawing

Located in New York, NY

, appearing as a fragmented musician encased in a frame, strums a stringed instrument, recalling classical

Category

2010s Israeli Post-Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Cast Bronze Asian Woman Sculpture
Cast Bronze Asian Woman Sculpture

Cast Bronze Asian Woman Sculpture

Located in Chicago, IL

Wonderfully patinated and gilt bronze sculpture of an Asian woman playing a stringed musical

Category

20th Century Thai Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

White verre eglomise cabinet
White verre eglomise cabinet

White verre eglomise cabinet

Located in New York, NY

Two-door white painted and gold leaf cabinet decorated with stringed musical instruments; interior

Category

1940s French Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Vintage Mid-20th Century Asian Hand Painted Folding Large Wall Fan
Vintage Mid-20th Century Asian Hand Painted Folding Large Wall Fan

Vintage Mid-20th Century Asian Hand Painted Folding Large Wall Fan

Located in Moreno Valley, 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 Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Bench, Vanity Stool with Needlepoint Seat
19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Bench, Vanity Stool with Needlepoint Seat

19th Century French Louis XIV Giltwood Bench, Vanity Stool with Needlepoint Seat

Located in Fayetteville, AR

provides stability. The bench boasts its original needlepoint seat with a central motif of a stringed

Category

Mid-19th Century French Louis XIV Used String Instruments

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

Novelty Silver Mounted Lyre Decanter Hukin & Heath
Novelty Silver Mounted Lyre Decanter Hukin & Heath

Novelty Silver Mounted Lyre Decanter Hukin & Heath

By Heath & Middleton

Located in Northampton, GB

millesimal fineness (parts per thousand) of 925. Lyre a stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family

Category

Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Porcelain Music Plate
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Porcelain Music Plate

Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Porcelain Music Plate

By Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

with various stringed musical instruments. This is number 4 from a series of six. See our other

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Porcelain

Inlayed String Instrument as Ornamentation/Sculpture
Inlayed String Instrument as Ornamentation/Sculpture

Inlayed String Instrument as Ornamentation/Sculpture

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

3-461 String instrument with intricate marquetry and beautiful detailing. I purchased this not an

Category

Late 19th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Hardwood

Gucci Floral Music String Instrument Silk Scarf 1990
Gucci Floral Music String Instrument Silk Scarf 1990

Gucci Floral Music String Instrument Silk Scarf 1990

By Gucci

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Gucci Floral Music String Instrument Silk Scarf 1990´s What a vibrant colored scarf! Musical

Category

1990s Italian Used String Instruments

Coro brooch in the form of a string instrument, rhinestones, g. plated, 940s US
Coro brooch in the form of a string instrument, rhinestones, g. plated, 940s US

Coro brooch in the form of a string instrument, rhinestones, g. plated, 940s US

By Coro

Located in Stuttgart, DE

A very festive brooch in the shape of a stringed instrument by Coro USA from the 1940s studded with

Category

1940s American Romantic Used String Instruments

Materials

Crystal, Gilt Metal

19th Century Celempung Musical Instrument from Java, Indonesia
19th Century Celempung Musical Instrument from Java, Indonesia

19th Century Celempung Musical Instrument from Java, Indonesia

Located in Atlanta, GA

A traditional string musical instrument from Java, late 19th century. This antique celempung from

Category

19th Century Indonesian Used String Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Gibson Mandolin-Guitar with Case, circa 1920
Antique Gibson Mandolin-Guitar with Case, circa 1920

Antique Gibson Mandolin-Guitar with Case, circa 1920

By Gibson Guitars

Located in Big Flats, NY

, string instrument, circa 1920 Measures: 26.5" H x 10.25" W x 3.25" D, case: 29" H x 12.25" W x 4" D.

Category

Early 20th Century American Used String Instruments

Materials

Metal

19th Century Harp Lute Edward Light
19th Century Harp Lute Edward Light

19th Century Harp Lute Edward Light

Located in Stamford, CT

A very finely inlaid Harp Lute possiblly by Edward Light. This Fine stringed instrument stands on

Category

19th Century British Used String Instruments

Dan Sen 3-String Flower Lute Instrument for Display
Dan Sen 3-String Flower Lute Instrument for Display

Dan Sen 3-String Flower Lute Instrument for Display

Located in Miami, FL

Dan Sen 3-String Flower Lute Instrument for Display A Dan Sen 3-string lute with a flower form

Category

20th Century Vietnamese Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Jean Picart Le Doux Original Serigraphie on Fabric
Jean Picart Le Doux Original Serigraphie on Fabric

Jean Picart Le Doux Original Serigraphie on Fabric

By Jean Picart Le Doux

Located in Miami, FL

Original print on fabric by Jean Picart Le Doux on the theme of the stringed instruments and nature

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Fabric

French Midcentury Tapestry by Jean Lurcat for Corot
French Midcentury Tapestry by Jean Lurcat for Corot

French Midcentury Tapestry by Jean Lurcat for Corot

By Jean Lurçat

Located in Saarbruecken, DE

French Midcentury Tapestry by Jean Lurcat for corot, France arround 1965. Still life with stringed

Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Tapestry

Italian Antique Double String Paint Decorated Table Harp
Italian Antique Double String Paint Decorated Table Harp

Italian Antique Double String Paint Decorated Table Harp

Located in Stamford, CT

An Italian antique double string paint decorated table harp. This shining example of musicality is

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Used String Instruments

Stradivarius Diamond Enamel Gold Violin Brooch
Stradivarius Diamond Enamel Gold Violin Brooch

Stradivarius Diamond Enamel Gold Violin Brooch

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

An ode to Stradivarius, known for their string instruments. This marvelously handcrafted violin

Category

20th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

18th Century Chinese Guqin Table
18th Century Chinese Guqin Table

18th Century Chinese Guqin Table

Located in Chicago, IL

high waist, and gently tapered square legs ending in horse hoof feet. A guqin is a plucked seven string

Category

18th Century Chinese Ming Used String Instruments

Materials

Elm

Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Musicians
Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Musicians

Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Musicians

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A set of three Thai gilt bronze seated musicians, one playing a drum, one a stringed instrument and

Category

Early 20th Century Thai Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Vintage Chinese Brass Vases
Pair of Vintage Chinese Brass Vases

Pair of Vintage Chinese Brass Vases

Located in Sheffield, MA

stringed instrument, a seated plump man possibly representing "good luck," a smiling figure and a warrior

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Used String Instruments

Materials

Brass

Eng Tay 'Malaysia B. 1947' Signed Color Artist Proof Titled "Adagio"
Eng Tay 'Malaysia B. 1947' Signed Color Artist Proof Titled "Adagio"

Eng Tay 'Malaysia B. 1947' Signed Color Artist Proof Titled "Adagio"

Located in Bridgeport, CT

composition of several Asian musicians including a flutist, a drummer, and a stringed instrument player. A

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Japanese Antique "MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" Book  1880
Japanese Antique "MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" Book  1880

Japanese Antique "MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" Book 1880

Located in South Burlington, VT

), drums (Taiko & Tsuzimi), stringed instruments (Koto), Wind instrument (Gagaku) and many more- a great

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Set of Two Vintage Carved Wood Thai Musicians Sculptures on Stand
Set of Two Vintage Carved Wood Thai Musicians Sculptures on Stand

Set of Two Vintage Carved Wood Thai Musicians Sculptures on Stand

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

and string instrument. Thai musicians, portrayed seated playing music dressed with traditional

Category

Mid-20th Century Thai Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Pottery Plates
Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Pottery Plates

Piero Fornasetti Strumenti Musicali Pottery Plates

By Piero Fornasetti

Located in Downingtown, PA

depict a different selection of stringed instruments including guitars and lutes on a faux bois ground

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Pottery

Constanta Crisan (Cubist) "Mandolins"
Constanta Crisan (Cubist) "Mandolins"

Constanta Crisan (Cubist) "Mandolins"

By Constanta Crisan

Located in New Orleans, LA

1990’s. Wonderful earthy colors, with a classic subject for Cubism (stringed instruments) that goes all

Category

1990s Cubist Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil

Terracotta Figure Central Asian Musician
Terracotta Figure Central Asian Musician

Terracotta Figure Central Asian Musician

Located in Somis, CA

from north western region, likely central Asia. She plays a string instrument called PiPa and dances

Category

20th Century Chinese Han Used String Instruments

Materials

Pottery, Terracotta

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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.

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