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Chinese Natural Wood Lute Table
Chinese Natural Wood Lute Table

Chinese Natural Wood Lute Table

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional stringed instrument. Often made at a lower height, this taller contemporary table may have also

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Used String Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Musical Strings
Musical Strings

Musical Strings

Located in London, GB

cubist representation of stringed instruments. The earth-tone hues - brown, beige, terracotta and a touch

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil, Board

Chinese Ruyi Ribbon Table, c. 1900
Chinese Ruyi Ribbon Table, c. 1900

Chinese Ruyi Ribbon Table, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

viewing painted scrolls or as a musician's stand on which to play the qin, a traditional Chinese string

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Used String Instruments

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Italian High-Relief Plaster Wall Plaque
Early 20th Century Italian High-Relief Plaster Wall Plaque

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

English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815
English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815

English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815

Located in Charleston, 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

Sonambient Wall Scultpure by Carol Kreeger Davidson, D. 1975
Sonambient Wall Scultpure by Carol Kreeger Davidson, D. 1975

Sonambient Wall Scultpure by Carol Kreeger Davidson, D. 1975

Located in Peabody, MA

three dimensional cage of intriguing spatial boundaries. They also form the basis of a stringed

Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Happy Diamonds Musical Instrument Erhu Pendant in 18K Yellow, Rose, White Gold
Happy Diamonds Musical Instrument Erhu Pendant in 18K Yellow, Rose, White Gold

Happy Diamonds Musical Instrument Erhu Pendant in 18K Yellow, Rose, White Gold

Located in Wan Chai District, HK

This beautiful and unique Happy Diamonds musical instrument erhu pendant is the perfect choice for

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Used String Instruments

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Pair of Empire Style Carved Wood and Metal Sconces from Italy
Pair of Empire Style Carved Wood and Metal Sconces from Italy

Pair of Empire Style Carved Wood and Metal Sconces from Italy

Located in Dallas, TX

the lyre and the shape of a trumpet. The lyre is a string instrument, popular in Greek antiquity

Category

20th Century Italian Empire Used String Instruments

Materials

Metal

The Stroh or Stroviol Violin
The Stroh or Stroviol Violin

The Stroh or Stroviol Violin

By English School

Located in Madrid, ES

The Stroh or Stroviol violin is a type of stringed musical instrument that is mechanically

Category

Early 20th Century English Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Exceptional Napoleon III Style Inlaid Chest With Musical Theme
Exceptional Napoleon III Style Inlaid Chest With Musical Theme

Exceptional Napoleon III Style Inlaid Chest With Musical Theme

Located in Bridgeport, CT

musical notes, crossed recorders, stringed instruments and horns all in fine contrasting wood inlay. The

Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Used String Instruments

Materials

Stone, Metal

Kou Wood ‘Milo’ Rare Koa Wood Planter
Kou Wood ‘Milo’ Rare Koa Wood Planter

Kou Wood ‘Milo’ Rare Koa Wood Planter

By Ola Woods

Located in Soquel, CA

bowls. Milo has proved to be an excellent stringed instrument wood, producing deep resonant bass tones

Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

"Stroviols" Rare Original Stroh Fiddle with Horn
"Stroviols" Rare Original Stroh Fiddle with Horn

"Stroviols" Rare Original Stroh Fiddle with Horn

By Stroh

Located in Peekskill, NY

the time a large horn or cone collected the sound for recording. String instruments could not compete

Category

Early 20th Century English Used String Instruments

Materials

Tin, Iron

Jewish Yad or Torah Pointer of Silver with Inset Stone
Jewish Yad or Torah Pointer of Silver with Inset Stone

Jewish Yad or Torah Pointer of Silver with Inset Stone

Located in Austin, TX

stringed instrument on the handle end, with a traditional pointed finger hand on the other end. With

Category

Early 20th Century Russian Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver

Cubist Still Life on Table
Cubist Still Life on Table

Cubist Still Life on Table

Located in London, GB

bottle and glasses, a book, and what seems to be a violin or other stringed instrument lie on a large

Category

1950s Cubist Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas, Oil

18th Century George III Mahogany Quarter Striking Automation Bracket Clock by St
18th Century George III Mahogany Quarter Striking Automation Bracket Clock by St

18th Century George III Mahogany Quarter Striking Automation Bracket Clock by St

By Stephen Rimbault

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

other string instruments and a conductor. The hand of the harpsichord player, the bows of the string

Category

Mid-18th Century British George III Used String Instruments

Materials

Brass, Steel

19th Century 'Memento Mori' Etching by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson
19th Century 'Memento Mori' Etching by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

19th Century 'Memento Mori' Etching by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

By Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

of merry-makers trailing behind a figure of Death as it plays a spade-shaped string instrument. Plate

Category

Late 19th Century French Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper

Yellow Gold Violin & Bow Charm - 14k String Music Instrument Musician's Gift
Yellow Gold Violin & Bow Charm - 14k String Music Instrument Musician's Gift

Yellow Gold Violin & Bow Charm - 14k String Music Instrument Musician's Gift

Located in Greensboro, NC

Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold Theme: Violin & Bow, String Music Instrument Measurements Tall

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Used String Instruments

Materials

14k Gold, Yellow Gold

"Music under the Sea, " Spectacular Art Deco Punchbowl/Centerpiece w/ Mermaids
"Music under the Sea, " Spectacular Art Deco Punchbowl/Centerpiece w/ Mermaids

"Music under the Sea, " Spectacular Art Deco Punchbowl/Centerpiece w/ Mermaids

By Wilhelm Kage

Located in Philadelphia, PA

another female figure playing a version of the rebec, an ancient stringed instrument. Kåge was a

Category

1920s Swedish Art Deco Used String Instruments

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling and Gold Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern
Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling and Gold Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern

Tiffany and Co. 19th Century Sterling and Gold Serving Spoon in Olympian Pattern

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in New York, NY

gathered around a figure playing a lyre, an ancient greek stringed instrument very similar to modern harps

Category

1870s American Neoclassical Used String Instruments

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)
'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)

'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)

Located in London, GB

North Central Italy, this charming work depicts a stringed instrument called a mandola in Italian

Category

1940s Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Large Exceptional Japanese Ceramic Moriage Moon Flask Vase Meiji Kinkozan
Large Exceptional Japanese Ceramic Moriage Moon Flask Vase Meiji Kinkozan

Large Exceptional Japanese Ceramic Moriage Moon Flask Vase Meiji Kinkozan

By Kinkozan

Located in Atlanta, GA

), hand-chimes, and Zither (a stringed instrument) and other smaller Buddhist symbols. The sided are

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Used String Instruments

Materials

Ceramic

Meissen Acier Gardener Figurines Group Model D 95 Made circa 1870
Meissen Acier Gardener Figurines Group Model D 95 Made circa 1870

Meissen Acier Gardener Figurines Group Model D 95 Made circa 1870

By Michel Victor Acier 1

Located in Vienna, AT

 Young Female Gardener who is making music by playing a string instrument similar to a violin (she turns

Category

1870s German Rococo Used String Instruments

Materials

Porcelain

'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)
'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)

'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)

Located in London, GB

exact origins are uncertain, this charming work depicts a stringed instrument called a mandola in

Category

1940s Modern Used String Instruments

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pencil

Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, Antique, circa 1910
Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, Antique, circa 1910

Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case, Antique, circa 1910

By Georg Adam Scheid

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

-stringed instrument, with an engraved floral and foliate landscape to the background. The posterior

Category

1910s Austrian Used String Instruments

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Japanese Fine Antique Lacquered Koto Lute, Rare Violin Size, Meiji, 19th Century
Japanese Fine Antique Lacquered Koto Lute, Rare Violin Size, Meiji, 19th Century

Japanese Fine Antique Lacquered Koto Lute, Rare Violin Size, Meiji, 19th Century

Located in South Burlington, VT

traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from the Chinese zheng, and similar to the Mongolian

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

'Untitled' Still Life - Berlin School
'Untitled' Still Life - Berlin School

'Untitled' Still Life - Berlin School

Located in London, GB

with what appears to be a violin or other stringed instrument. The painting's background is in a dark

Category

1960s Cubist Used String Instruments

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique Victorian Satinwood and Harewood Half Moon Painted Console Table
Antique Victorian Satinwood and Harewood Half Moon Painted Console Table

Antique Victorian Satinwood and Harewood Half Moon Painted Console Table

Located in London, GB

stringed instruments. In 17th century England it was imported from Germany. In the 18th century airwood

Category

1890s English Victorian Used String Instruments

Materials

Satinwood, Harewood

Chinese Antique Scholar's Chest Bookcase
Chinese Antique Scholar's Chest Bookcase

Chinese Antique Scholar's Chest Bookcase

Located in Somis, CA

front of the chest depicts a scholar in the bamboo forest playing the string music instrument Gu Zhen

Category

19th Century Chinese Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Meyle & Mayer 1910 Art Nouveau Gilt Silver Pendant With Enamel & Plique Au Jour
Meyle & Mayer 1910 Art Nouveau Gilt Silver Pendant With Enamel & Plique Au Jour

Meyle & Mayer 1910 Art Nouveau Gilt Silver Pendant With Enamel & Plique Au Jour

Located in Miami, FL

decorated muse who is playing a kind of stringed musical instrument, more like a lute. Gemstones: Mount in

Category

1910s German Art Nouveau Used String Instruments

Materials

Chrysophrase, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Silver, Enamel

French Empire Candelabra Apollo & Daphne Manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire
French Empire Candelabra Apollo & Daphne Manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire

French Empire Candelabra Apollo & Daphne Manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire

By Pierre-Philippe Thomire

Located in Newark, England

stringed musical instrument part of the lute-family and consists of two arms and a crossbar with strings

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Used String Instruments

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Set of Five Early Stringed Instruments
Set of Five Early Stringed Instruments

Set of Five Early Stringed Instruments

Located in Seattle, WA

Primitive, hand-carved stringed instruments in classic shapes. Crude and incomplete yet familiar

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Trio of Stringed Instrument Molds
Trio of Stringed Instrument Molds

Trio of Stringed Instrument Molds

Located in Treasure Island, CA

1/2, 3/4 sized violin and violincello molds. This have nice patina and make unusual decorativbe objects. I don't believe I've seen these mold forms before! Priced as set.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Musical Instruments on Stand
Musical Instruments on Stand

Musical Instruments on Stand

Located in East Hampton, NY

19thC. Nepalese Wooden String Instruments on Metal Stands (2 available priced individually)

Category

19th Century Nepalese Used String Instruments

Materials

String

Tribal Instruments
Tribal Instruments

Tribal Instruments

Located in East Hampton, NY

Mid to Late 19hC. Indian Tribal Carved Wooden and Skin String Instruments Mounted On Iron Stand ( 4

Category

1850s Indian Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Elaine Podrat Instrument Still life
Elaine Podrat Instrument Still life

Elaine Podrat Instrument Still life

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Oil on Canvas Abstact rendering of string instruments and books. Signed on back Elaine Podrat.

Category

20th Century American Used String Instruments

Materials

Canvas

1970's Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar in Cream Finish
1970's Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar in Cream Finish

1970's Gibson Les Paul Custom Guitar in Cream Finish

By Gibson Guitars

Located in North Hollywood, CA

companies. Producing some of the finest string instruments on the planet, Gibsons are coveted and played by

Category

1970s American Modern Used String Instruments

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze and Gilt Bronze Female Figure
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze and Gilt Bronze Female Figure

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze and Gilt Bronze Female Figure

Located in London, west Sussex

classical maiden playing an elaborate stringed instrument. The figure is mounted on a square marble cube

Category

Late 19th Century Italian Used String Instruments

Materials

Marble, Bronze

1928 National Steel Guitar, Style Two Tricone Model
1928 National Steel Guitar, Style Two Tricone Model

1928 National Steel Guitar, Style Two Tricone Model

By National Guitar

Located in North Hollywood, CA

The National Guitar company of Los Angeles California created one of the most unique stringed

Category

1920s American Art Deco Used String Instruments

Materials

Brass

Piero  Fornasetti  Umbrella  Stand
Piero  Fornasetti  Umbrella  Stand

Piero Fornasetti Umbrella Stand

Located in Bedford, NY

SIGNED STRING INSTRUMENTS DESIGN , LUTES AND GITTARS- OFF WHITE BACKGROUND- COLORS AS SHOWN FOR

Category

1970s Italian Used String Instruments

Materials

Metal

Large Scale Italian Mirror
Large Scale Italian Mirror

Large Scale Italian Mirror

Located in New Orleans, LA

Highly ornate large crest with putti holding stringed instrument. Decorative distressed

Category

19th Century Italian Used String Instruments

Fornasetti Screen
Fornasetti Screen

Fornasetti Screen

Sold|$14,500

Fornasetti Screen

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This elegant screen is by Piero Fornasetti. Double sided- library books on one side, stringed

Category

1970s Italian Used String Instruments

Pair of Late 19th Century Reverse Glass Portraits
Pair of Late 19th Century Reverse Glass Portraits

Pair of Late 19th Century Reverse Glass Portraits

Located in London, GB

noblewoman, one plucking a stringed instrument before a mountainous landscape; the other attending to her

Category

Early 20th Century Qing Used String Instruments

Materials

Glass, Oil

Period Decorative Tile Compositon of Three Musical  Insruments
Period Decorative Tile Compositon of Three Musical  Insruments

Period Decorative Tile Compositon of Three Musical Insruments

Located in San Francisco, CA

, yellow, red, beige and black colored elements depict three sculptural string instruments overlap

Category

1950s American Used String Instruments

Pair of Granite and Spelter Figurative Book Ends
Pair of Granite and Spelter Figurative Book Ends

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

19th Century Music Instrument Shop Sign
19th Century Music Instrument Shop Sign

19th Century Music Instrument Shop Sign

Located in Paris, FR

This sign was from a music shop. It is all carved in wood, shaped as a lyre (stringed instrument

Category

19th Century French Folk Art Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood

Heart-Shaped Biedermeier Side Chair
Heart-Shaped Biedermeier Side Chair

Heart-Shaped Biedermeier Side Chair

Located in Chicago, IL

The romantic curves of this striking side chair resemble the scrolling structure of stringed

Category

19th Century Used String Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Black Lacquer Coromandel Panel
Chinese Black Lacquer Coromandel Panel

Chinese Black Lacquer Coromandel Panel

Located in San Francisco, CA

scholars examining a scroll, other texts and a stringed instrument on a table and an attendant waiting with

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Used String Instruments

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

A Pair of Mid Century Side Chairs with Upholstery by Fornasetti
A Pair of Mid Century Side Chairs with Upholstery by Fornasetti

A Pair of Mid Century Side Chairs with Upholstery by Fornasetti

Located in New York, NY

. The chairs also feature upholstery by Piero Fornasetti in a all over musical string instrument pattern

Category

1950s Italian Used String Instruments

Materials

Brass

Pau-Brasil and pewter flatbar desk
Pau-Brasil and pewter flatbar desk

Pau-Brasil and pewter flatbar desk

Located in Hollywood, CA

the top wood used for bows for string instruments. The orange-red hued wood is also used to make red

Category

1960s Used String Instruments

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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.