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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 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
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
$3,061
H 0.29 in W 0.56 in L 1.85 in
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
Still-Life Carpet Tibaldi Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
precious metals, a stringed musical instrument, specifically a guitar, a cushion and an elegant fabric
Category
17th Century Old Masters Used String Instruments
Materials
Oil
$17,912 Sale Price
20% Off
H 45.28 in W 59.06 in
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
Original Vintage Poster Steinway
Sons Piano Music Tapestry Pianist Art Design
Located in London, GB
playing stringed musical instruments and the stylised title text swirls in front of the pianist's dress
Category
1930s German Used String Instruments
Materials
Paper
$2,653
H 35.04 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
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
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
$11,429 Sale Price / set
30% Off
H 52.37 in W 10.63 in D 6.3 in
Head of a Classical Poet (Socrates?)
By Pier Francesco Mola
Located in New York, NY
executed, richly nuanced physiognomy. Some with vacant eyes and a stringed instrument are traditionally
Category
17th Century Baroque Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
1950s Used String Instruments
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Plectrum Musical Picks
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese hardwood plectrum (bachi) for a shamisen. The shamisen is a traditional three stringed
Category
1930s Japanese Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Stringed Musical Instrument, Balalaika
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
balalaika is a typical Russian three-stringed plucked musical instrument, sixty centimeters (prima balalaika
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Palissandre Marquetry Coffee Table
Located in Madrid, ES
A palissandre top with shells and string instruments marquetry decoration in various precios woods
Category
1940s Spanish Used String Instruments
Northeast Indian Santal Carved Wood Sarangi Musical Instrument
Located in Seattle, WA
Northeast Indian wood stringed musical instrument, sarangi, from the Santal tribal regions of Bihar
Category
19th Century Indian Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Desk, 19th Century
Located in Asheville, NC
Unusually carved Italian Renaissance style desk, central fall panel of band of putti playing string
Category
19th Century Italian Renaissance Used String Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Court Musician
Located in San Francisco, CA
, a Japanese traditional string instrument. Meiji period, circa 1885.
Category
1880s Japanese Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
Located in Vancouver, BC
women with their stringed instruments. The subject matter and style of painting was common throughout
Category
1730s Romantic Used String Instruments
Materials
Oil
Original Vintage Poster Teppichhaus Schuster St Gallen
Zurich Orient Carpets
By Emile Cardinaux
Located in London, GB
Switzerland featuring an Oriental style design depicting a lady playing music on a stringed instrument and a
Category
1920s Used String Instruments
Materials
Paper
$7,483
H 50.4 in W 35.83 in
Marble Bust of Sapho
Located in Woodbury, CT
shoulder and continuing over the stringed instrument, the neck of which is broken and missing. Repairs to
Category
Late 19th Century Used String Instruments
Materials
Marble
Large Decorative Islamic Qajar/Ottoman Underglaze Moulded Pottery Tile
Located in Haslemere, GB
women in the Qajar period and the themes of dance and music. A musician plays the Tar (stringed
Category
19th Century West Asian Islamic Used String Instruments
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$9,524
H 15.5 in W 14 in D 2 in
Pair of 12th Century Rajasthan Red Sandstone Figures
Located in Mosman Park, AU
celestial musicians. One holding a stringed instrument with head turned to the right and the other playing a
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Used String Instruments
Materials
Sandstone
Stone Garden Statue, Fairy, Marble Sculpture
Located in SOMIS, CA
road goddess. Known for playing the string instrument while holding it behind her back, she brings
Category
20th Century Chinese Used String Instruments
Materials
Marble, Stone
Iconic American Mid-Century Figural Guitar Wall Lamp by Frederick Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Port Hope, ON
series of 5-stringed instrument lamps that he created for his interior accents company, The Frederick
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments
Materials
Wire
$1,850
H 32 in W 12 in D 4 in
Iconic American Mid-Century Square Guitar Wall Lamp by Frederick Weinberg
By Frederic Weinberg
Located in Port Hope, ON
one of a series of 5-stringed instrument lamps that he created for his interior accents company, The
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Used String Instruments
Materials
Wire
$1,850
H 32 in W 10 in D 4 in
Fireback, Second Empire
Located in Gembloux, BE
Architectures de l'Antiquite. I the center is the 'Lyre', a string-instrument known for its use in Greek
Category
1860s French Empire Revival Used String Instruments
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Paste Lyre Heart Locket 9 Carat Gold Back and Front
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
in the shape of a lovely Lyre which is a classical Greek string instrument and symbol of Apollo - God
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Used String Instruments
Materials
9k Gold
Still life with musical instruments (pair)
Located in Zürich, CH
manufacture of stringed instruments, naturally disposed the Bergamo artists to specialize in still lifes on a
Category
17th Century Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage Travel Poster For India Manipuri Dancer And Musicians Artwork
Located in London, GB
white turbans, playing a drum and stringed instrument against the green background, the title text in
Category
1950s Used String Instruments
Materials
Paper
$2,041
H 39.38 in W 25.2 in
Pair of Bronze Table Lamps in the Form of Classical Grecian Figures
Located in Suffolk, GB
, one holding a chelys which was a stringed instrument, the common lyre of the ancient Greek period
Category
Late 19th Century English Used String Instruments
Materials
Bronze
$2,578 / set
H 17 in W 9 in D 9 in
REBAJES Sterling Modernist Biomorphic Pendant for Necklace
By Rebajes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
ressembles a modernist guitar or other stringed instrument as well as a purely biomorphic amoeba like design
Category
1950s American Modernist Used String Instruments
"Concertina" by Tony Bass, limiters edition etching on paper
By Tony Bass
Located in Glenview, IL
male figure watches while playing a string instrument. The limited edition etching is numbered 1 out of
Category
1980s Contemporary Used String Instruments
Materials
Etching
$480
H 20.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
A painting of a copy of Caravaggio
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
engaged in playing the lute. In the foreground is a table with sheet music spread out and a stringed
Category
20th Century European Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Jozef Popczyk Cubist Art Deco Painting Still Life
By Jozef Popczyk
Located in Oakland, CA
glasses, a guitar (stringed instrument), and an overall essence of the Jazz movement in Paris.
For the
Category
1930s Art Deco Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood, Paint
$5,500
H 16.5 in W 19.5 in D 6.5 in
Vintage Ethiopian Krar Tribal Musical Instrument
Located in New York, NY
An Ethiopian dita, or krar, a five-string bowl-shaped lyre musical instrument, with a cowhide
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Used String Instruments
Materials
Cowhide, Wood
HERMANNUS COLLENIUS - A Portrait of an Elegant Couple Making Music
By Hermannus Collenius
Located in Hilversum, NL
in the smoothly polished wooden surface of the large stringed instrument. The dark green curtain
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas
$95,027
H 39.45 in W 52.6 in D 3.94 in
Rare Chinese Zither, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Rare Chinese zither or ghzheng is a traditional Chinese plucked string musical instrument of the
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Pre-Columbian Used String Instruments
Cast Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Somchai
By Hattakitkosol Somchai
Located in Woodstock, NY
masted boat cast in bronze with acrylic stringing reminiscent of a musical instrument. Mounted on a
Category
1960s Thai Modern Used String Instruments
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Original Vintage Poster Steinway
Sons Piano Music Tapestry Pianist Art Design
Located in London, GB
playing stringed musical instruments and the stylised title text swirls in front of the pianist's dress
Category
1930s Used String Instruments
Materials
Paper
Chinese Antique Scholar
s Chest, Bookcase
Located in SOMIS, CA
playing the string music instrument Gu Zhen, an expression of sophistication. On the right a pot of
Category
19th Century Chinese Used String Instruments
Materials
Wood
Russian Antique Brooch Mandoline or Domra with Enamel, 1910s
Located in Antwerp, BE
brooch, starting from the stringed musical instrument's head with miniature tuning pegs and via the
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Late Victorian Used String Instruments
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Gold
"Cremora Tower" 2014 large Cuban oil / canvas Books and Violin LARGE vertical
By Ernesto López Sao
Located in Dallas, TX
. Oil on Canvas
Photo-realism Photorealism, Photo Realism, books, music, musical instrument, violin
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hattakitkosol Somchai Modernist Bronze Marble String Instrument Floor Sculpture
By Hattakitkosol Somchai
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a brilliant, bronze on marble floor sculpture, depicting a stringed
Category
Late 20th Century Used String Instruments
Materials
Bronze
$2,600
H 38.5 in W 10 in D 5 in
Dick Romyn (1915-2007) - 20th Century Oil, Still Life with String Instrument
Located in Corsham, GB
arranged on a small circular table with sheet music and a large string instrument to the background. Signed
Category
20th Century Used String Instruments
Materials
Oil
$890
H 31.5 in W 15.75 in
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
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
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Category
1940s Unknown Louis XV Used String Instruments
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
$1,495
H 52.75 in W 35.75 in D 2.75 in
Colorful Red and Blue Modern Trio of Musicians Playing String Instruments
By Gerald Garston
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful modern figurative portrait of a trio of string musicians by Connecticut artist Gerald
Category
1970s Modern Used String Instruments
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 45.13 in W 54.88 in D 2 in
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
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
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
$440
H 31.75 in W 9.25 in D 5 in
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
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
$16,328 / set
H 6.5 in W 3.15 in D 4.34 in
A Set of Six Piero Fornasetti Plates from the Strumenti Musicali Series.
Located in Downingtown, PA
The plates each depict a different selection of stringed instruments including guitars and lutes on
Category
1960s Italian Used String Instruments
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
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
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
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
$1,650
H 16 in W 17 in D 8 in
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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.
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