wooden wiseguy

[opotable]

i 've had this hanging on various walls over the years but never found out who made it yet.

one day i'll maybe get inside it with a fibre optic to see if there's a scribbled signature.

hope you like it.

[PickerAUS]

lol It's a 'Glute'
That's a kind of slang used by some luthiers to describe a guitar with a lute body.

Whoever owned it before replaced the bridge, or modified it extensively and stuck it on upside down. The saddle is missing.
Glutes are gut/nylon/silk stringed and the bridge looks like if it handles ball end type classical strings. No earlier than 1965, probably a 1970's manufacture is my guess.
The Rose/Rosette is very unusual and not defined well, leading me to think that it was more of a folk art attempt. It's a Lyre with 3 strings by the way. Headstock is reminiscent of early violin. Close grained spruce top.
Northern Italian maybe? Just a decorative instrument.
Get that fibre-optic and post back with your findings.