Musical Instruments
Early 1900s Other Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
1930s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Bakelite
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century Swiss High Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
1890s French Romantic Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
2010s Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
20th Century Musical Instruments
Brass
1870s Swiss Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1880s Swiss Antique Musical Instruments
Other
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Hardwood
Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century European Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 20th Century Native American Musical Instruments
Precious Stone, Purpleheart, Rosewood
Late 20th Century North American Musical Instruments
Iron
Early 20th Century English Musical Instruments
Brass
1960s German Industrial Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1980s British Minimalist Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Rosewood
20th Century French Musical Instruments
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass, Bakelite, Wood
1990s Danish Other Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Other
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
19th Century American Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century Tribal Musical Instruments
Leather, Hardwood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Berlin Iron
1930s Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Unknown Native American Musical Instruments
Hide, Birch
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood, Rosewood
1910s American Industrial Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Antique and Vintage Musical Instruments
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments.
Whether you’re playing them or merely displaying them, vintage musical instruments, when cared for properly, can be a wonderful addition to any space. At between four and five feet in length, an elegant early-1900s Steinway & Sons baby grand piano will undoubtedly steal the show if you’re thinking of yielding some precious real estate to one of these American classics, but maybe you’re simply shopping for art to warm the bare walls of your new apartment or weekend home.
For your living room, maybe you’ve already hunted down portraits by Gered Mankowitz, a celebrated 1960s-era photographer who spent his life capturing iconic images of music’s biggest stars. If you’ve got more space to work with there — or perhaps you need some entertainment room ideas — consider positioning an old guitar as a focal point. If a room has no distinguishing architectural features, you could create a prominent focal point with trending paint colors, stylish shelving, an arrangement of flowers or by wall-mounting a spectacularly aging early-20th-century guitar or other stringed instrument.
Alternatively, much in the way that you might group a collection of artwork to hang salon-style, with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects. Think of them as eye-catching ornamental flourishes that you can bring to end tables in a common area, to the top of a desk or to a mid-century storage cabinet.
Bring culture and creativity into your space with decades-old plywood tabletop radios or musical instruments from all over the world — be they drums from Africa or harps from France. Even if you’re not exactly getting the band back together, we can promise that the range of antique and vintage instruments on 1stDibs can help strike a meaningful chord in your interior design plan.