Musical Instruments
1950s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1970s Swiss Vintage Musical Instruments
Fruitwood
1980s American Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Acrylic
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century American Victorian Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1980s English Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 1900s Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1940s British Colonial Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Danish Art Deco Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century English Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
1920s Victorian Vintage Musical Instruments
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
2010s Italian Other Musical Instruments
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Copper
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Musical Instruments
Fruitwood, Rosewood
19th Century Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Bronze
1940s English Campaign Vintage Musical Instruments
Animal Skin, Paint, Rope, Leather
1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
1920s American Folk Art Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 1900s French Antique Musical Instruments
Satin
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Chrome
20th Century Swiss Musical Instruments
Brass
Mid-20th Century European Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bone
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome, Nickel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
20th Century American Adirondack Musical Instruments
Wood
1970s German Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1890s Industrial Antique Musical Instruments
Beech
1870s Italian Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Musical Instruments
Copper
1940s Vintage Musical Instruments
Bakelite
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Walnut
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Stone, Silver, Brass
1890s British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Musical Instruments
Ebony
2010s Spanish Brutalist Musical Instruments
Poplar, Plywood
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
20th Century American Regency Musical Instruments
Bronze, Ormolu
1960s American Vintage Musical Instruments
Resin
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.