Musical Instruments
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut, Paint
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Austrian Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s American Space Age Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Musical Instruments
Quartz, Marble, Granite
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Antique Musical Instruments
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Spruce
19th Century Unknown Antique Musical Instruments
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
1870s German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Iron
Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Musical Instruments
Ormolu
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Musical Instruments
Ormolu, Metal
20th Century American Machine Age Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
19th Century Nepalese Rustic Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
Late 18th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
18th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Musical Instruments
Paper
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Musical Instruments
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Victorian Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Musical Instruments
Quartz, Marble, Granite
Early 2000s French Musical Instruments
Paper
Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments
Wood, Paint
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal, Metallic Thread
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Early 20th Century Danish Musical Instruments
Metal
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
20th Century British Musical Instruments
Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Wood
1880s English Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Milk Glass
1750s Italian Baroque Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal, Steel
1970s British Post-Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Acrylic
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Musical Instruments
Brass, Stainless Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Musical Instruments
Composition, Metal
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century German Empire Musical Instruments
Mahogany
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.