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Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning

Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning

Located in Leeds, GB

, birds, butterflies and peacocks also star. Piano lid is encircled in a gilt strapwork design of

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Antique Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Musical Instruments

Materials

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Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze

Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze

Located in Leeds, GB

A 1918, Søren Jensen model D butterfly grand piano with a polished, maple case. The gilt music

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Early 20th Century Danish Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

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Rare Wurlitzer Student Butterfly Piano
Rare Wurlitzer Student Butterfly Piano

Rare Wurlitzer Student Butterfly Piano

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H 31.25 in W 30 in D 30 in

Rare Wurlitzer Student Butterfly Piano

By Wurlitzer

Located in Miami, FL

Rare Rudolph Wurlitzer Company student butterfly piano with 44 keys and original labels.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

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Rare Wurlitzer Art Deco Butterfly Grand Piano
Rare Wurlitzer Art Deco Butterfly Grand Piano

Rare Wurlitzer Art Deco Butterfly Grand Piano

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H 36.5 in W 54.75 in D 48 in

Rare Wurlitzer Art Deco Butterfly Grand Piano

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Rare Wurlitzer Art Deco butterfly grand piano. Walnut case.

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20th Century Musical Instruments

1937 Art Deco Butterfly Baby Grand Piano
1937 Art Deco Butterfly Baby Grand Piano

1937 Art Deco Butterfly Baby Grand Piano

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H 44 in W 47.5 in D 46 in

1937 Art Deco Butterfly Baby Grand Piano

By Wurlitzer

Located in New York, NY

Rare butterfly baby grand piano built by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Piano & Organ Company in 1937

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

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Art Deco Black Lacquered Wurlitzer Butterfly Piano
Art Deco Black Lacquered Wurlitzer Butterfly Piano

Art Deco Black Lacquered Wurlitzer Butterfly Piano

Located in North Hollywood, CA

In 1939, Wurlitzer introduced the "butterfly" pianos, aptly named for the unique winged top design

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Vintage 1930s American Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Wurlitzer "Petite" Butterfly Piano
Art Deco Wurlitzer "Petite" Butterfly Piano

Art Deco Wurlitzer "Petite" Butterfly Piano

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H 36.25 in W 47.5 in D 47 in

Art Deco Wurlitzer "Petite" Butterfly Piano

By Wurlitzer

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Wurlitzer pianos, one of the most respected companies in America, introduced the "butterfly" model

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Great Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano
Great Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano

Great Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Of all the Wurlitzer Butterfly Pianos we've seen, this model has the best detailing. The design of

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20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Walnut

Fine Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano
Fine Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano

Fine Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This full 88 key Wurlitzer Butterfly Pianos has the wonderful streamline art deco detailing. The

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20th Century American Musical Instruments

Wurlitzer "Butterfly" Art Deco Piano
Wurlitzer "Butterfly" Art Deco Piano

Wurlitzer "Butterfly" Art Deco Piano

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H 36.5 in W 54.5 in D 50 in

Wurlitzer "Butterfly" Art Deco Piano

Located in North Hollywood, CA

In 1939, Wurlitzer created the "butterfly" pianos, named for the unique center hinge mechanism

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Vintage 1930s American Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano Art Deco Streamline
Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano Art Deco Streamline

Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano Art Deco Streamline

By Wurlitzer

Located in Oakland, CA

This 1937 streamline Art Deco butterfly Wurlitzer baby grand piano original finish and remarkable

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano Art Deco Streamline
Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano Art Deco Streamline

Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano Art Deco Streamline

By Wurlitzer

Located in Oakland, CA

This 1937 Streamline Art Deco butterfly Wurlitzer Baby grand piano. Wurlitzer 88 key Deluxe has

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Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano
Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano

Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano

Located in Oakland, CA

electric pianos. This Wurlitzer Butterfly piano with its unique winged shaped design is

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Vintage 1930s American Musical Instruments

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Art Deco, Streamline Design Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano
Art Deco, Streamline Design Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano

Art Deco, Streamline Design Wurlitzer Butterfly Baby Grand Piano

Located in Oakland, CA

This 1937 Streamline Art Deco Butterfly Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano is a very rare find. In nice

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Vintage 1930s Art Deco Musical Instruments

Wurlitzer Petite Butterfly Baby Grand - Lucite & White Lacquer
Wurlitzer Petite Butterfly Baby Grand - Lucite & White Lacquer

Wurlitzer Petite Butterfly Baby Grand - Lucite & White Lacquer

Located in North Hollywood, CA

in 1939, Wurlitzer introduced the "butterfly" pianos, aptly named for the unique winged top design

Category

Vintage 1930s American Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Wurlitzer “Butterfly” Baby Grand Piano
Wurlitzer “Butterfly” Baby Grand Piano

Wurlitzer “Butterfly” Baby Grand Piano

By Wurlitzer

Located in Bridport, CT

“Butterfly” is an extremely rare piano. This one has just been completely rebuilt by a well-known New York

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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

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Butterfly Piano For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the butterfly piano you’re looking for. A butterfly piano — often made from wood, metal and animal skin — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect butterfly piano — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A butterfly piano is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made butterfly piano over the years, but those crafted by Wurlitzer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

Finding the Right Musical-instruments for You

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.

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