Harp Musical Instrument
Antique Gothic Revival Harp by Erard
Located in London, GB
figures playing musical instruments. The frame signed 'ERARD / 13, Rue du Mail / PARIS'.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Cousineau Single Action Pedal Harp
By Georges Cousineau
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1770s pedal harp manufactured by Georges Cousineau (1733-1800), a French luthier who specialized
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Rococo Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Antique Ward Stilson Mahogany 9584 Automatic Harp Music Box 22"
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century Ward-Stilson automatic harp. Charmingly carved hand dheld hardwood harp with
Category
Early 20th Century Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22.25 in W 12 in D 2 in
Chromatic Double Harp, Pleyel, Lyon & Cie, Paris, circa 1900
Located in Greding, DE
Large double harp with gold-patinated head and neck and carved paw feet on the base. The harp is
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Maple Decorative Harp with Hand Painted Chinoiserie Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
single action musical instrument features 36 recently replaced strings to the gilt foliate faux rosewood
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Maple
$15,000
H 65.5 in W 35 in D 23 in
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and elegant Regency Satinwood and parcel-gilt double action Harp from the workshop of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
$15,260
H 66.93 in W 31.5 in D 20.08 in
Antique Harp C1920 Rudolph Wurlitzer Gilt W Birdeye Maple & Inlay Starke Model
By Wurlitzer
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and in excellent antique condition with minimal wear. This Harp by the Rudolph Wurlitzer
Category
Vintage 1920s American Biedermeier Musical Instruments
Materials
Gesso, Birdseye Maple, Maple, Giltwood
$12,000
H 69.5 in W 37.5 in D 21 in
Large Gilt Bronze Mounted Maple Harp by Pleyel, Wolff, Lyon and Cie
By Pleyel
Located in London, GB
Pleyel, Wolff, Lyon and Cie. The renowned Parisian firm manufactured musical instruments including pianos
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Musical Instruments
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
$20,741
H 73.23 in W 22.45 in D 40.56 in
Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Choir Trophy Award Plaque Copper Repousse c1938 Lyre Harp.
Direct from England
Category
Vintage 1930s British Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Copper
$685
H 22.5 in W 17.5 in D 1.5 in
1850-1950 Folk Art Rustic Wood Guitar Harp Decorative Wall Hanging or Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic 20th Century Folk Art Rustic wood Guitar Harp or Harp Guitar decorative wall hanging or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Folk Art Musical Instruments
Materials
Wire
$1,995
H 76 in W 32 in D 10.5 in
English Regency Gilt Figural and Ebonized Dital Harp, Maker E. Light, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency gilt stenciled figural and floral ebonized dital harp signed by maker Edward Light
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Musical Instruments
Materials
String, Wood, Ebony, Giltwood
$12,800
H 34 in W 14 in D 6.25 in
Recent Sales
Erard Gothic Concert Harp Maple and Gold
By Sébastien Érard
Located in London, GB
Erard, Paris Gothic Harp Maple and Gold c1850. Sebastian Erard was the harpmaker in Paris who
Category
Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
ON SALE Harp Signed Couisineau Louis XVI Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
32''D. (musical instrument).
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Rococo Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
19th French Fine "Naderman" Harp in gilded wood
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Harp red lacquer and gilded wood.
Bears the inscription: " Naderman in Paris " on the table lemon
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Musical Instruments
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century French Harp Period Louis XVI circa 1791 Free Shipping
By Renault & Chatelain 1
Located in Ettlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg
stature within the elite, these harps as this one were hand-painted, this one having various musical
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Musical Instruments
Materials
Iron
19th Century English Gothic Revival Giltwood Bird's-Eye Marble Harp
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Wels, AT
By Sebastian and Pierre Erard's, 18. Great Marlborough Street, London, Patent No. 5823. Typical form, the columnar support surmounted by a hexagonal collonade applied saintly figures.
Category
Antique 1820s English Gothic Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Painting on Textile by Jean Picard Le Doux
By Jean Picart Le Doux
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large wall art of musical instruments with harp, banjo, guitar, and piano among a nature background
Category
Mid-20th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Harp by Sebastian Erard, Musical Instrument from 1897
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Greven, DE
Erard manufactory in London.
Beautiful musical instrument with feet in the shape of winged mythical
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 70.08 in W 36.23 in D 18.9 in
Antique parcel gilt musical harp by Lyon and Healy
Located in Houston, TX
The sculptured case is in exceptional condition with
Beautiful gilding. It has seven pedals and the inscription
On the case indicates it was made by a Chicago firm by
The name of Ly...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Giltwood
Harp Signed by Sebastian Erard's Patent Harp N. 881 N. 18, 1808-1809
Located in Milan, IT
instrument maker. He specialized in the construction of pianos, harpsichords and harps, developing the skills
Category
Antique Early 1800s British Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
H 67.33 in W 37.41 in D 15.75 in
Antique 'Grecian Harp' by Érard
Located in London, GB
This impressive harp by the French maker Érard is stylistically ‘Grecian’, its decorative motifs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Classical Greek Musical Instruments
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
World of Interiors Gothic Gilded Harp
Located in Sheffield, MA
. Intricate figures adorn this once magnificent piece.
Keywords: Musical Instruments
Category
Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
American Birds Eye Maple Gilt Harp
By Browne & Buckwell
Located in Charleston, SC
American Birds Eye Maple and gilt harp with floral painting, lions paw feet, and carved evangelical
Category
Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments
Antique 19th c. Harp Case c. 1890
By Lyon & Healy
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is an original professional touring harp case. The case is covered in canvas and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century English Giltwood and Satinwood Harp
Located in Essex, MA
Early 19th Century English Giltwood and Satinwood Harp. Length given below is for widest point.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Musical Instruments
Materials
Giltwood, Satinwood
Dramatic Italian Ebonized and Gilded Neoclassical Style Harp
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Magnificent black and gold neoclassical harp with lovely carved figural details, gold stars and
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Neoclassical Musical Instruments
19thc Original Painted Surface Patriotic Harp W/ Eagle & Shield
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FANTASTIC ORIGINAL PAINTED SURFACE 19THC HARP.THIS PAINT DECORATED HARP HAS THE ORIGINAL OLD GILDED
Category
Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Rare Harp, 18th Century, Wood Painted with Flowers, Landscape, France
By Renault & Chatelain 1
Located in Paris, FR
instrument, having existed in one form or another, in every land and every age.
The single action harp
Category
Antique 1790s French Baroque Musical Instruments
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
H 64.97 in W 19.69 in D 31.5 in
William iv, Jackson Late Egan Irish Satin & Gilt Wood Harp
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A decorative Irish gilt and satin wood harp in country house condition, produced around 1837/1839
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish William IV Musical Instruments
Materials
Satinwood
Fantastic Paint Decorated 19thc Hand Held Harp W/ Eagle & Shield
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS WONDERFUL WORKING HARP IS ALL ORIGINAL PAINT AND ORIGIN PAPER LABEL FROM THE MAKER .ORIGINALLY
Category
Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Regency Satin & Gilt Wood Harp Country House
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A wonderfully decorative early 19th century harp, decorated with gesso applied grecian figures and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Musical Instruments
Materials
Satinwood
English Gilt Wood & Black Lacquered Harp, Signed Sebastian Erards, Circa 1805
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Charleston, SC
English gilt carved wood and black lacquered harp with signed brass mounts, gilded floral swags
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 67.5 in W 32 in D 18 in
Antique French Ebonised Parcel Gilt Harp circa 1780
Located in London, GB
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This instrument is a single action hook harp, built Circa 1780 in Paris France. It uses the pedal
Category
Antique 1780s French More Furniture and Collectibles
Finely Carved Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils, circa 1900
Located in Shippensburg, PA
carving and gilding. At the chair apex is a carving of a “bouquet” of various musical instruments: harps
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
19th Century Jalisco Mexican Harp
Located in Dallas, TX
the 1950s forward, the harp’s roles were duplicated by other instruments, notably the guitarrón, and a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Country Musical Instruments
Materials
Maple, Walnut, Pine
19th Century Harp Lute Edward Light
Located in Manhasset, NY
A very finely inlaid Harp Lute possiblly by Edward Light. This Fine stringed instrument stands on
Category
Antique 19th Century British Musical Instruments
Mid 19th Century T. Dodd & Sons London Harp
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-19th century.
Kindly note that this harp is not being sold as a fully functional musical
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Satinwood, Giltwood
Italian Antique Double String Paint Decorated Table Harp
Located in Manhasset, NY
An Italian antique double string paint decorated table harp. This shining example of musicality is
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
1915 Premium Style 23 Gold Lyon and Healy Concert Grand Harp
By Lyon & Healy
Located in Manhasset, NY
Lyon and Healy Concert Grand Harp Premium style 23 gold. Number 3011. The very top of the line and
Category
Early 20th Century High Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Carved Gilt & Vernis Martin Harp by Jean-Henri Naderman, Paris
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French Louis XVI period carved, gilt and hand painted wooden Harp by Jean-Henri
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
H 64.5 in W 26 in D 35 in
Early 19th Century French Maple and Gilt Double Action Harp by S. Erard, 1811
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Dallas, TX
of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the modern piano
Category
Antique 19th Century British Empire Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 67 in W 33 in D 17 in
Early 19th Century English Maple and Gilt Bronze Double-Action Harp by J. Erat
Located in Dallas, TX
England by Jacob. Erat, London circa 1820, the double action musical instrument features 42 recently
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
H 66.5 in W 32 in D 28 in
Antique American Gilt and Satinwood Musical Harp New Metropolitan USA circa 1895
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A late 19th century American gilt and satinwood harp, the brass side plate inscribed 'The New
Category
Antique 19th Century Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
H 70 in W 20 in D 36 in
Cousineau Harp
Located in Paris, FR
Moulded, carved, re-gilt and re-lacquered wood harp.
Column supporting crook-shaped crown carved
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Musical Instruments
Lyon & Healy Harp
Located in Norwalk, CT
Their Style 2 harp with 45 strings, double action. Engraved maker's mark on the bronze plaque
Category
Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
HARP, Paris Wolff Lyon & Cie
Located in Sarasota, FL
Harpe, Paris "monochromatic suste Gve Lyon Brevete' Pleyel Wolff Lyon & Cie on top a gold leaf harp
Category
Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Sebastian Erard Concert Harp
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Sebastian Erard concert harp, of typical form with Ram’s head column and ebonized black and
Category
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
19th C Harp Made in California
By Aslanian
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Made in LA --great looking harp with painted surface and gilt wood decoration "The New
Category
Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
A Mid Century Harp By Lyon & Healy
Located in Sea Cliff, NY
A full size harp that looks as beautiful as it plays and sounds.A full sheen lacquer allows the
Category
20th Century German Musical Instruments
English Regency Period Satinwood Inlaid and Giltwood Harp
Located in New York, NY
FINE ENGLISH LATE REGENCY PERIOD
SATINWOOD INLAID AND GILTWOOOD HARP
MADE BY
Category
20th Century English Musical Instruments
Materials
Satinwood, Giltwood
19th Century Regency Gilt Wood and Maple English Harp I&I Erat
By I&I Erat
Located in Roma, RM
Fantastic English harp, signed I&I Erat, 23 Berners Street London, N° 1656, early 19th century
Category
Antique 1820s English Empire Musical Instruments
Materials
Giltwood, Maple
19th Century T Dodds London N.582 Musical Harp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful 1880s T Dodds Decorative Musical Harp. Made from wood and brass, in a maple and gold
Category
Antique 1880s European Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Gothic Musical Concert Harp
Located in Pasadena, CA
This beautiful early 20th century concert harp feature seven pedals and boasts a great building and
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Gothic Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Gilt Harp by Johann Andreas Stumpff
By Johann Andreas Stumpff
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
A most attractive Grecian Harp, circa 1860.
This enchanting instrument has a satin birch and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Classical Greek Musical Instruments
Materials
Giltwood
Rare Double Action Pedal Harp by Sebastian Erard
Located in Louisville, KY
English Circa 1810-1817. Labeled on Harp, see photos.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Musical Instruments
French Louis XVI Single Action Harp Late 18th Century
By Georges Cousineau
Located in Drottningholm, SE
French Louis XVI Single Action Harp Late 18th Century.
A very beautiful single action pedal harp
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XVI Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Erard Antique French Gothic Revival Style Parcel-Gilt Harp
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
This magnificent Erard eight pedal harp is by the renowned Paris France manufacturer and is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Gesso, Birdseye Maple, Giltwood
19th Century English Harp Boot Scraper
Located in Atlanta, GA
musical instrument that often signifies gentle pursuits, festivities and rejoicing. The harp was adopted
Category
Antique 19th Century British Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
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French Empire Revival 19th Century Giltwood Carved Figural Console and Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French Empire Revival 19th century giltwood and Gesso carved figural console table with matching mirror. The "D" shaped top console raised by a pair of seated winged sphinxes ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Console Tables
Materials
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Mid-Century Modern Baldwin Acrosonic Piano in Walnut and Caning, 1960's
By Baldwin Piano Company
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Materials
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$8,000
H 36.25 in W 60 in D 27 in
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Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Monterey Foothill Pond in Summer Original Oil Landscape Painting by Louise Cunningham
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Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
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$1,752 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22.5 in W 26 in D 2.5 in
A Pair of 18th Century Chinese Porcelain Vases as Table Lamps with Gilt Bases
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of late 18th century Chinese export porcelain vases, now mounted as lamps, with polychrome decoration throughout, showing scenes of Chinese figures surrounded by a floral...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Porcelain
$3,733 / set
H 14.18 in Dm 3.94 in
Pair of Italian Terracotta Eagles After a 1 st Century AD Roman Marble Original
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A life-Size pair of finely cast 19th century Italian terracotta eagles standing on an oval terracotta base, each facing the other with their wings partially upswept after a 1st Centu...
Category
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Materials
Terracotta
$3,900 Sale Price / set
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H 28 in W 24 in D 20 in
Midcentury Classical Wall Art
Located in Asheville, NC
Midcentury, unusual wall art, hand-painted and colored grisaille architectural and classical scenes on the back of glass (églomisé) with black and gold frame and brass hanging rings.
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Neoclassical Revival Decorative Art
Vintage Sugar Maple Triangular Drop Leaf Pembroke Tripod Trefoil Clover Table
By O'Hearn Furniture 1
Located in Dayton, OH
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Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Materials
Maple
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 24 in W 17 in D 19 in
Amours légendaires, Surrealist Etching by André Masson
By André Masson
Located in Long Island City, NY
André Masson, French (1896 -1987) - Amours légendaires, Year: 1959, Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 7/30, Image Size: 11.75 x 9.75 inches, Frame Size: 2...
Category
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Materials
Etching
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20.25 in W 17.75 in
Aurora Pink Portal Glass Bookends, ANDREW HUGHES
By Andrew Hughes
Located in New York, NY
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Category
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Materials
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Mountain Landscape Art Painting of the English Lake District by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
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$2,903 Sale Price
35% Off
H 28 in W 38 in D 3 in
Portuguese Tile Mural "Swans" Hand Painted & Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
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Tile mural size: 41.3"H X 47.2"W (105cm X 120cm)
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Origin: Portugal
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
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$5,189 Sale Price
10% Off
H 41.3 in W 47.2 in D 0.19 in
Maple Bentwood Twin Bed
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Queens, NY
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Italian Rococo Painted and Gilded Console
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Table Clock, Ormolu, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
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Materials
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H 53.15 in W 82.68 in D 50.4 in
Eden Roc, Lettre à mon peintre Raoul Dufy
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$716 Sale Price
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Harp Musical Instrument For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal harp musical instrument for your home. Each harp musical instrument for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, giltwood and metal. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer harp musical instrument, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A harp musical instrument is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Empire, Regency and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made harp musical instrument over the years, but those crafted by Sébastien Érard, Browne & Buckwell and I&I Erat 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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