Rare Musical Instruments
Exstremely Rare Collection Alcoa Aluminum String Instruments, Bass, Cello, Violin
By Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
rare collection of aluminum string instruments,,string bass, ,cello,,and violin....... circa 1930s, all
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$49,000 / set
H 72 in W 35 in D 15 in
Rare c. 1900 French Cigar-Box Violin – Authentic Trench-Art Folk Instrument
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Discover a truly evocative piece of musical folk art: an original three-string violin hand-crafted
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Folk Art Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
$14,115 Sale Price
20% Off
H 20.08 in W 4.73 in D 2.76 in
Rare Baby Grand Phonograph
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is an original Fern-O-Grand Co. Baby Grand Piano Phonograph. Mahogany baby grand piano style case stands on cabriole legs with Queen Anne style feet; the keyboard section opens ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Rare system walking stick, the flute. Austria 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Very rare gadget-System walking stick: stick with the function of a music instrument, a flute
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Iron
Rare 1923 Wurlitzer Calliola Orchestral Band . "Old Time Circus Calliope
By Wurlitzer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wurlitzer Calliola is a specific type of large, elaborate, self-playing musical instrument
Category
Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Iron
$13,900
H 79 in W 87 in D 29 in
A Very Rare 19th Century Gadget Flute Walking Cane
Located in Dublin, IE
A very rare 19th Century well figured gadget flute walking cane in chrome and timber of exceptional
Category
Antique 19th Century English Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist Lectern
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist lectern.
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Baroque Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Rare Mitchell Transcriptor Skeleton Turntable, "A Clockwork Orange" GLASS CASE
By Mitchell Mfg. Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Transcriptor Skeleton Turntable, "A Clockwork Orange" Truely Amazing design,, Amazing
Category
Vintage 1970s Irish Space Age Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
$5,900
H 6.5 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Outstanding Wurlitzer 1015 "bubbler" Jukebox & rare 4008 extension speaker
By Wurlitzer
Located in Buffalo, NY
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Rare Original 1946 Wurlitzer Jukebox 4008 Speaker, , bubbler. External speaker designed for
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome
$19,999 / set
H 60.24 in W 34 in D 27 in
Quad Electrostatic Loudspeakers, Rare Midcentury Modern Set Collectors Speakers
By Design Acoustics, Quad Manufacturing 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
The original ESL decorative pieces of art objects electrostatic speakers in its range in production between 1957 and 1985, has been hailed in Sound & Vision as one of the most import...
Category
Vintage 1960s English Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
$3,846
H 32.29 in W 34.26 in D 7.88 in
Rare Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet Piano in Walnut, Brass & Cane, USA, c. 1960s
By Baldwin Piano Company
Located in Deland, FL
it is a musical instrument. Covered front and back with beautiful woven cane in superb original
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
$12,995
H 36 in W 60 in D 26.5 in
Rare Alexander Girard Detrola Radio, circa 1946, Modernist
By Alexander Girard
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice original working condition,, replaced back..
Signed with stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside: [12132].
USA
Medium
Design/Decorative Art
Manufacturer
Detrola Radio
Alexande...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rare Op Art Portable Recod Player with Flashing Multi-colored Lights
By Jay Kelly
Located in Buffalo, NY
WORKING Perfectly... visually stunning rare example of collectible audio history with a killer
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Wood
Rare Brionvega RR130 TOTEM Radio by Mario Bellini, 1970s
By Mario Bellini, Brionvega
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Incredible and rare Brionvega RR130 radio by Mario Bellini, Italy 1970s.
This incredibly rare
Category
Vintage 1960s Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Rare Fraad Jr. Child's Size Talking Machine, circa 1916
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A New York firm established in 1915. An advertisement of 1916 offered ten models of disc players under the names Symphony, Fraad Jr. and Symphony Jr. (the firm went bankrupt in Augus...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Rolling Stones 1997/98 World Tour Concert Letterman's / Bomber Jacket - Rare
Located in San Diego, CA
Hard to find Rolling Stones 1997, 98 World Tour concert letterman's / bomber jacket, circa 1997. Truly a great piece of rock & roll history from arguably the greatest rock band of ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Leather, Wool
$1,000
H 8 in W 15 in D 15 in
Rare 1929 NATIONAL TRIOLIAN (wood body) Acoustic Resonator Guitar (HULA SCENE)
By National Guitar
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful 1928 / 1929 wood bodied National Triolian with Hula Girl back stencil. Beautiful finish /patina. Guitar in very good original condition. One of the cleanest I have ever se...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
$6,990
H 39 in W 14 in D 4 in
Rare Pair of Pearl & Oakley Acoustics Ceramic Chinese Urn Stereo Speakers
By Altec Lansing Corporation
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very Unique 1980s Asian Modern Pearl & Oakley Acoustics custom home audio speakers in the form of Chinese lidded urns or ceramic vases with crackle glaze. Would look great in any int...
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$2,850 / set
H 36.38 in Dm 13.75 in
Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
and three brass pedals.
An iconic instrument that will add grandeur and breathtaking sounds to any
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood
$350,000 Sale Price
30% Off
H 39.5 in W 58 in D 82 in
Rare Art Deco Epiphone Electar Model M Lap Steel Electric Guitar and amp combo
By Epiphone
Located in Buffalo, NY
instruments produced. Complete with its original matching amplifier,, Also in amazing original condition..
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
$3,400 / set
H 28 in W 15 in D 4 in
A fine rare 19th c Steinway grand piano ebonized and Chinoiserie painted scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
A spectacular 19th century Black Chinoiserie lacquered Presentation Steinway & Sons Grand Piano . Model #37278 ,having fall key cover reading Steinway & Sons patent Grand New York &...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Musical Instruments
Materials
Ebony
$95,000
H 38 in W 81 in D 55 in
Georgian Rare Steel Cased Tuning Fork
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very unusual and rare Georgian antique steel cased tuning fork dating from around 1800. A
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Musical Instruments
Materials
Steel
Recent Sales
Rosewood Banded Mahogany Classical Harmonicon
Located in Providence, RI
This is a rare musical instrument with its original glasses. These were filled with water and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Glass, Mahogany, Rosewood
Rare Wurlitzer Student Butterfly Piano
By Wurlitzer
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Rudolph Wurlitzer Company student butterfly piano with 44 keys and original labels.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Birch
Rare Set of Paul McCobb Radios by CBS-Columbia, 1955
By (after) Andy Warhol, Crosley Radio, Emerson Radio Corporation, Paul McCobb
Located in Framingham, MA
Very rare set of two Paul McCobb CBS-Columbia Model 5110 radios. These are very hard to find. They
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Plastic
Thorens "Excelda" Camera Phone Phonograph Player circa 1930s Very Rare
By Thorens
Located in Oakland, CA
This is an authentic Excelda portable gramophone, the portable phonograph of the 1930's that resembled the pocket cameras of that time (usually referred to as a “Cameraphone”). It wa...
Category
Vintage 1930s Swiss Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
A very rare animated German walnut standing disc music box, Kalliope, circa 1895
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This music box has a Jockey automaton has an periferal driven double comb and bells 63.5-cm disc mechanism driving the jockey automaton, walnut case. The spring driven mechanism is c...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Victorian Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
H 93.71 in W 33.08 in D 19.69 in
A rare Swiss mahogany disc music box, for the U.S. market, by Stella, circa 1880
By Stella
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
In a Louis XVI-style mahogany veneered cupboard with various discs in the compartment underneath.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swiss Louis XVI Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
H 36.23 in W 29.53 in D 25.99 in
Art Case Steinway Hamburg Model "A" Grand Piano Hand Painted Masterpiece
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Port Jefferson, NY
Painted Masterpiece Totally Rebuilt & Restored.
A RARE COMBINATION OF ART WORK, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Louis XV Musical Instruments
Rare African "Slit Drum" Carved from Single Log
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare African slit drum made by the "baga" people of West Africa. These rare musical instruments
Category
Antique 19th Century Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art
Rare African "Slit Drum" Carved from Single Log
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare African slit drum made by the "baga" people of West Africa. These rare musical instruments
Category
Antique 19th Century Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Rare African "Slit Drum" Carved from Single Log
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rare African slit drum made by the "baga" people of West Africa. These rare musical instruments
Category
Antique 19th Century Guinean Folk Art Tribal Art
Henin French All Sterling Silver Asparagus Pastry Server Musical Instruments
By Henin et Cie 1
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
on the stem and handle with musical instruments, ribbons, foliage and flowers.
Prestigious
Category
Antique 1880s French Neoclassical Serving Pieces
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henin French Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set 12 Pieces Musical Instruments
By Henin et Cie 1
Located in TRIAIZE, PAYS DE LOIRE
polishing. Rare model with musical instruments. Exceptional in both design and execution, this fabulous set
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Lacquered Cabinet ‘Shodana’ from the Arashiyama Museum, 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Genji monogatari; handles reproduce a sho, a rare antique musical instrument used for the gagaku, the
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 36.23 in W 12.21 in D 29.93 in
George III Harewood and Rosweood Commode, Attributed to Pierre Langlois
By Pierre Langlois
Located in London, GB
musical instruments.
The lower part with a pair of doors similarly inlaid and featuring neoclassical
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Rosewood, Harewood
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 19.3 in
Two Tapestries Manufacture Royale De Beauvais, 17th Century
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
.
Rare and rich border with musical instruments and games.
Florentin Damoiselet, ordinary painter to the
Category
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Tapestry
Rare Bechstein Upright Piano
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very rare Bechstein upright piano with original brass candle holders. Private collection London
Category
20th Century German Musical Instruments
RARE Neoclassical Period American Dulcimer
Located in Essex, MA
Period Neoclassical Dulcimer. New England in Origin. A true rarity. Trapezoidal form which lifts of of stand to sit on paw feet. Mahogany Lift-top Dulcimer on Stand, the hinged t...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany, Fir, Hardwood
Rare 19th century wall hanging gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
A rare 19th-century wall hanging gong, the solid oak backplate supporting an unusual brass monkey
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
Rare Belle Epoque Pleyel Upright Piano
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pleyel upright piano with original brass candle holders and moving handles.
History:Ignace Pleyel a fine pianist and student of Haydn was born
1757 in Austria.As a musi...
History:Ignace Pleyel a fine pianist and student of Haydn was born
1757 in Austria.As a musi...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Musical Instruments
Rare Baldwin Electronic Hapsicord by The Cannon Guild
By The Cannon Guild
Located in Dallas, TX
a rare Baldwin electronic harpsichord, manufactured by The Cannon Guild. These instruments were
Category
Vintage 1960s American Musical Instruments
Materials
Ivory, Glass, Wood
Rare 1960's Clairtone Project G Stereo System
Located in Dallas, TX
"Project G epitomized high design, pure form, the perfection of how sacred platonic geometry can bring our banal, everyday products to a higher spiritual art form. It set the trend f...
Category
Vintage 1960s Canadian Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Rare Harp, 18th Century, Wood Painted with Flowers, Landscape, France
By Renault & Chatelain 1
Located in Paris, FR
magnificently decorated with relief carving and hand-painted. Besides being musical instruments they were
Category
Antique 1790s French Baroque Musical Instruments
Materials
Beech, Lacquer
H 64.97 in W 19.69 in D 31.5 in
Antique Rare Red HMV Portable Gramophone Mod 102, 1935
By HMV
Located in London, GB
made in 1931 and this one dates from 1935.
Model No: 102 C
Serial no: 447398
This is a rare
Category
Vintage 1930s British Musical Instruments
Antique Portable Hmv Gramophone Mod 102 Rare in Blue
By HMV
Located in London, GB
.
This is a de-luxe variant in the rarer blue leathercloth. It was very popular in it's day and now due
Category
20th Century British Musical Instruments
Rare Original 1946 Wurlitzer Jukebox 4008 external Speaker, lamp /bubbler
By Wurlitzer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Original 1946 Wurlitzer Jukebox 4008 Speaker, , bubbler. External speaker designed for the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Rare 18th Century Piano Signed and Numbered by Maison Erard, France
By Maison Erard
Located in Paris, FR
Rare 18th century Forte Piano by Sebastien Erard. Signed and numbered.
Famous composers as
Category
Antique 18th Century French Musical Instruments
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Novelty Leather and Nickel Plate Drum Perpetual Calendar, circa 1910
Located in Bath, GB
I have never come across one of these before and I doubt I ever will again.
Quite wonderful, this novelty desk-top novelty perpetual calendar is in the form of a drum covered in l...
Category
Early 20th Century English George IV Musical Instruments
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Vintage Rare Set of Speakers by Bowers & Wilkins England Model DM110
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of B&W speakers very nice clean condition working Model DM110, set its rare comes with a
Category
20th Century English Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Laminate
H 27.25 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
1965 Vintage Brionverga RR126 Rare Brick Red Am Fm Stereo Radio and Turntable
By Brionvega, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Kansas City, MO
Original, Iconic Brionvega RR126 portable stereo. Fully serviced and working beautifully. Converted to 110v for use in the USA. The turntable, with original dust cover, is mounted ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
H 29 in W 48 in D 14.5 in
Folk Art French Fruit Wood Musical Instrument Neck Section, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
rare decorative Folk Art musical instrument neck section from the mid-19th century. Made from fruitwood
Category
Antique 1850s French Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Antique Carved Wood Cherub Cheval Mirror
By Valentino Besarel
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
mirror, adorned with superbly carved cherubs studying and playing musical instruments.
Very rare piece
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Floor Mirrors and Full...
Materials
Walnut
1870 Very Rare Large Musical Swiss Black Forest Fox Whip Hook Glass Eyes
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
musical whip hook of a fox with original glass eyes
A very rare find, this is an large whip hook, they
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
H 14.97 in W 4.34 in D 4.73 in
Old Rare German Lute
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Keiboard and chord of guitar, with cash made like a German lute - Old: beginning 1900.
To be played at Christmas parties !
Also nice as a wall ornament.
O/6264
Category
Early 20th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Fir
Rare 1930s Pfretzschner Aluminum Double Bass
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a very rare late German Made 1920s early 1930s Aluminum Bass.
These are very hard to find
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
Rare Wurlitzer Art Deco Butterfly Grand Piano
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Rare Wurlitzer Art Deco butterfly grand piano. Walnut case.
Category
20th Century Musical Instruments
Antique Rare Judaical Sterling Silver Purim Rattler (Grager/Grogger) 1834
Located in Doha, QA
An exceptional and extremely rare example of 19th century (1834) sterling silver Grager -Rattler
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Musical Instruments
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 6.7 in W 4.14 in D 0.6 in
Rare Antique Gon Bop Conga Drum with Original Stand, Modernist Design
By Gon Bops 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
a simpler more reliable method to tension these instruments, This is a high end professional musical
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Rare Pfretzschner Aluminum Double Bass, Buffalo Ny, Art Deco, Machine Age
By John Burdick, Alcoa Aluminum
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare aluminum string bass, circa 1930s, bass was originaly wood grain painted, has been
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
Judaical Antique Rare Sterling Silver Purim Rattler (Grager/Grogger) 1873
Located in Doha, QA
, making a loud specific noice. These instruments, Grager (or Grogger /Rattler) are used during the Purim
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Musical Instruments
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 6.7 in W 4.14 in D 0.79 in
Rare Collectible Catalin Motorola Radio Model 50-XC-2
By J.L. Mott Ironworks
Located in Bellport, NY
An Art Deco late 1930s Motorola Catalin radio. Marbleized green bakelite case and butterscotch handle and knobs. Model 50-XC-2.There is hair line crack on the bottom around one of t...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Bakelite
Extremely Rare AMI / Rowe CMM1 Cadette Jukebox, Modernist, Jetsons Design
By Rowe AMI
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely rare AMI / Rowe CMM1 Cadette Jukebox., Modernist, Jetsons Design, c 1969, fully restored
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Rare 1939 Vintage Viking Oak Corner Console Radio by Romweber
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Lafayette, IN
Very rare corner radio with custom Viking Oak cabinet by the Romweber Furniture Company of
Category
Vintage 1930s Gothic Revival Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
Rare Meiji-Taisho Japanese Hand-Hammered Temple "meditation" Bells Collection
Located in South Burlington, VT
These rare Temple "meditation" bell collection of five from Meiji-Taisho period Japan, 19th-20th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Rickenbacker Transonic 1968 Rare Model 102 Guitar Combo Amplifier
By Rickenbacker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Here it is the infamous, aka most expensive amp built in it's time... used by countless of musicians and groups including Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin on their first American tour... ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 35.5 in W 28 in D 11.5 in
Rare Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet Piano in Walnut, Brass & Cane, USA, c. 1960s
By Baldwin Piano Company
Located in Deland, FL
it is a musical instrument. Covered front and back with beautiful woven cane in superb original
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rare Baldwin Acrosonic Danish Modern Style Spinet Piano, Walnut and Cane
By Baldwin Piano Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Gorgeous Mid-Century Modern Baldwin Acrosonic spinet piano, note the dramatic angled legs and striking wood grain. The back side of the piano is fully finished with walnut and caned ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 36.25 in W 59.75 in D 26.75 in
Rare Baldwin Acrosonic Danish Modern Style Spinet Piano, Walnut and Cane
By Baldwin Piano Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Gorgeous Modernist Baldwin Arcosonic Spinet Piano.. Note the dramatic angled legs and striking wood grain, The back side of the piano is fully finished with walnut and cain panels ...
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
H 36.25 in W 59.75 in D 26.75 in
Rare 1968 Vox Teardrop Bass Guitar V284 Stinger IV, Made in Italy
By VOX
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1968 Vox teardrop bass guitar V284 Stinger IV, made in Italy, tested and in fine working
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
A Pair of Counter Top Courtesy Crab Bells Very rare and unusual
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Counter Top Courtesy Crab Bells
Very rare and unusual, these bells are both in the shape
Category
Vintage 1960s Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Materials
Steel
Rare White "RR126" Stereo System by Achille & P.G. Castiglioni for Brionvega
By Brionvega, Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Rare Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni Stereo System Model "RR126" Produced by Brionvega, around
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
H 28.35 in W 47.64 in D 14.18 in
Rare 6 ft. Tall Chinese Ceremonial Lacquer Drum and Stand, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Rare 6 ft. Tall Chinese Ceremonial
Lacquer Drum and Stand
19th century
An impresive double
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Musical Instruments
Materials
Animal Skin, Wood
Rare Hawaiian Ukulele made by Coconut Uke Inc. Very Unusual amazing tone/sound
By Hawaiian Island Creations
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Hawaiian Ukulele made by Coconut Uke Inc. Very Unusual design and construction,, amazing
Category
Vintage 1940s Hawaiian Folk Art Musical Instruments
Materials
Nutwood, Coconut
H 21 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Vintage 1950s Electro Voice 726 Microphone with Rare 1930s Art Deco Boom Stand
By Electro Voice
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage 1950s electro voice 726 Cardyne / dynamic microphone EV. With rare 1930s Art Deco stylized
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome, Iron
H 72 in W 36 in D 12 in
Rare Tole Lyre Form Metronome
Located in Natchez, MS
Rare 19th c. painted tole lyre form Metronome.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Tin
'Excelsior' Rare Silverplated Euphonium on Stand
By Hawkes and Son Makers
Located in Stamford, CT
Item #025-51='Excelsior' Rare Silverplated Euphonium on Stand. Great Planter! Hawkes and Son Makers
Category
20th Century English Musical Instruments
Materials
Silver Plate
Very Rare Petite Grand Monterey Piano
Located in Pasadena, CA
Adorable all original Monterey piano with bench. Signed and branded. Circa 1930's. Beautiful Old Wood Finish in combination with a blue finish. Original painted flowers. This wonderf...
Category
Vintage 1930s American Musical Instruments
Rare Art Deco Mason & Hamlin Symetrigrand Piano
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
Rare double-sided piano with excellent sound.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Musical Instruments
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Organic Modern Twins Curved Sofa, Navy Velvet, Handmade Portugal by Greenapple
By Rute Martins, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Twins Sofa, Contemporary Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple.
Designed by Rute Martins for the Contemporary Collection, The Twins curved sofa and day bed shar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Fabric, Wood
$15,023
H 28.35 in W 86.62 in D 44.1 in
Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament
Located in Bradenton, FL
Treasury of Art Nouveau Design & Ornament, a pictorial archive of 577 illustrations, selected by Carol Belanger Grafton. Softcover book, published in 1980 by Dover Publications, Inc....
Category
Vintage 1980s American Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Paper
Aldo Tura Parchment Bar Cart
By Aldo Tura
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Aldo Tura brown parchment bar cart with matching crystal candy / nut swiveling dish and candleholders.
A few minor scuffs on parchment which is normal for it's age.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Brass
Victorian Mermaid Garden Fountain
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Victorian garden fountain is of a mermaid sitting on shore-line rocks. The arm stretches upward as she holds a conch shell which is the base for the fountain. Water flows from th...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Fountains
Materials
Concrete
Leopard Black Wall Decoration in Ceramic
Located in Paris, FR
Wall decoration leopard black in
handcrafted ceramic. Hand painted
with black paint.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Trolley Bar Cart Handles Golf Club Mid-Century Modern Italian Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Trolley bar with handles golf club very funny, Italian manufacture midcentury design.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome
$1,802
H 35.04 in W 17.72 in D 13.39 in
Luxurious Down Filled Green Genuine Sheared Beaver Fur Throw Pillows
Located in Bronx, NY
Luxurious down filled green sheared beaver fur throw pillows. In a deep moss green, the plush elegance of these sheared beaver throws has been fully freshened and make a wonderful ac...
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Pillows and Throws
$250 Sale Price
61% Off
H 16 in W 16 in D 5 in
Old Tree Trunk Sculpture Object
Located in Rochester, NY
An ancient looking tree trunk fragment that at first glance appears to be faux bois rather than real wood. Beautifully aged color and wear to surface from many years of exposure to t...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Wood
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase.
For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Bronze
$2,884
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Italy Gio Ponti manner Nightstand in Walnut, Crystal Tops, by Brugnoli Mobili
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1940s Gio Ponti style nightstand in walnut, with double crystal tops, one transparent one lacquered, wax polished
Measures cm: H 48/58 x W 55 x D 35
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Crystal
$4,326
H 22.84 in W 21.66 in D 13.78 in
Antique Cast Stone Pedestal and Shell Form Bird Bath
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique cast stone and shell form birdbath. Great antique condition, nice wear and aged patina will add interest to any outdoor space.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Fountains
Materials
Cast Stone
$2,660 Sale Price
30% Off
H 40.5 in W 22.5 in D 17.5 in
Gervasoni Inout Side Table in White Ceramic with Black Dots by Paola Navone
By Gervasoni, Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inout 44 is a coffee table-pouf made of ceramic in black, anthracite grey or white decorated with black polka dots or black stripes, it is characterised by a champagne cork shape, es...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Ceramic
$1,135 / item
H 18.12 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
"Oracle" (2024) By Allen Williams, Original Oil Nude Portrait Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Oracle" (2024) by Allen Williams is an original oil painting on a sealed illustration board that depicts an eerie portrait of a nude female figure. This painting measures 18 x 18 in...
Category
2010s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Renaissance style Entree Dish
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Renaissance-style round sterling silver entree dish.
The bottom of the entree dish is smooth, while a border made with the casting technique with acanthus leaf motifs has been welded...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,749 Sale Price
32% Off
H 5.91 in Dm 10.63 in
Silver Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
Lovely centerpiece silver-plate bowl. Art deco style with nice, ornate details on two side handles
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror.
The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bedroom Sets
$11,778 / set
H 72.05 in W 89.77 in D 25.99 in
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Rare Musical Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of rare musical instruments is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique rare musical instruments was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and mahogany. Rare musical instruments have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Rare musical instruments bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Brionvega and HMV Cavendish each produced beautiful rare musical instruments that are worth considering.
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.
Questions About Rare Musical Instruments
- Are music boxes rare?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022It depends on the make and model of the music box. To find the value of a music box, experts suggest that you work with a certified appraiser. The value of a music box will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted music boxes on 1stDibs.
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