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Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre. Piano lid prop stick has an indented shorter prop to allow
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Gloss Black Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre. Piano lid prop stick has an indented shorter prop to
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Late 20th Century German Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model S Baby Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre. Piano lid prop stick has an indented shorter prop to
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre. Piano lid prop stick has anindented shorter prop to allow the
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Mid-20th Century German Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
has an eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre. Piano lid prop stick has an indented
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1950s German Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

Miniature Music and Jewellery Box Asprey, London, Movement by Rouge, Switzerland
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in Norwich, GB
throughout featuring musical instruments, raised on three turned tapered legs. The front opening to reveal a
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1970s Swiss Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Mahogany

1960s Olivetti Underwood 21 Portable Typewriter With Original Travel Case
By Olivetti
Located in Miami, FL
Features a QUERTY keyboard, a teal and light blue metal body with a dark gray plastic portable case. It
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1960s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

1950s Mid-Century Modern Olympia Sm-3 Portable Typewriter with Case
Located in Miami, FL
1950s. Features a Qwerty keyboard, a grayish green color body with chrome trims and the original metal
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Russian Electromechanical Wheel-Based Cipher Machine Fialka M 125
Located in Madrid, ES
for the local language. This means that each country had its own keyboard and print head. Furthermore
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1950s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Mid-Century Modern Monington and Weston Piano in Mahogany and Macassar Ebony
Located in Leeds, GB
brass finial. Pedals are a simple rounded, flat brass plate. Piano has an eighty-five note keyboard and
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Macassar, Mahogany

Miniature Music and Jewelery Box, Asprey London, Movement by Reuge, Switzerland
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Norwich, GB
throughout featuring musical instruments, raised on three turned tapered legs. The front opening to reveal a
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1970s English Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Mahogany

Original "If Waterfall" on Metromedia Records vintage record shop vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
now, to feature solos by all the band members, not just by the lead instruments. The definitive seven
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1970s American Impressionist Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Offset

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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Textile

PH Grand Piano PH150 Excellence, cognac leather with chrome, Modern, Sculptural
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works. - 5 year guarantee. - We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance. Please contact us for individual shipping quot...
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2010s Danish Bauhaus Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Chrome, Aluminum

Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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1890s German Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Porcelain

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...
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17th Century Japanese Edo Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Copper, Gold

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Crystal

Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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1950s English Renaissance Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Oak

Tiffany Studios Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Gilt Bronze Jeweled Drophead Dragonfly Table Lamp, circa 1910. At the turn of the century, Clara Driscoll, head of the women’s glass cutting depa...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Bronze

Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870
By Pleyel
Located in Littleton, CO
This Pleyel concert grand piano crafted in Paris in 1870 is a timeless masterpiece that embodies the elegance and craftsmanship of 19th-century French piano manufacturing. Pleyel ins...
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17th Century French Romantic Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Walnut

Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870
Pleyel Grand Piano, Paris 1870
H 38.5 in W 54.5 in D 103.25 in
Impeccable Yamaha C7 Concert Grand Piano
By Yamaha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yamaha C7 black lacquer concert grand piano. Yamaha serial number 2442423. The elite assembly of Yamaha C series grand pianos has always been recognized for their pure, rich tonal...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Iron

Untitled, 1982 (Cannibal)
By Keith Haring
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1982 is a sumi ink on paper, 38.25 x 50" image size, signed and dated verso 'SEPT.21 - 82 + K. Haring' and framed in a custom, gold-leaf frame. Haring’s image of a man-eat...
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1980s Pop Art Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Paper, Sumi Ink

C.J. Vander 994-Piece Silver Flatware Service
By C.J. Vander
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pristine and immense in its breadth, this 994-piece silver set, created by the renowned C.J. Vander of London, is in a class of its own. When silver was the coinage of Great Britain,...
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20th Century English Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Silver

Rare Antique 1901 Steinway Model B Rosewood Grand Piano Louis XV Rococo Restored
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Dayton, OH
Fully Restored 1901 Steinway & Sons Model B Louis XV Baroque Rococo Grand Piano – Serial Number 99151, Full 88 key keyboard. The most exquisitely detailed example of a turn of the c...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XV Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Fruitwood, Rosewood

Rococo Style Steinway Centennial Concert Grand Carved Rosewood
Located in Leeds, GB
Rococo style, 1874, Steinway & Sons Centennial concert grand piano with a rosewood case, filigree music desk and ornately carved, reverse scroll legs. Piano is rebuilt. The piano ...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Rosewood

Concert Grand Piano Alfred Waterhouse Arts &Crafts Aesthetic Movement Romanesque
By Alfred Waterhouse
Located in Ettlingen, DE
Art Cased Concert Grand by John Broadwood & Sons, Serial number 21658, Year 1882. Mahogany case by order of Sir Alfred Waterhouse (1830 - 1905) , a leading Architect of the Aestheti...
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19th Century English Arts and Crafts Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Iron

Rebuilt Steinway Model A Grand Piano Contrasting Rosewood Brass Fittings
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1878, Steinway Model A grand piano with a contrasting rosewood case and brass fittings. Piano has an eighty-five note keyboard and a three-pedal lyre The piano lyre featu...
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Late 19th Century German Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

Rebuilt Steinway Model B Grand Piano Arabesque Music Desk1886 Fluted Barrel Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1886, Steinway Model B grand piano with a black case. The music desk is in an openwork arabesque design featuring a central lyre motif surrounded by stylised tendrils and f...
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Late 19th Century German Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

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John Morley Four-Octave Clavichord in Rosewood, circa 1957
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
but responsive keyboard instrument but are not sure which is suitable for you long term or as you
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Mid-20th Century English Baroque Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Kate Pierson of the B-52s On Stage Vintage Original Photograph
By Paul Canty
Located in Las Vegas, NV
-52's. A multi-instrumentalist, she plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the B-52s
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1980s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Silver Gelatin

Baby Grand Piano Art Deco with Chinoiserie an Asian Fairy Talente
Located in Berlin, Berlin
• keyboard felts Due to the historical significance of the instrument, the entire restoration was carried
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20th Century English Chinoiserie Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Wood

Art Case Piano Chinoiserie Style Hand Painted Masterpiece by Stroud
By Stroud Pianos
Located in Port Jefferson, NY
keyboard cover. The flowers are probably meant to represent the peony, symbolizing wealth and beauty, and
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1930s American Chinoiserie Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Chris Wood of Traffic Smiling Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
keyboards like the Mellotron and harpsichord, sitar, and various reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz
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1970s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Silver Gelatin

Jim Capaldi of Traffic Playing Drums Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
group and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as keyboards like the Mellotron
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1970s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Silver Gelatin

Van Morrison Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
variety of instruments including guitar, harmonica, keyboards and saxophone for various Irish showbands
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1970s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Silver Gelatin

Van Morrison Vintage Original Photograph
Van Morrison Vintage Original Photograph
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H 8 in W 10 in
Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones Sitting with Guitar Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
rhythm and lead guitar, slide guitar, upright bass, sitar, dulcimer, various keyboard instruments such as
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1960s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

Vintage Italian Settimio Soprani III Gray Pearl Accordion
Located in London, GB
keyboard was probably the instrument introduced in 1852 by Bouton of Paris. Another source claimed the
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1960s Italian Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Joprani Settimio Black Piano Accordion
Located in London, GB
keyboard so as not to appear "old-fashioned." The piano accordion is the official city instrument of San
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1960s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Joprani Settimio Black Piano Accordion
Vintage Joprani Settimio Black Piano Accordion
H 14.57 in W 16.54 in D 9.06 in
Vintage Sopranini III Piano Accordion with Green Pearl Finish
Located in London, GB
. The first accordion to feature a piano keyboard was probably the instrument introduced in 1852 by
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1960s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Rossetti red pearl finish accordion
Located in London, GB
keyboard was probably the instrument introduced in 1852 by Bouton of Paris. Another source claimed the
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1960s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Rossetti red pearl finish accordion
Vintage Rossetti red pearl finish accordion
H 14.97 in W 16.54 in D 9.45 in
Vintage Santianelli Accordion with a Blue Pearl Finish, in a Case
Located in London, GB
keyboard was probably the instrument introduced in 1852 by Bouton of Paris. Another source claimed the
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1960s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Vintage Harpsichord in Custom Walnut Case
Located in Houston, TX
. Keyboard in natural walnut.
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1960s American Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Walnut

Poul Henningsen, Pianette / Piano, Origin: Copenhagen, Denmark, Circa 1935
By Poul Henningsen, Andreas Christensen
Located in New York, NY
red Nigerian leather, stamped, left of keyboard: 'Andreas Christensen', original production This
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Leather, Wood

Danish Desk Christian Peter Hvidt For Søborg Møbelfabrik Mid Century Vintage MCM
By Peter Hvidt
Located in Cambridge, GB
instruments. Søborg Møbelfabrik was founded in 1890 by the carpenter Jacob E. Jacobsen. The company was
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Mahogany

Vintage Soberano Piano Accordion with Case, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
octaves. The first accordion to feature a piano keyboard was probably the instrument introduced in 1852
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1960s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

1960s Hermes Baby Typewriter Mint Green Color with Paperwork and Key
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
This original 1960s Hermes baby typewriter features a French keyboard. A key for the case, the case
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1960s French Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Steel

Steinway & Sons Piano, Model: 280431 M, Baby Grand Piano, circa 1930
By Steinway & Sons
Located in Roma, IT
Piano Steinway & Sons, model: 280431 M, Baby Grand Piano, circa 1930 keyboard of 123 cm (88 keys
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1930s Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Seldom Seen 1930's Art Deco "Minipiano" Pianette by Eavestaff
By Eavestaff
Located in Buffalo, NY
primary factor that sets a minipiano apart is the fact that the action is positioned below the keyboard
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Steel, Iron

Exquisite Midcentury Rosewood Piano by Kimball
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
). Bench dimensions 33.5w 13d 19.25h, keyboard height is 28 inches.
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Exquisite Midcentury Rosewood Piano by Kimball
Exquisite Midcentury Rosewood Piano by Kimball
H 41.25 in W 25.25 in D 58.5 in
1950s Mid-Century Modern Royal Keystone Portable Typewriter with Case
By Royal
Located in Miami, FL
. Features a Qwerty keyboard, a gray color body green keys, and the original case with the original lock key
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1950s American Industrial Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Challen Grand Piano Mahogany Former Property of Hurricane Smith Beatles Engineer
Located in Leeds, GB
eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal piano lyre. Norman "Hurricane" Smith ( 1923 – 2008) was an
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1930s English Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Brass

Rosewood 'Artist Spinet' Mid-Century Modern Piano by Kimball, c. 1960s, Signed
By Kimball Manufacturing Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chrome accents on the legs and pedals highlight the stunning rosewood all over. The keyboard cover which
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Chrome

John Morley Clavichord C4 Walnut secondhand c1965
Located in London, GB
responsive keyboard instrument but are not sure which is suitable for you long term or as you develope your
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1960s English Vintage Keyboard Instruments

John Morley 4 octave clavichord Mahogany c1962
Located in London, GB
responsive keyboard instrument but are not sure which is suitable for you long term or as you develope your
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1960s English Vintage Keyboard Instruments

John Morley 4 octave clavichord Mahogany c1962
John Morley 4 octave clavichord Mahogany c1962
H 29.93 in W 44.49 in D 15.56 in
Rippen Aluminum Grand Piano - Midcentury Design
By Rippen Pianos
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A fantastic instrument cased in a fabulous design! The Rippen was a revolutionary design when
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Aluminum

Mid Century Aluminum Baby Grand Piano by Rippen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A fantastic instrument cased in a fabulous cabinet! The Rippen aluminum bodied piano was a
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1950s Dutch Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Mid Century Aluminum Grand Piano by Rippen, Netherlands
By Rippen Pianos
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A fantastic instrument cased in a spectacular cabinet! The Rippen aluminum bodied piano was a
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Aluminum

Mid Century Aluminum Grand Piano by Rippen
By Rippen Pianos
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A fantastic instrument cased in a spectacular cabinet! The Rippen aluminum bodied piano was a
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1950s Dutch Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Danish Teak Piano by Andreas Christensen
By Andreas Christensen
Located in Hudson, NY
. classic danish design with a spare case and keyboard, with folding music stand.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Teak

Danish Teak Piano by Andreas Christensen
Danish Teak Piano by Andreas Christensen
H 38 in W 50.75 in D 19.6 in
Rare Jansen Art Deco Upright Piano, circa 1938
By B.H. Janssen
Located in Alhambra, CA
. Measures: 61" W x 26" D x 44" H, Keyboard height 28".
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

Art Deco Modernist Wurlitzer Baby Grand Piano by Russel Wright
Located in Los Angeles, CA
limited number as a small baby grand with a full keyboard. Besides the unique styling of the piano and
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20th Century American Vintage Keyboard Instruments

1939 Worlds Fair RCA Electric Piano by John Vassos
By John Vassos, RCA
Located in North Hollywood, CA
electronics, and Story & Clark provided the soundboard and keyboard. This example has been previously
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Ivory, Leather, Walnut

Rare Danish Fine Quality Highly Figured Rosewood Console Piano
Located in Hudson, NY
mount above keyboard. By Brodr. Jorgensen, late 1950s-early 1960s. A beautiful piano that works with
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Keyboard Instruments

John Morley Spinet Mahogany c1969
By John Morley
Located in London, GB
the keyboard which would protrude from the longside no more than 74cm. Suitable for music from
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20th Century English Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Metal

John Morley Spinet Mahogany c1969
John Morley Spinet Mahogany c1969
H 33.27 in W 74.02 in D 29.14 in
Kemble Painted Upright Piano
By Kemble Pianos
Located in Bath, GB
design and shorter keyboard of 85 keys, this piano is ideal for smaller living spaces. It has been
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Late 20th Century British Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Kemble Painted Upright Piano
Kemble Painted Upright Piano
H 41.74 in W 60.24 in D 18.9 in
Art Deco Wurlitzer "Petite" Butterfly Piano
By Wurlitzer
Located in North Hollywood, CA
shorter than the standard keyboard, taken from the bass end. The body and matching bench have been finely
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Chrome

Rippen Mid Century Aluminum Baby Grand Piano
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A fantastic instrument cased in a fabulous design! The Rippen was a revolutionary design when
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1950s Dutch Vintage Keyboard Instruments

Wurlitzer “Butterfly” Baby Grand Piano
By Wurlitzer
Located in Bridport, CT
steel frame with maple parts and wool felt hammers, keyboard is wood with pine keys covered with plastic
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Wood

Machine Age Art Deco Streamline 1939 Bakelite Stenography Set, William Petzold
By William B. Petzold, The Stenotype Co. 1
Located in Dallas, TX
from the rear, keyboard diagram sheet with instructions verso all included.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Bakelite

Tiny Perfect Italian Art Deco Miniature Accordion Cigarette Box
Located in Port Hope, ON
size instruments complete with comparable sparkle finishes, ivory plastic banding and wonderfully
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Keyboard Instruments

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Plastic, Wood

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Vintage Keyboard Instruments For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of vintage keyboard instruments available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and brass, all vintage keyboard instruments available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of vintage keyboard instruments available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage keyboard instruments made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with industrial — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage keyboard instruments are appealing in their simplicity, but Asprey International Limited, Olivetti and Reuge Ste-Croix produced popular vintage keyboard instruments that are worth a look.

Finding the Right collectibles-curiosities for You

Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior. 

Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world. 

And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.

The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.

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 — 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.  

Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.

Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.

Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.

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