Musical Instruments
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Musical Instruments
Copper
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Macassar, Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
19th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century Thai Musical Instruments
Leather, Teak, Lacquer
1970s Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Musical Instruments
Chrome
20th Century German Modern Musical Instruments
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
19th Century Thai Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Rosewood, Sycamore
19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Gold, Enamel
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Musical Instruments
Multi-gemstone
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Chrome
1820s British Other Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1910s French Vintage Musical Instruments
Bronze
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1880s Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Silver Plate
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
1810s French Antique Musical Instruments
Gesso
2010s Portuguese Musical Instruments
Wood, Lacquer
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Musical Instruments
Plastic
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Musical Instruments
Paint, Wood
20th Century Musical Instruments
Wood
17th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
20th Century Chinese Export Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swiss Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Copper
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
2010s Danish Art Deco Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Late 19th Century German Other Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Austrian Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Metal
1970s British Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Silver
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments
Chrome
Antique and Vintage Musical Instruments
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments.
Whether you’re playing them or merely displaying them, vintage musical instruments, when cared for properly, can be a wonderful addition to any space. At between four and five feet in length, an elegant early-1900s Steinway & Sons baby grand piano will undoubtedly steal the show if you’re thinking of yielding some precious real estate to one of these American classics, but maybe you’re simply shopping for art to warm the bare walls of your new apartment or weekend home.
For your living room, maybe you’ve already hunted down portraits by Gered Mankowitz, a celebrated 1960s-era photographer who spent his life capturing iconic images of music’s biggest stars. If you’ve got more space to work with there — or perhaps you need some entertainment room ideas — consider positioning an old guitar as a focal point. If a room has no distinguishing architectural features, you could create a prominent focal point with trending paint colors, stylish shelving, an arrangement of flowers or by wall-mounting a spectacularly aging early-20th-century guitar or other stringed instrument.
Alternatively, much in the way that you might group a collection of artwork to hang salon-style, with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects. Think of them as eye-catching ornamental flourishes that you can bring to end tables in a common area, to the top of a desk or to a mid-century storage cabinet.
Bring culture and creativity into your space with decades-old plywood tabletop radios or musical instruments from all over the world — be they drums from Africa or harps from France. Even if you’re not exactly getting the band back together, we can promise that the range of antique and vintage instruments on 1stDibs can help strike a meaningful chord in your interior design plan.