Musical Instruments
1930s British Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Copper
1820s American American Classical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum
1880s Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1830s English William IV Antique Musical Instruments
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Gothic Revival Vintage Musical Instruments
Oak
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass, Bakelite, Wood
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
1930s Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1880s Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1890s Antique Musical Instruments
Bentwood
19th Century Thai Rustic Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Musical Instruments
Animal Skin, Wood
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
19th Century Thai Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Brass
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Antique Musical Instruments
Wood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Musical Instruments
Rosewood
1820s German Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 1800s English George III Antique Musical Instruments
Steel
1890s English Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Sheffield Plate
Late 19th Century American Regency Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century German Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1820s German Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Ormolu, Brass
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut, Paint
Early 1800s Indonesian Chinese Export Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1880s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Musical Instruments
Steel
1880s English Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Milk Glass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
1870s German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Nepalese Rustic Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Musical Instruments
Ormolu, Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century Czech Other Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
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.