Musical Instruments
Early 20th Century American Eastlake Musical Instruments
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Victorian Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century English Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Brass
Early 20th Century Folk Art Musical Instruments
Pine
Early 20th Century German Louis XVI Musical Instruments
Brass, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century German Brutalist Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Walnut
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass, Bakelite, Wood
1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Musical Instruments
Oak
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Fruitwood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Musical Instruments
Copper
Early 20th Century Thai Musical Instruments
Leather, Teak, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Iron
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Art Deco Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Victorian Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century German Empire Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Danish Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Other
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 1900s German Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 1900s Italian Antique Musical Instruments
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Spruce
1920s American Vintage Musical Instruments
Paper
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Brass, Copper
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Marble, Metal
Early 1900s Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Musical Instruments
Silver Plate
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 1900s English Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century French Country Musical Instruments
Bronze
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
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.