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Musical Instruments For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1930s
Antique Pump Organ NO50 Chicago Cottage Organ Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
19th Century Eastlake Style Walnut Pump Organ by Chicago Organ Company Gorgeous elaborately carved antique pump organ made by the Chicago Organ Co. ...
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Early 20th Century American Eastlake Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Victrola VV-X Floor-Model Phonograph by The Victrola Talking Machine Co.
Located in New York, NY
VV-X Victrola Phonograph, wind up record player with ten 78 rpm records. This Model number VV-X 147174J, was manufactured by The Victrola Talking M...
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Brinsmead Upright Piano Black Central Panel Crystoleum Classical Image
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1905, Brinsmead upright piano with a polished, black case. The brass candlesticks are in a scrolling whiplash design. Piano has an eighty-five note keyboard and two pedals. Piano has a central panel featuring a crystoleum of a Classical scene. The Crystoleum The Arcadian image features figures queueing in line around a well as others recline nearby. The central figure, stands mournful, dressed in black waiting to fill the urn resting at her feet. Behind her, women in billowing dresses, carry an urns atop their heads on route to the well. In the foreground, a cross-legged, elderly woman spins yarn, beside her, three male onlookers watch the women...
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Early 20th Century English Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

PH Grand Piano Vintage Model 'mid 1930's' by Poul Henningsen, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This PH Grand Piano, from around the mid 1930's is an excellent-conditioned vintage instrument. It was in 1930 that this instrument was first designed b...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Wall Hanging Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Wall hanging dinner gong, the oak backplate with stags head supporting the circular gong. Together with a hammer. Dimensions Height 21 Inche...
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Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

1930 Portable Gramophone His Master's Voice Phonograph
Located in Oakland, CA
1930 Portable Gramophone his master’s voice original covered finish. This 1930 Portable Gramophone is the real deal. It’s an HMV Model 101, part of a small collection of such classic sound machines...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Exstremely Rare Collection Alcoa Aluminum String Instruments, Bass, Cello, Violin
Located in Buffalo, NY
This set took me over 20 years to procure.....Dont miss this opportunity!!!!Being offered extremely rare collection of aluminum string instruments,,string bass, ,cello,,and violin....... circa 1930s, all 3 instruments originaly wood grain painted, have been stripped and polished.. re-strung and set up, new bridge and custom (alcoa) tail piece, original ebony fret board, All play and Sound amazing. If purchasing to play, wonderful decorative sculpture, Pfretzschner aluminum bass In 1928, The Aluminum Company of America manufactured 50 aluminum double basses...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Large Painted Folk Art Drum This Is a Very Bright and Colourful Piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Painted Folk Art Drum This is a very bright and colorful piece, the Drum is made in wood with colorful pictures on the outside, it has ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Musical Instruments

Materials

Pine

Steinway Piano Made for the Olympic & Titanic Liners Carved Walnut Gold Leaf
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1912, Steinway Vertegrand upright piano with a quartered walnut case in Louis XVI style. Cabinet features ornate, carvings highlighted with gold leaf. The center panel feat...
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Early 20th Century German Louis XVI Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Gerhard Adams Upright Piano Oak Brutalist Style Aggressive Lines Modular Planes
Located in Leeds, GB
Brutalist style, Gerhard Adams upright piano with a polished, oak case. The Brutalist style is seen in the unapologetic, strong lines and modular planes that make up the piano cabine...
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Early 20th Century German Brutalist Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Zenith 6-S-78 Tombstone Restored Bluetooth Radio '1936'
Located in Oakland, CA
1936 Zenith tombstone model 6-S-27. The radio is a spectacular combination of angles and veneers, with the iconic multi-colored and oversized dial. This radio is one of the large tombstone cabinets offering a full range 8-inch speaker and a tremendous quality sound. This model offers both Broadcast and Shortwave reception. The cabinet has been restored and all electronic elements have been checked or replaced so it operates without any issues. It has 1/8th jack input to use with a Bluetooth transmitter or any device you would like to hook up directly. This will allow you an unlimited choice of content which will allow you to use this with your iPhone, smartphone, iPods, or record player. Access your old vinyl, or log on to Pandora, Apple Music, or the playlist on your computer to provide the tunes and use the Bluetooth connection to bring the warm, bright, analog sound of a tube amplifier...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century French Brass "Cor de Chasse" Hunting Horn
Located in Dallas, TX
This horn was created in France circa 1920, made of brass, this kind of music instruments were part of the French accoutrements during the "Chasse a Courre" (or deer hunts with hound...
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Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Gothic Revival Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Gothic revival dinner gong, the carved walnut frame supporting the original brass gong. Together with beater. Dimensions Height 37.5 inches Width 22 inc...
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Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Large Walnut Framed Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large carved walnut dinner gong, the frame with scrolling decoration. Flanked by carved fluted uprights, supporting the original gong. All raised up on trestle base, with a striker. ...
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Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments

Materials

Walnut

Zenith Model 6S254 Console Radio '1938', Bluetooth
Located in Oakland, CA
The 6-S-254 prominently features Zenith’s tear-drop (tri-angular) shaped dial that was used for the 1938 line only. The 6-tube 3-waveband Zenith 6-S-254 (6S254) was introduced in June of 1937 as part of Zenith’s line-up for the 1938 model...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Glass, Bakelite, Wood

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 ref...
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1930s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Art Nouveau Gong Brass & Hammered Copper
Located in Fulton, CA
A transitional Art Nouveau / Arts & Crafts gong made of solid hammered copper and brass. Circa. 1910. Striker is not original to gong.
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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique 1920s Enclosed Gramophone
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
In working order, to operate you wind up the handle on the side, the lid can sit up and down the cupboard opens where the speaker is with two shelves to s...
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Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

1937 Stromberg-Carlson 228-L Console Radio Restored Bluetooth
Located in Oakland, CA
1937 Stromberg-Carlson 228-L Console Radio Restored Bluetooth. Stromberg Carlson was well know for its commitment to quality and their products are often called the “Rolls Royce” of radios. This outstanding set has been electronically restored and plays great, with awesome tone quality, on both AM and Shortwave bands. The cabinet has been professionally refinished using the proper stains, toner, and lacquer. This is an exceptional radio very nice size and beautiful dial. The chassis has been service and 1/8th input added which will allow you to use this with your iPhone, smartphone, iPods, or record player. Access your old vinyl, or tune into Pandora, Apple Music, or the playlist on your computer to provide the tunes and use the Bluetooth connection to bring the warm, bright, analog sound of a tube amplifier...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century French Hand Forged Iron Double Sided Music Stand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a church, this impressive French hand-forged iron music stand is designed so that a musician can stand on each side. Candleholders extend on the left and right to ...
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Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Iron

Zenith 9S263 Sutter Dial Oval Shaped Console Radio with Bluetooth
Located in Oakland, CA
Zenith 9S263 sutter dial oval shaped console radio with bluetooth This rare Classic console was part of the 1938 Zenith lineup that featured many other radios that used the unique “Robot” dial, commonly called a shutter dial. The 9-S-263 is a very rare “collector quality” model because very few were made compared to the other models; the oval shape sets it apart. It has motorized tuning, Local/Distance & tone selectors, adjustable bass speaker baffle, tuning eye, and the band selection shutter dial. The cabinet is stunning with walnut veneers and maple inlays. The interior was redone in the correct Zenith blue. Shutters are excellent with no corrosion or paint loss. Chassis is in mint condition and receives the Broadcast band and Short Wave in two bands from 1.7 to 18 MC. Complete electronics tuneup with all new capacitors; tubes and resistors checked and replaced as needed. Grille cloth is a correct repro; knobs are original wood. This radio includes an aux input cable so you can play your favorite tunes or Old Time Radio shows using a CD player...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Beuloff Baby Grand Piano Cabriole Legs Hand-Painted Classical Motifs Gilt Accent
Located in Leeds, GB
Beuloff baby grand piano with a cream case. Entire cabinet hand-painted with Classical style motifs. It is signed on the cabinet by Jade 85 Wigmore Street. The cabriole legs with a scalloped top, are hand-painted with flowers and foliage and gilt accents The traditionally shaped two-pedal piano lyre features two S-curves bordered with gilt accents. The music desk...
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Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Barker Upright Piano Chrome Mahogany Geometric Case Styling
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1930's Barker upright piano with an Art Deco style mahogany case. Cabinet features strong angular styling, evident in the chamfered corners at the top and b...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Antique Town Clerk's Hand Bell, English, Brass, School Yard Ringer, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique town clerk's hand bell. An English, brass and mahogany school yard ringer, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Delightfully presented hand bell, with deco...
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Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Steinway Upright Piano Arts and Crafts Mahogany Sculptural Legs Cut-Out Hearts
Located in Leeds, GB
Arts and Crafts style, 1905, Steinway vertegrand upright piano with a figured, mahogany case. Cabinet features large sculptural legs with an arched architrave visible from the piano profile. Cabinet features a wide music desk in a three arch design with cut-out inverted hearts...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Dinner Gong, English, Fruitwood, Large Chime, Arts & Crafts, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dinner gong. An English, fruitwood and brass large table chime in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to Edwardian period, circa 1910. Fascinating dinner table gong with a pleasing ring Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select fruitwood shows bright caramel hues and fine grain interest Small hook to the side neatly situates the striking gong Hand-beaten brass shield gong shows great patination, decorated with foliate and star motif Turned wooden mallet...
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Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments

Materials

Fruitwood

Airline 62-346 Art Deco Restored Tube Radio Bluetooth
Located in Oakland, CA
The Airline 62-346 Art Deco restored tube radio bluetooth was sold through montgomery ward, circa 1938. The chassis and cabinets were made by other companie...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty Tibetan Dungchen ceremonial long horn crafted with copper and brass in a dramatic telescoping sculptural form. Retracted height: 25".
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Musical Instruments

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Thai Temple Drum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegantly carved temple drum wase use in Buddhist Temples. It’s carved from teak and lacquered black with red and green stripped details. The top and straps are made of leather. These gigantic goblet...
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Early 20th Century Thai Musical Instruments

Materials

Leather, Teak, Lacquer

Important self-playing piano "La Victoire" stamped Blanche-Petit & Goffart
Located in Paris, FR
Important automatic self-playing piano called "Bastringue", from the beginning of the XXth century, working with an interchangeable cylinder stamped by the organ and piano makers "J....
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments

Materials

Iron

Antique circa 1920 Chinese Export Floor Standing Bell with Wrought Iron Stand
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite circa 1920 Chinese Export floor standing bell on wrought iron stand A very well made and decorative...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Mounted Bronze Ships Bell from Mv Erimus 1922, Thornaby on Tees
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Mounted bronze ships bell from MV Erimus 1922, Thornaby on Tees. Bronze Ships Bell with purpose made Mounting Bracket from MV ERIMUS which was lau...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Arts and Crafts Ibach Grand Piano Mahogany Designed by Dutch Architect Cuypers
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1916, German Arts and Crafts, Ibach grand piano with a mahogany case and carved panel detail. The mahogany cabinet is polished so as to emphas...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Seeburg Symphonola Modernistic Model C 1936 Restored Juke Box
Located in Oakland, CA
Seeburg Symphonola model C 1936 restored juke box. This is a rare and hard-to-find Modernistic Model which plays 12 78 RPM records. The Model C was considered...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Arts and Crafts Style Lipp Grand Piano Inlaid Germanic Folklore Motifs
Located in Leeds, GB
Arts and Crafts style, Lipp grand piano for sale with a mahogany case inlaid with symbols and designs from Germanic folklore. Case features ornate brass hinges and slatted cross stre...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Wall Hanging Brass Door Bell
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wall hanging brass door bell. This bell is on a hinged brass bracket and comes complete with hand clapper, it is in very good condition, it is very ...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Empire Style Ibach Model 2 Grand Piano Mahogany Case Ormolu Mounts
Located in Leeds, GB
Empire style, 1901, Ibach model 2 grand piano with a mahogany case and gate legs. Entire cabinet decorated with ormolu mounts depicting classical scenes of gods, goddesses and wreaths. This piano is one of 12 unique instruments made as exhibition models...
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Early 20th Century German Empire Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Rococo Style Steinway Model B Grand Piano Hand-Painted Scenes Fete Galante
Located in Leeds, GB
Rococo Style, 1904, Steinway Model B grand piano. Music desk is in a cut-out latticework design with a central lyre motif decorated with draping swag...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paint

Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1918, Søren Jensen model D butterfly grand piano with a polished, maple case. The gilt music desk is in an openwork, scrolling design featuring flowers, shells amd swags. Piano sits on three square, tapered legs with bronze female nude, caryatids adorning the top. The piano lyre features gilted, carved detail of foliage and berries. The pedals are in a spiral design. Carved, gilt, filgree panels featuring shells, foliage and scrolls adorn the piano cheeks. Cabinet features hand-painted ovals by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze. Oval 1 - A fair haired maiden, vested in blue with a golden belt holds a dagger aloft. Oval 2 - A man flees a crowd of gnomes with a barrow filled with gold, urged on by a seated woman. Oval 3 - A nurse snoozes next to a cot as a baby is stolen Oval 4 - A seated maiden offers a scarlet clad man a golden cup...
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Early 20th Century Danish Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Western Apache Wooden Fiddle with Display Stand
By Amos Gustina
Located in Denver, CO
Custom Display Stand is included. This piece was created by the renowned Apache artist, Amos Gustina (1858-1945) commonly called an "Apache Fiddle," thi...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments

Materials

Other

PH Grand Piano Vintage Model '1935-1938' by Poul Henningsen, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This PH Grand Piano, serial number 4600, was manufactured between 1935 and 1938. It is an excellent-conditioned vintage instrument that has been careful...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Chrome

Richard Strauss Ibach Cherry Gate Leg Grand Piano by Emanuel Von Seidl
Located in Leeds, GB
Restored, 1907 Ibach Model 2 grand piano with a cherry case in a checkerboard design and inlaid, contrasting squares on the piano lid. Piano music desk is in an openwork dual criss-cross design. Piano has gate legs with four contrasting black spindles. Piano one of two designed for and offered to Richard Strauss by Ibach. Ibach made two pianos almost identical in this design except, the other #56279 had low, square piano cheeks. Richard Strauss chose that one as he intended the piano for his home where he hosted concerts and wanted his audience to be able to see his hands. This piano remained in the possession of Ibach and was used in exhibitions for promotional purposes. This piano was designed by Emanuel von Seidl, a German architect, interior designer and engineer. Between 1900 and 1918, Seidl was a successful villa architect and was known far beyond the borders of his hometown of Munich. Probably his most important private houses include that of Richard Strauss with its generously glazed bay window and view of the Alps, and the country estate Schloss Wolfsbrunn built for the mining entrepreneur Georg Wolf.
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Early 1900s German Antique Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Lamp Table Mandolin Francesco Perretti & Figli, Napoli Early-20 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Early-20th century, Francesco Perretti & Figli, mandolin upcycled into a table lamp, 29” high A fun piece of signature and conversation mood lighting which can also be played Injec...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Musical Instruments

Materials

Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Spruce

Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate
Located in valatie, NY
The Beggar's Opera. Written by Mr. Gay, to Which Is Prefixed the Overture in Score: And the Musick to Each Song, by John Gay. Published by Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Co. 19...
Category

1920s American Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Paper

20th Century Military Bugle in Copper and Brass Decorated with Leaves and Swords
Located in Sofia, BG
Small French military bugle made of brass and copper with missing mouthpiece. France, circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass, Copper

Crosley Art Deco 179 "Dual Four" Antique Tombstone '1934' Radio
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco Crosley radio from the earlier 1930s. The radio is highly decorative with a “skyscraper” shape, a chevron book-match face, silver-painted sides, and a highly detailed frame ...
Category

1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

1939 Art Deco Original Story & Clark "Storytone" Electric Piano and Bench
Located in Oakland, CA
1939 Art Deco original story & clark “Storytone” electric piano and bench. Fully restored workings, both piano, and amp. Refinished and in stunning condition. A rare and historically important instrument, the RCA Storytone piano...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

20th Century Automathic Piano-Pianola from France
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
20th Century Luché "ELCE" mechanical piano, France. Roller and crank in perfect working condition.  
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Henri Fugere, Bronze Figure, 'Bebe Tapin' Boy Playing His Drum
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Henri Fugere, bronze figure, ' Bebe Tapin ' signed in the bronze. French Boy playing his drum. Henry Fugere, a well listed artist. Mr. Fugere was born in...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments

Materials

Marble, Metal

Antique Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, an Italian Opera Composer, 1901
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Giuseppe Verdi'. Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi. Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian opera composer. Artists and ...
Category

Early 1900s Antique Musical Instruments

Materials

Paper

Asprey, Pair of Antique Silver Plate Music Stands, Made Circa 1910
Located in London, London
Made in London circa 1910 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this stylish pair of Antique Silver Plate Music Stands, are plain in design. Each music stand measures 13.5"(34 cm) tall, by 13.5"(34 ...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare RCA Victor Childs Folding Chair, Nipper Dog and Horn
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare RCA Victor Childs folding chair, nipper dog and horn. I’ve only seen one other in 40 years, Classic 1930s childs size folding chair with original RCA V...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Native American Coeur d Alene Tribe Pow Wow Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Decorated Coeur d’Alene tribe Pow Wow drum. Decorated with $1 bills around outside. Comes with base used at Pow Wows. Perfect size for coffee table with o...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Cruise Liner Dining Chimes from Cunard RMS Aquitania
Located in Miami, FL
Very interesting lot. From the Aquitania cruise liner. In very good original condition. Aquitania was the third in Cunard Line's grand trio of express liners, preceded by RMS...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Gothic Brass and Oak Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century gothic dinner gong the oak frame carved with Gothic trefoil motifs supporting the circular brass gong. Together with beater. Dimensions: ...
Category

Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique French Bronze Cow Bell Dated 1900 with Original Leather Strap & Buckle
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the French countryside into your home with this large patinated bronze bell from the Alps region of France, dated 1900, the antique bell features several motifs in relief inclu...
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Early 20th Century French Country Musical Instruments

Materials

Bronze

Patinated Wrought Iron Art Deco Amsterdam School Gong or Bell, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Wonderful Art Deco Amsterdam School gong or bell. Striking Dutch design from the 1930s. Patinated wrought iron. In very good condition with a beautiful patina.
Category

1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Wrought Iron

Grand Piano Russian Romanov Tsar Nicholas Connection, White Gold, Incl. Restor
Located in Ettlingen, DE
A unique art cased grand piano, by Roenisch, Germany. Approximately 1910. This piano was handed down to us with the information from the heirs, that it comes from the Romanov Palace, from the Russian Royal Tsar Family. This is an information that came to us by spoken word. The wife of Tsar Nicholas...
Category

Early 20th Century German Late Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

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.

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