Musical Instruments
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Ebony
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Wood, Giltwood
1970s Swiss Vintage Musical Instruments
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Musical Instruments
Hardwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1890s French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Lacquer
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Brass, Copper
Late 20th Century Musical Instruments
Spruce, Maple
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Spanish Brutalist Musical Instruments
Poplar, Plywood
20th Century Turkish Musical Instruments
Wood
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Bakelite
Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
Mid-20th Century Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood, Plaster
Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
2010s Chinese Musical Instruments
Brass
1970s Islamic Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
20th Century American Regency Musical Instruments
Bronze, Ormolu
1930s British Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Copper
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Gothic Revival Vintage Musical Instruments
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
1970s Japanese Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Plastic
20th Century Musical Instruments
Rope, Wood
1880s Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1940s Industrial Vintage Musical Instruments
Bronze
1820s American American Classical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century American Classical Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century American Eastlake Musical Instruments
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Musical Instruments
Leather, Hardwood
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Plastic
Late 20th Century Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 20th Century Spanish Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century Victorian Musical Instruments
Oak
1830s English William IV Antique Musical Instruments
Upholstery, Hardwood
17th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Marble, Carrara Marble
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Marble, Carrara Marble
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Musical Instruments
Brass
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Walnut
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.