Musical Instruments
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Steel
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
20th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Wood
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
1910s French Vintage Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 1900s British Other Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Steel
19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Musical Instruments
Copper
19th Century Austrian Other Antique Musical Instruments
Satinwood
Late 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Unknown Antique Musical Instruments
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Musical Instruments
Metal, Ormolu
Late 18th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
20th Century North American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments
Wood, Paint
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century Musical Instruments
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American Musical Instruments
Leather, Wool
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Resin
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Musical Instruments
Leather, Hardwood
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Musical Instruments
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Bakelite
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Musical Instruments
Composition, Metal
Late 19th Century German Other Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Musical Instruments
Copper
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze, Ormolu
2010s Chinese Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Musical Instruments
Brass, Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Late 19th Century Polish Aesthetic Movement Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood, Rope
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 2000s French Musical Instruments
Paper
Early 1900s Art Deco Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
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.