Musical Instruments
Early 20th Century Chinese Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Wood, Natural Fiber
17th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
Late 20th Century Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century Hungarian Musical Instruments
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
1950s German Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Spanish Brutalist Musical Instruments
Poplar, Plywood
19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Musical Instruments
Paper
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Metal
1990s Italian Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Plastic
Early 20th Century English Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century Turkish Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Marble, Carrara Marble
1960s Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Teak
1880s Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Tribal Musical Instruments
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Italian Other Musical Instruments
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
1970s Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal, Aluminum
1890s Antique Musical Instruments
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Antique Musical Instruments
Animal Skin, Wood
Late 20th Century English Musical Instruments
Other
20th Century Hungarian Musical Instruments
Porcelain
19th Century Thai Rustic Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
1970s German Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century Central Asian Tibetan Musical Instruments
Bronze
1930s Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century Folk Art Musical Instruments
Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass, Plastic, Wood, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Iron
2010s Danish Art Deco Musical Instruments
Brass
1920s American Vintage Musical Instruments
Paper
19th Century Thai Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century American Victorian Musical Instruments
Metal
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 2000s Other Musical Instruments
Silver Plate, Brass
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Brass
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
1980s European Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century German Brutalist Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Chrome
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Goatskin, Pottery, Wood
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.