Musical Instruments
20th Century Central Asian Tibetan Musical Instruments
Bronze
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Musical Instruments
Chrome
1950s British Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Thai Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Maple
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Iron
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century German Louis XVI Musical Instruments
Brass, Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Chrome
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Giltwood
Early 20th Century German Brutalist Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Brass, Copper
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Walnut
1980s European Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood, Rope
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Goatskin, Pottery, Wood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
2010s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Brass
1970s Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Musical Instruments
Travertine, Quartz, Marble, Granite
1820s German Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
2010s Spanish Brutalist Musical Instruments
Textile, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Thai Rustic Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Black Forest Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Musical Instruments
Gold Leaf
1920s American Vintage Musical Instruments
Paper
Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments
Steel
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
Early 20th Century Art Deco Musical Instruments
Bronze
20th Century Spanish Islamic Musical Instruments
Silver
20th Century American Adirondack Musical Instruments
Wood
1950s Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
1990s Italian Other Musical Instruments
Silver
20th Century Spanish Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Greek Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Steel
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century Industrial Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
17th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1820s German Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Modern Musical Instruments
Steel
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.