Musical Instruments
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
20th Century Congolese Tribal Musical Instruments
Animal Skin, Wood
20th Century Spanish Islamic Musical Instruments
Silver
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Maple
Early 1900s Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
Late 20th Century Japanese Musical Instruments
Metal
2010s American Modern Musical Instruments
Gold Leaf
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Chrome
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Rosewood, Sycamore
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Musical Instruments
Ebony
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Early 1900s English Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
20th Century North American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 20th Century American Musical Instruments
Leather, Wool
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1990s American Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Goatskin, Pottery, Wood
19th Century American Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
1820s British Other Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Thai Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Rope, Wood
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Steel
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
1970s Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
1830s English William IV Antique Musical Instruments
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
20th Century Central Asian Tibetan Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 1900s European Antique Musical Instruments
Porcelain, Fabric
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary French Musical Instruments
Glass, Plexiglass
1990s Italian Other Musical Instruments
Silver
1950s Country Vintage Musical Instruments
Bronze
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
20th Century Chinese Export Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1980s Italian Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Silver
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.