Musical Instruments
20th Century Musical Instruments
Rope, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Brass, Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s American Space Age Musical Instruments
Metal
1910s French Louis XVI Vintage Musical Instruments
Ormolu
1970s Japanese Vintage Musical Instruments
Plastic
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Goatskin, Pottery, Wood
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Other
1950s British Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
19th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
19th Century Thai Rustic Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Brass, Copper
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Musical Instruments
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
1980s Italian Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Belgian Belle Époque Musical Instruments
Metal, Brass, Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Lacquer
Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments
Steel
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
1920s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Crystal, Metal
19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Copper
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century German Adam Style Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century Central Asian Tibetan Musical Instruments
Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
20th Century German Modern Musical Instruments
Walnut
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s American Modern Musical Instruments
Gold Leaf
20th Century Gabonese Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Musical Instruments
Hardwood
1950s French Neoclassical Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Austrian Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Thai Antique Musical Instruments
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century American Other Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
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.