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Musical Instruments For Sale
Pueblo Indian Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polychrome Pueblo drum. From a private New York State historical society. Period: Last quarter of the 19th century. Origin: New York Size: 6" D x 6" H ...
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19th Century American Native American Antique Musical Instruments

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Hide

Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Gloss Black Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1932, Steinway Model M grand piano with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre. Piano li...
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Mid-20th Century German Musical Instruments

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Brass

Large Framed Dinner Gong in Mahogany
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
Large Framed Dinner Gong in Mahogany This impressive bronze gong hangs from a well-crafted turned stand. The original hand-crafted gong offers a substantial sound, when struck wi...
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Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments

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Bronze

Large Framed Dinner Gong in Mahogany
Large Framed Dinner Gong in Mahogany
$1,026 Sale Price
52% Off
Antique German Silver Music Box in the Form of a Grand Piano
Located in London, GB
This charming antique silver musical box features a singing bird, which appears from an opening oval. The musical box is exquisitely crafted in the shape of a miniature grand piano, ...
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19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments

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Silver

Caja De Musica Music Box by Acoocooro
Located in Geneve, CH
Caja De Musica Music box by Acoocooro Dimensions: W 54 x D 54 x H 119 cm. Materials: Hand-carved solid oak wood table/pedestal and box; Corian resin box cover; steel and solid wood...
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2010s Mexican Modern Musical Instruments

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Steel

Chinese Chippendale Style Schiedmayer Piano Oriental Scenes Embossed Japanning
Located in Leeds, GB
Chinese Chippendale style, 1899, Schiedmayer grand piano with a flame mahogany case and Malborough legs with applied fret carvings. Cabinet features oriental scenes in embossed Japan...
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Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Antique Musical Instruments

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Wood, Mahogany

Old Brass Ships Dinner Hand Bell A Great piece made in solid brass
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Brass Ships Dinner Hand Bell A Great piece, the bell is made in solid brass with the unusual addition of a riveted decoration and it has a beautiful teak turned handle The be...
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19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments

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Brass

Vintage Box for Vinyl Records
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Box for and with vinyl records. The box imitates classic book bindings. The set includes two vertical boxes, identified by the numbers ‘3’ and ‘4’ on the spine, on a red band with go...
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Modern Musical Instruments

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Plastic

Early African Cuica Drum, Tribal Sculpture, Hand Carved Wood
Located in Buffalo, NY
Drums are among the most important art forms in Africa, used both as a musical instrument and as a work of sculpture significant in many ceremonial functions, including dance, ritual...
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20th Century Congolese Tribal Musical Instruments

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Animal Skin, Wood

Made in Italy Speaker, Metallic Leaf Amplifier, Choose your colours! 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Description This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of y...
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2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments

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Ceramic

Made in Italy Sound Amplifier, White Ceramics, Customizable Speaker, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Description This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of your smartphone by 15/20 decibels! European Design Patent filed n. 005778529 Materials Handmade in 100% Italian ceramic and non-toxic glazes, i.e. free of lead and other substances harmful to the health of workers (as required by EU regulations). Method Of Use Just insert your smartphone in the appropriate space and start your favorite music to hear it clear and loud at home, outdoors or wherever you want! It has a hole for passing the power cable. Eco-Sustainable Production The production method is characterized by an ethical and eco-sustainable approach. Ceramics of controlled origin, non-toxic glazes and photovoltaic panels are used to guarantee the functioning of the electric ovens...
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2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments

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Ceramic

Made in Italy Sound Amplifier, Light Blue Ceramics, Customizable Speaker, 2022
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Description This is an amplifier compatible with all smartphones in which the speaker is positioned at the bottom, near the microphone. It will allow you to increase the volume of your smartphone by 15/20 decibels! European Design Patent filed n. 005778529 Materials Handmade in 100% Italian ceramic and non-toxic glazes, i.e. free of lead and other substances harmful to the health of workers (as required by EU regulations). Method Of Use Just insert your smartphone in the appropriate space and start your favorite music to hear it clear and loud at home, outdoors or wherever you want! It has a hole for passing the power cable. Eco-sustainable Production The production method is characterized by an ethical and eco-sustainable approach. Ceramics of controlled origin, non-toxic glazes and photovoltaic panels are used to guarantee the functioning of the electric ovens...
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2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments

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Ceramic

Mounted Bronze Ships Bell from Mv Erimus 1922, Thornaby on Tees
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Mounted bronze ships bell from MV Erimus 1922, Thornaby on Tees. Bronze Ships Bell with purpose made Mounting Bracket from MV ERIMUS which was lau...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Musical Instruments

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Bronze

Native American Cochiti Painted Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Cochiti painted drum with painted ends, turquoise painted sides made of Hereford hide. Period: mid 20th century Origin: Southwest, Cochiti Size: 11"D x 15"H Fami...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments

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Wood

Hammered brass dinner gong around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered brass dinner gong around 1950s Original condition Original patina
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments

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Brass

Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Imperial Company music box with one disc, the disc is titled The Geisha. Refinished mahogany case. The player is in working condition with good tone. Late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Musical Instruments

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Mahogany

20th Century British Royal Air Force Flying Training School Hand Painted Drum
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A well preserved 20th Century hand painted drum from the band of the flying training school of the Royal Air Force. Complete with the infamous motto "Per Ardua ad Astra" - through di...
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1970s British Other Vintage Musical Instruments

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Wood

Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist Lectern
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Low Walnut Italian Baroque Period Cellist lectern.
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1750s Italian Baroque Antique Musical Instruments

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Walnut

Rebuilt Steinway Model M Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1956, Steinway Model M grand piano for sale with a black case and brass fittings. Piano has an eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyr...
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1950s German Vintage Musical Instruments

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Brass

Early 20th Century Thai Temple Drum
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegantly carved temple drum wase use in Buddhist Temples. It’s carved from teak and lacquered black with red and green stripped details. The top and straps are made of leather. These gigantic goblet...
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Early 20th Century Thai Musical Instruments

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Leather, Teak, Lacquer

Antique English Victorian Golden Oak and Brass Gong, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Small Antique English Victorian Golden Oak and Brass Gong, Circa 1880-1890.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Musical Instruments

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Brass

Musical Jewelry and Sewing Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming musical jewelry and sewing box is a work of sublime artistry. Almost certainly German or Austrian in origin and crafted of deep, ebonized...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Other Musical Instruments

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Multi-gemstone

Louis XVI Serinette in the Form of a Miniature Commode by Richard, Paris, 1775
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very rare Louis XVI period serinette or bird organ in the form of a transitional style gilt bronze mounted and marquetry inlaid miniature commode in the manner of gilbert, by Robert Richard, Paris. With a label for ' RICHARD - maitre facteur d’orgues et mécanicien / Rue de richelieu à la bibliothèque Du Roy / Paris 1775'. This rare Serinette or Bird Organ has a wooden cylinder barrel mounted by twelve pins and linked to twelve sound pipes. A crank attached to the front panel controls the bellows that activates the mechanism. The exceptional marquetry inlaid case is in the form of a gilt bronze mounted transitional style miniature commode. The top of the commode is inlaid with a landscape scene with buildings, opening to an interior with an allegory of Love Conquering All, represented by two doves perching on a bow and quiver. The front of the commode depicts two obelisks centred by a Fine musical trophy and each side is inlaid with panels depicting the Medici Vase. The back of the commode is decorated with floral marquetry. A closely related Serinette dating from circa 1770, also in the form of a miniature commode, with the marquetry case stamped by the master marqueteur Leonard Boudin, is in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The term serinette is derived from serine, French for finch. The instrument worked like a small barrel organ with a barbed cylinder, wind box and lead pipes and produced a high, thin sound in imitation of birds. Other versions included a merline, which copied blackbirds and a turlutaine, which copied curlews. Used to teach caged birds to sing tunes, different barrels could be inserted to train different birds. It first appeared in France circa 1730 and became a popular drawing-room toy for fashionable women. An interesting painting commissioned in 1751 for Louis XV by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and now in the collection of the Louvre, depicts a refined lady seated in her salon playing a bird organ to encourage her bird to sing. Robert Richard Robert Richard was a Parisian organ and harpsichord maker and the mécanicien du roi to Louis XV and Louis XVI and was based in the Bibliothèque du Roi in rue de Richelieu. Initially working alongside the Cliquot family who acted as 'facteur d'orgue du Roi', he is recorded as building an organ for the church of Notre-Dame de Quebec, in Montreal in 1753 (destroyed in 1759) and as the inventor of a mechanical concert shown in an engraving by d'Eisen in 1769. Canon Jean Marie De La Corne described Robert Richard as : ''Le plus habile ouvrier de paris, fameux mechanitien et Homme de probité''. French, Dated 1775. Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, The French Furniture of the 17th century, The Editions of the Amateur, 2008 Count Francois de Salverte, Cabinetmakers of the 18th century, Editions of Art and History, 1934 Raymond Russell, Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of Musical Instruments, Volume I - Keyboard Instruments,(London, 1968; p. 69.) Elizabeth Miller...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Musical Instruments

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Wood

Decorative Cornet. Golden metal.
Located in Madrid, ES
Decorative bugle golden metal Decorative bugle made of golden metal. This metal wind instrument emerged, derived from the trunk of poles to which pist...
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20th Century European Other Musical Instruments

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Brass

Antique Steinway & Sons Gold Bronze & Satinwood Baby Piano Circa 1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
This piano was made in the Hamburg Steinway & Sons factory and decorated in France. It is a beautiful instrument. As with most pianos, special shipping will be needed.
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Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments

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Ormolu

Antique 20th Century Victorian Practice Skeleton Violin c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wonderful early 20th Century Victorian violin, made from solid dark mahogany wood. This skeleton violin enabled hours of practice due to the light weight of the instrument. A wonde...
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Early 1900s British Other Antique Musical Instruments

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Wood

Djembé Musical Instrument, Kaolack
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Djembé musical instrument, Kaloack. A powerful percussion instrument of African origin. The djembé emits loud sounds with which vigorous rhythms and dances are created. The most outs...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

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Wood

Tenor Flugelhorn
By V.F. Cerveny & S. - Hradec - Kralove
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Tenor 4 cylinder flugelhorn - This tenor flugelhorn was made by V.F. Cerveny & S. - Hradec . Kralove - The Company was established in 1842 in Hradeh Kralove, Czech Republic. It was C...
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Late 19th Century Czech Other Antique Musical Instruments

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Brass

Søren Jensen Maple Grand Piano Caryatid Legs Hand-Painted by Gudmund Hentze
Located in Leeds, GB
A 1918, Søren Jensen model D butterfly grand piano with a polished, maple case. The gilt music desk is in an openwork, scrolling design featuring flowers, shells amd swags. Piano sits on three square, tapered legs with bronze female nude, caryatids adorning the top. The piano lyre features gilted, carved detail of foliage and berries. The pedals are in a spiral design. Carved, gilt, filgree panels featuring shells, foliage and scrolls adorn the piano cheeks. Cabinet features hand-painted ovals by Danish artist Gudmund Hentze. Oval 1 - A fair haired maiden, vested in blue with a golden belt holds a dagger aloft. Oval 2 - A man flees a crowd of gnomes with a barrow filled with gold, urged on by a seated woman. Oval 3 - A nurse snoozes next to a cot as a baby is stolen Oval 4 - A seated maiden offers a scarlet clad man a golden cup...
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Early 20th Century Danish Musical Instruments

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Metal

Italian mid-century modern wood and metal gramophone by C. Bruno, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern wood and metal gramophone by C. Bruno, 1940s Vintage and fantastic tabletop gramophone with a wooden structure and two record collections with twenty-two r...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments

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Metal

1950s Faventia Organ Spanish, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
1950s Faventia organ Spanish organ made in Barcelona by: Faventia it is in good general condition, complete and functional. Good condition.
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20th Century Spanish Modern Musical Instruments

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Wood

Lamp Table Mandolin Francesco Perretti & Figli, Napoli Early-20 Century
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Early-20th century, Francesco Perretti & Figli, mandolin upcycled into a table lamp, 29” high A fun piece of signature and conversation mood lighting which can also be played Injec...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Musical Instruments

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Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Spruce

Antique Marimbaphone
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak cased glockenspiel, the solid oak frame supporting five brass keys with tubular brass cylinders below. All raised up on four splayed legs united by undertier. Dimensions Height 3...
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Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments

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Oak

Antique Marimbaphone
Antique Marimbaphone
$3,311 Sale Price
20% Off
Marquetry Wooden Music Box by Nicole Frères
Located in London, GB
Marquetry wooden music box by Nicole Frères Swiss, Late 19th Century Height 14cm, width 64cm, depth 19cm This elegant wooden music box is a fine example of 19th-century craftsmanshi...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Musical Instruments

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Metal

Victorian Decorative Iron Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Decorative Iron Courtesy Counter Top Bell, Reception Desk Bell Made and cast in iron, in good condition and ready to use with a demanding ding, the bell is 6” in diameter ...
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19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments

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Iron

Arts and Crafts Style Lipp Grand Piano Inlaid Germanic Folklore Motifs
Located in Leeds, GB
Arts and Crafts style, Lipp grand piano for sale with a mahogany case inlaid with symbols and designs from Germanic folklore. Case features ornate brass hinges and slatted cross stretcher. The mahogany cabinet is polished in matt to emphasize the quality of the wood used. Cabinet features a simple geometric cross stretcher supporting the simple gate legs. The Arts and Crafts period championed the simplicity of form and the construction of the object. Here, the brass hinges are accentuated with two-tone brass and stamped geometric designs. Richard Lipp...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

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Mahogany

Native American Southwest Pow Wow Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Southwest Pow Wow drum out of cottonwood log. Hide has a brand. Perfect for a coffee table with or without glass. Aged patina. Period: Mi...
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Musical Instruments

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Wood

Antique 19th Century English Silvered Bronze & Oak "Hunting Horn" Gong, Ca. 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century English silvered bronze and oak "Hunting Horn" gong, Circa 1890's.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Musical Instruments

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Silver Plate, Bronze

Large Painted Folk Art Drum This Is a Very Bright and Colourful Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Painted Folk Art Drum This is a very bright and colorful piece, the Drum is made in wood with colorful pictures on the outside, it has ...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Musical Instruments

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Pine

19th Century Swiss Gold Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
This early 19th century Swiss gold vinaigrette has the charming addition of a musical mechanism. The entire box is crafted of 14-karat yellow gold envelo...
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19th Century Swiss Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments

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Gold, Enamel

American modern headboard and case by Randall with zebra animalier fabric, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
American modern headboard and case by Randall with zebra animalier fabric, 1980s Headboard and case covered with zebra fabric. The case rests on four black plastic wheels and has two...
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1980s American Vintage Musical Instruments

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Metal

Lamp Table Guitar Electric Ion Sunburst Rock&Roll Vintage
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Vintage, rock and roll enthusiasts lamp or guitar that can be strummed or played. Upcycled from a vintage, guitar for the discerning rock enthusiast. Oozing attitude and style, thi...
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1970s Vintage Musical Instruments

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Wood

Decorative Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell Made in a floral style in solid bras
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Decorative Brass Courtesy Counter Top Bell Made in a floral style in solid brass, good and ready to use with a high pitched ding, the bell is 3” in diameter and 5” high TVY146
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1960s Arts and Crafts Vintage Musical Instruments

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Brass

Signed Music Stand Walnut by George Nakashima for George Nakashima Studio, 1990
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A natural edge, studio-made music stand in vividly grained walnut with three rosewood butterfly splines on a trestle base. A dowel pin allows extension in height from 44" to 58".
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1990s American Musical Instruments

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Wood

Paul Louis Gastaud, Telephone Radio/ K7
By Paul-Louis Gastaud
Located in Marbella, ES
Paul Louis Gastaud (20th) Telephone Radio/ K7 Hi-Fi system embedded in an ABS phone Signed Measures: H 126 × Ø 41 cm Functional Excellent cond...
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1970s French Vintage Musical Instruments

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Plastic

Modernist Sculptural African Drum, Wire Iron Stand
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early African Drum,, Hand made,,Modernist iron stand,, Functional,,amazing sound as well as beautiful sculpture.
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Mid-20th Century Congolese Organic Modern Musical Instruments

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Iron

Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell A Great Piece, Second World War
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Brass British Military Issue Brass Handbell A Great Piece, Second World War, dated 1942, marked A.S.1942, and with the broad arrow insignia denotin...
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1940s British Colonial Vintage Musical Instruments

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Brass

English Victorian Wall Gong
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian brass faux bamboo wall gong with diamond shaped fluted mahogany frame.
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments

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Brass

Wall Hanging Brass Door Bell
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Wall hanging brass door bell. This bell is on a hinged brass bracket and comes complete with hand clapper, it is in very good condition, it is very ...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Musical Instruments

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Brass

8 Tambourines xix Century
Located in Madrid, ES
8 Tambourines XIX Century 8 TAMBOURINS XIX CENTURY COLLECTION OF 8 ANCIENT TAMBOURINS PAINTED IN OIL AND SIGNS DIAMETER MEASUREMENTS: THE SMALLEST 16 CM A...
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1890s Antique Musical Instruments

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Bentwood

Early 20th Century West German Two-Bird Singing Automaton in Gilded Brass Cage
Located in Middleburg, VA
An enchanting masterpiece of mechanical artistry, this rare two-bird singing automaton embodies the romance and refinement of Europe's fascination with automatons at the turn of the ...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Musical Instruments

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Metal, Brass, Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf

Bates Pianoforte Circa 1825 Carved Baluster Leg 78 Note Fabric Panel
Located in Leeds, GB
Circa 1825, Bates pianoforte. Name plaque in a calligraphy font, sits above the keyboard surrounded by wooden beading. The tall cabinet features a rectangular, cut-out front panel that acts as a sound...
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1820s English Antique Musical Instruments

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Fabric, Wood

Modernist Cello Case from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A unique cello case with cubist angles in its design.
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1950s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Leather

Vintage Boho Hand Painted Lidded Drums - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your space with these vintage boho hand-painted lidded drums, a harmonious fusion of American craftsmanship and artistic expression. Each drum show...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Paint

Black Forest Carved Jewelry Box, circa 1900
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Beautiful hand carved Black Forest footed jewelry box with two song birds as finials. Comes with original key. Unique find. Origin: Switzerland,...
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Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Antique Musical Instruments

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Wood

Antique German Shultz Marke Disk Player with Eight Disks C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique German Shultz Marke Disk Player With 8 Disks C1890 (10 3/8" x 19 1...
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Late 19th Century Antique Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Thomson Prod. Alessi Clock Radio Coo Coo by Pilippe Starck Design Year 1994
Located in Biella, IT
Thomson prod. Alessi clock radio coo coo by Pilippe Starck design year 1994 colour is white/sand, the radio and clock are working and in good vintage condit...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Plastic

Broadwood 'Manxman' Oak Piano Arts and Crafts Designed by M. H. Baillie Scott
Located in Leeds, GB
Arts and Crafts, 1904, 'Manxman' Broadwood piano with an oak case. Cabinet resembles a chest on a stand and is reminiscent of an old strong box from th...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

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Brass

Antique Brass on Leather Horse Sleigh Bells, Circa 1900's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Brass on Leather Horse Sleigh Bells, Circa 1900's.
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Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Wooden Xylophone
Located in High Point, NC
Discover the enchanting notes of the past with this Early 20th Century French Wooden Xylophone, a musical treasure wrapped in the charm of yesteryears. Encased in a distinguished bla...
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20th Century French Musical Instruments

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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.

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