Musical Instruments
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century English Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1850s American American Classical Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Folk Art Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Copper
Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Antique Musical Instruments
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Bakelite
Late 19th Century Swiss High Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
19th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
1890s French Romantic Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
1870s Swiss Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1880s Swiss Antique Musical Instruments
Other
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass, Bakelite, Wood
19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Glass
19th Century American Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Romantic Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Berlin Iron
Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Musical Instruments
Ebony
Mid-19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Bone
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
19th Century Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1810s English Regency Antique Musical Instruments
Wood, Ebony, Giltwood, String
1890s Industrial Antique Musical Instruments
Beech
1870s Italian Antique Musical Instruments
Iron
1890s British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
1820s English Antique Musical Instruments
Fabric, Wood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
1890s French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Lacquer
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Walnut
1880s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Musical Instruments
Steel
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s British Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Copper
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Musical Instruments
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.