Musical Instruments
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Mahogany
1970s German Space Age Vintage Musical Instruments
Plastic, Bakelite
1970s Swiss Vintage Musical Instruments
Fruitwood
20th Century European Other Musical Instruments
Other
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
19th Century European Antique Musical Instruments
Silver
1880s Swiss Antique Musical Instruments
Other
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Steel
2010s Austrian Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Musical Instruments
Silver Plate
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Rosewood, Sycamore
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Steel
Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Musical Instruments
Ebony
1970s German Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Tulipwood
Early 1900s French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
20th Century Hungarian Musical Instruments
Porcelain
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Portuguese Musical Instruments
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century German Modern Musical Instruments
Walnut
20th Century Italian Other Musical Instruments
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Steel
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Musical Instruments
Satin
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Musical Instruments
Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Aluminum, Steel
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Brass
20th Century Spanish Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Musical Instruments
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Danish Art Deco Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 20th Century German Neoclassical Musical Instruments
Maple, Spruce
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Musical Instruments
Ormolu
20th Century European Musical Instruments
Silver
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Musical Instruments
Rosewood
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
1830s Swiss Antique Musical Instruments
Silver, Enamel
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Musical Instruments
Metal, Ormolu
Late 19th Century German Other Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Silver
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
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.




