Musical Instruments
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Early 20th Century German Rococo Musical Instruments
Wood, Paint
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Musical Instruments
Ormolu
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
20th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Walnut
Late 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Silver
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome, Aluminum, Brass
Early 1800s English George III Antique Musical Instruments
Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Maple
1970s German Vintage Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Copper
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Chrome
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century Austrian Other Antique Musical Instruments
Satinwood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Musical Instruments
Aluminum
Early 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Chrome
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Brass
Early 1900s European Antique Musical Instruments
Porcelain, Fabric
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 1900s British Other Antique Musical Instruments
Wood
20th Century Spanish Islamic Musical Instruments
Silver
Mid-20th Century English Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Brass, Steel
19th Century French Gothic Antique Musical Instruments
Wrought Iron
1950s German Vintage Musical Instruments
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Resin
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Copper
19th Century British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
19th Century French Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Musical Instruments
Aluminum
17th Century English Antique Musical Instruments
Paper
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Musical Instruments
Bronze
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Lacquer
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Iron
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Brass
19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Musical Instruments
Metal
19th Century French Antique Musical Instruments
Ormolu, Brass
1980s Italian Other Vintage Musical Instruments
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century German Chinese Chippendale Antique Musical Instruments
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Gold
Early 20th Century French Musical Instruments
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Musical Instruments
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Musical Instruments
Aluminum
Late 18th Century English Regency Antique Musical Instruments
Abalone, Mahogany, Paint
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Oak
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Brass
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Wrought Iron
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.





