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Musical Instruments For Sale
Antique Pump Organ NO50 Chicago Cottage Organ Company
Located in Pasadena, TX
19th Century Eastlake Style Walnut Pump Organ by Chicago Organ Company
Gorgeous elaborately carved antique pump organ made by the Chicago
Organ Co.
Black...
Category
Early 20th Century American Eastlake Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Stradivarius Violin copy
Located in Pueblo, CO
Very fine playing condition Stradivarius copy made of flame maple body and spruce neck. includes bow, labels read as follows;
E. R. PFRETZSCHNER Mittenwald OBB 1987 hand made cop...
Category
Late 20th Century German Neoclassical Musical Instruments
Materials
Maple, Spruce
$550 Sale Price
46% Off
Art Deco Strohmenger Baby Grand Piano Figured Walnut Square Legs and Lyre
Located in Leeds, GB
Art Deco style, 1945, Strohmenger baby grand piano with a polished, book-matched, figured walnut case and brass fittings. The high arched piano cheek ends with an angular square cut....
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Vintage Model 5T Radio by RCA
By RCA
Located in Dekalb, IL
1936; RCA (RCA Victor Co. Inc.) - New York
Gorgeous, traditional tabletop radio with a copper tuner faceplate and black trim.
• Model Type: Tabletop broadcast receiver
• Main Circu...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Transparent Speaker in White by Transparent
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Transparent Speaker, a revolutionary speaker that offers a truly transparent sound experience. Designed with simplicity and elegance in mind, this speaker features a unique trans...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
$1,200 / item
Antique English Polished Brass Counter / Desk Bell c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and highly decorative desk or counter bell, my favourite kind with the more unusual clapper to the side rather than the ones you ring from the top. The hinged clapper is ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
As exceptionally scarce as it is fascinating, this autochange disk player by the Polyphon Musikwerke in Leipzig, Germany can change between six disks and play with the incredibly rare addition of bells that accompany the music. Before a coin is dropped into the slot, slide the brass indicator until it points to the desired music selection, insert a penny, and the chosen song will play automatically. An extremely limited number of these automatic disk changers were ever created, and even fewer have survived in such outstanding condition.
Standing over seven feet tall, this particular model boasts a magnificent walnut case with handsome burl panels on its original, matching storage cabinet. A true technical marvel for its day, Polyphon’s automatic disk changer symbolizes pure ingenuity and superlative craftsmanship. This antique player...
Category
Late 19th Century German Other Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rebuilt 1881 Steinway
Sons Model D Concert Grand Piano Burr Walnut
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1881, Steinway & Sons Model D concert grand piano with a burr walnut case, filigree music desk and fluted, barrel legs. The music desk is an ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Old School Stylized Art Deco Speaker, modernist / streamline design
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic "Old School" Stylized Art Deco Speaker, modernist / streamline design.. Possibly made for classroom, school, office building, church ? Amazi...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Rebuilt Steinway Model O Grand Piano Gloss Black Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1975, Steinway Model O grand piano for sale with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre.
P...
Category
Late 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Lecoultre
Riviere Monkey Orchestra Musical Automata Picture, France, c. 1865
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare museum quality monkey ‘chamber orchestra’ automata musical picture, made in France in c. 1855 and signed ‘Riviere’.
The picture is in extraordinarily good origina...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Steinway
Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrust...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
$1,460,018
Rococo Style Steinway Centennial Concert Grand Carved Rosewood
Located in Leeds, GB
Rococo style, 1874, Steinway & Sons Centennial concert grand piano with a rosewood case, filigree music desk and ornately carved, reverse scroll legs. Piano is rebuilt.
The piano cheek features a carved, Classical meander and acanthus in high relief. The two-pedal piano lyre features carved inverted fish, c-scrolls and a central cartouche. The music desk in an openwork arabesque design and a central lyre motif. A sinuous wave pattern double moulding surrounds the cabinet base.
At the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, there were several manufacturer's competitions, including a piano competition. The Steinway company sent two grand pianos displaying their latest developments, demonstrating the firm's innovative and markedly improved piano quality. Their determined pursuit of quality was rewarded at the world exhibition with a gold medal. Steinway won the competition against several established, well-known American piano makers, including Chickering and Sons and Weber. This Steinway concert grand...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Rosewood
Wilh Steinberg WS-D275 Concert Grand Piano Bespoke For York Minster
Located in Leeds, GB
Wilh Steinberg WS-D275 concert grand piano with a black case and brass fittings. Piano has tapered spade piano legs with dual casters for ease of movement that are fitted with brakes...
Category
2010s Chinese Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
French Mid-19th Century Concert Grand Piano Signed Pleyel
By Pleyel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French mid-19th century, circa 1855, Louis XVI st. tulipwood parquetry and ormolu mounted, Model 2 Concert Grand Piano, signed Pleyel...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Ormolu
Collection of 18 Prints of Musical Instruments from Gabinetto Armonico, 1722
Located in valatie, NY
A collection of 18 framed prints from engravings of musical instruments from the book by Gabinetto Armonico, which was published in 1722. The book had a total of 150 instruments. The...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Paper
Collection Italian Miniature Green Malachite Silver Vermeil Musical Instruments
Located in London, GB
Collection Italian Miniature Green Malachite Silver Vermeil Musical Instruments
Italian, 20th Century
Largest (harp): Height 6cm, diameter 3.7cm
This delicate ensemble of miniatur...
Category
20th Century Italian Musical Instruments
Materials
Malachite, Vermeil, Silver
Brass tabletop gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
A small brass tabletop gong with a hand-hammered circular surface suspended within a rounded brass frame. The gong hangs from twisted metal wires attached to a gracefully curved hook...
Category
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Radiofonografo Cubo RR 126 Fo by F.lli Castiglioni for Brionvega
Located in modena, Emilia-Romagna
First series of the famous Brionvega RR 126 FO cube.
Produced in 1965 and fully restored has the following features:
- silk-screen printing and high-gloss lacqu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1950s American Studio Craft Iron Triangle Dinner Bell
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand-forged dinner triangle, delicate swan head, in the manner of Early Russel Wright designed Iron Works, very reminiscent of the deer andirons.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Iron
$1,295 Sale Price
28% Off
Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Vintage Suzuki Musique Flute
27.13 long x 1.75 diameter
Preowned vintage condition unrestored.
Refer to all images listed
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Mermod Fréres Station Cylinder Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally wonderful and rare automaton cylinder musical box by the Mermod Fréres firm of Sainte-Croix, Switzerland is a marvel of musical crafts...
Category
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B Music Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model B music cabinet is among the rarest and most advanced automatic music players of its time. The remarkable machine, crafted by renowned Leipzig firm of Ludwig Hupfeld, is one of the most mechanically complex music players ever made, boasting three self-playing violins accompanied by a self-playing piano. Once made in the 1000s to entertain patrons of upscale hotels, restaurants, and cafes, these extraordinary machines...
Category
20th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
F E Olds
Son Ambassador Trumpet, circa 1952
Located in High Point, NC
F E Olds & Son Ambassador trumpet in original case. The trumpet measures 19 L x 4.38 D x 6 H. The trumpet was made in Los Angeles and the serial number is 81069, which dates its pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
20th Century Automathic Piano-Pianola from France
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
20th Century Luché "ELCE" mechanical piano, France.
Roller and crank in perfect working condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
$11,488 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Stylized Mid-Century Modern Electro Voice Stereo Speakers in Walnut
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning stylized Mid-Century Modern electro voice 3-way loud speakers in oiled walnut with aluminium trim, amazing original condition, cabinets possibly...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Antique George III Period Square Piano by Beck
Located in London, GB
Antique George III period square piano by Beck
English, 1788
Height 81cm, width 148cm, depth 52cm
This elegant instrument is a square piano, a type popul...
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Unusual Continental Bisque Porcelain Automaton Figure
Located in London, GB
Unusual bisque porcelain automaton figure
Continental, circa 1900
Measures: Height 57cm, width 21cm, depth 21cm
This unusual doll takes the form ...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Porcelain, Fabric
Gast Upright Piano Quartered Walnut Neoclassical Inlay Brass Candlesticks
Located in Leeds, GB
Albert Gast upright piano with a quartered, walnut case and ornate, brass candlesticks. Entire cabinet inlaid in neoclassical designs. Piano has an eighty-eight keyboard and two pedals.
Front panel features inlay of a central urn surrounded by scrolling acanthus and flowers. The cabinet pilasters are carved Corinthian style with a palmette flourish. The scroll piano cheeks are carved with curlicue strapwork and inlaid with foliage and flowers. The piano legs...
Category
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
English Gothic Style Ibach Upright Piano Carved Oak Traditional Folk Art Motifs
Located in Leeds, GB
English Gothic style, 1895, Ibach upright piano with a carved, oak case and ornate brass candlesticks and handles. Cabinet features traditional folk art motifs and carvings.
Pilasters carved with hearts and stylised trees. Piano cheeks feature a carved sun in a half hex and stylised bird in flight.
Front panel inlaid with folk elements including trinity tulips symbolising faith, hope and charity in a central urn with stylised foliage.
Piano legs are turned with carved spiraling detail .
Piano pedals feature a raised, ornate brass footplate in a curlicue design.
Repeating, carved barrel vaults...
Category
Early 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rebuilt Steinway Model S Baby Grand Piano Black Gloss Cabinet Spade Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Rebuilt, 1937, Steinway Model S baby grand piano with a black case and spade legs. Piano has an eighty-eight note keyboard and a two-pedal lyre.
Pian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Stereo RR-126 radio by Pier Giacomo
Achille Castiglioni for Brionvega, 1960s
Located in bruxelles, BE
Brionvega wood-colored stereo radio. The radio and record player work perfectly, it has been completely overhauled. There is a bluethoot connection for GSM. Dimensions in closed posi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Print of an Arabian Man Playing a Violin or Kamanche in Cairo, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of a man from Cairo, Egypt. The man is playing an (music) instrument. This print originates from 'Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn, door de vermaardste deelen van Klein As...
Category
17th Century English Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Paper
$229 Sale Price
20% Off
Burmese Bronze Rain Drum Cast Bronze Coffee Drink Table Intricate Relief Detail
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hollow bronze drum, tapering downwards, with handles on each side. Drums were made by the Karen people--A Sino-Tibetan ethnic group inhabiting the high la...
Category
18th Century Thai Tibetan Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Bronze
BRAUN "RT 20", Tischradio, Dieter Rams
By Braun, Dieter Rams
Located in Neuss, NW
Design classic RT 20 by Dieter Rams for BRAUN from 1961. Table radio with veneered wooden corpus in ash and grey lacquered metal front. Made in Germany.
The front has been repainted...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1950s German Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Oak and Brass Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
A fine oak dinner gong, featuring a beautifully turned and carved solid oak frame with elegant finials and out-swept feet for stability. The craftsmanship displays the refined decora...
Category
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
Swiss Gold Musical Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This special and important Swiss gold music box is chased and engraved with a set of musical instruments surrounded by elaborate swirls of ornate foliage. Embossed with a delightful braided gold design, the two-compartment box features an exquisite oval agate key, which opens a recessed lock in the base of the box. Such a box would have been a prized possession and would have been able to fit neatly into a gentleman’s waistcoat pocket.
Ingenious miniature portable devices, musical snuff boxes...
Category
19th Century Swiss Other Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Gold
$34,500
Beuloff Baby Grand Piano Cabriole Legs Hand-Painted Classical Motifs Gilt Accent
Located in Leeds, GB
Beuloff baby grand piano with a cream case. Entire cabinet hand-painted with Classical style motifs. It is signed on the cabinet by Jade 85 Wigmore Street.
The cabriole legs with a scalloped top, are hand-painted with flowers and foliage and gilt accents
The traditionally shaped two-pedal piano lyre features two S-curves bordered with gilt accents.
The music desk...
Category
Early 20th Century German Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
1950 Vintage American Folk Art Band Stand Hand Painted Goofy Jazz Music Stand
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Hand painted band stand folding music stand, circa 1950s. Great folk art design and Goofy dog painted. Possibly from the Jazz Mill in Phoenix. Great wall han...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Composition, Metal
Erard Grand Piano Egyptian Revival Neoclassical Style by William Lomax Walnut
Located in Leeds, GB
An 1861, Erard grand piano with an ornate burr walnut, black and gilt cabinet. Piano casework features Egyptian Revival and Neoclassical elements. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Porcelain, Walnut, Giltwood
Very Fine Louis XV Style Piano by Francois Linke, Signed., Stamped by Zwiener
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Francois Linke (1855-1946)
A very fine Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted kingwood piano,late 19th century , signed Francois Linke, stamped Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener,
movement by E...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
Gothic revival dinner gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Gothic revival dinner gong, in the style of Bruce Talbert. With an oak frame, brass gong, together with beater.
Dimensions
Height 39 Inches
Width 21 Inches
Depth 11.5 Inches
Category
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
$2,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Arburo Orchestrion Organ By Bursens And Roels
By Arburo
Located in New Orleans, LA
Once a fixture in bustling dance halls, cafés and fairgrounds throughout Belgium and the Netherlands in early to mid-20th century, this incredibly rare, early Orchestrion organ is a masterpiece of automated music. Crafted by the Arburo firm run by Arthur Bursens and Gustav Roels, this mechanical marvel is essentially an entire band set within an elegantly constructed Art Deco cabinet. No two Orchestrions were ever created alike and each was made-to-order, one at a time. Each was crafted entirely by hand, even down to the paper music rolls...
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood
C. Heitz Lyon - Napoleon III Piano In Boulle Marquetry
Located in Beaune, FR
Sumptuous upright piano from the Napoleon III period - 19th century in Boulle marquetry. On the upper part, there is a music stand and on either side there are gilt and chiseled bron...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Schiedmayer Grand Piano Walnut Carved Cheeks Filigree Music Desk Faceted Legs
Located in Leeds, GB
Schiedmayer grand piano with a french polished, burr walnut cabinet. The burr walnut is figured creating rippled patterns in the veneer reminiscent of oil on water.
The serpentine piano cheek features carvings of scrolling foliage, spirals and a dual linear case moulding that borders the cabinet in high relief.
The cut-out filigree music desk...
Category
Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Arts and Crafts Oak Xylophone attributed to George Walton
Located in London, GB
George Walton attributed, an Arts and Crafts oak xylophone, with squashed heart details to each side and with six graduated brass bars with circular resonators. Originally designed f...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
1978 Gibson Estate Fresh ES 335 TD Semi Hollow Body Electric Guitar
By Gibson Guitars
Located in Ferndale, MI
Out of long term storage. Very original Gibson ES 335-TD guitar. Td model is equipped with Gibson " dirty fingers " Humbucker . This allows for higher outpu...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Antique Oak Dinner Gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
A fine antique oak dinner gong, complete with its original turned oak stand and padded striker. The circular gong is suspended from a rope cord and produces a rich, resonant tone whe...
Category
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
$1,675
Acoustic Sculpture in Black by Transparent
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Music is art. With the Transparent Acoustic Sculpture, so is the speaker that reproduces it. Inspired by the human ear and naturally-occurring horn shapes, it was hand sculptured by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Modern Musical Instruments
Materials
Aluminum
$3,500 / item
Oak framed nautical dinner gong
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak-framed nautical dinner gong in the form of a ship’s wheel, having turned carrying handle above the original brass gong raised on a plinth base.
Dimensions
Height 13 Inches
Width ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Musical Instruments
Materials
Oak
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
PH Upright Piano, Cognac Color Leather with Chrome, Modern, Sculptural
Located in Copenhagen, DK
- All prices are listed ex works.
- 5 year guarantee.
- We regularly crate, ship and install PH Pianos worldwide with full insurance.
For those who want a traditional acoustic upright piano with one of the most iconic design silhouettes, the PH Upright Piano...
Category
2010s Danish Bauhaus Musical Instruments
Materials
Chrome
Renaissance Style, Gebruder Knake Upright Piano Carved Oak High Relief
Located in Leeds, GB
Renaissance style, Gebruder Knake upright piano with an ornately carved, oak case. Entire cabinet carved with arabesque style, flowers and foliage in hi...
Category
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
Rare Brionvega RR130 TOTEM Radio by Mario Bellini, 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Incredible and rare Brionvega RR130 radio by Mario Bellini, Italy 1970s.
This incredibly rare radio has become an iconic piece, with its swiveling speakers which reveal the turntab...
Category
1960s Vintage Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Clariona Merritt Gally 14 Reed Pipe Organette Small Music Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Clariona Merritt Gally 14 Reed Pipe Organette Small Walnut Music Box. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 13.5" H x 12" W x 10" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
King Edward VII Royal Bluthner Piano Exhibited in Paris Exhibition 1900
Located in Leeds, GB
An 1899, Bluthner grand piano with a rosewood case, decorated with Art Nouveau and Empire style elements. It was showcased at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle. Piano bought by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in the Coronation year of 1902 to be situated in the ballroom of Malborough House. It was sold in 1936 to Major Maconochie in Bath. This piano is in great original condition having only had two previous owners. A rare opportunity to acquire a royal piano.
The piano cheek side panel is inlaid with an Art Nouveau design featuring a stylised female head surrounded by whiplash lines and foliage. Musical instruments sit centrally in the design. Columnar, Empire style gilt mounts stand each side of the inlay. Napoleonic emblems of stars, palmettes and foliage feature here. Symmetrical female heads with flowing tresses and floral...
Category
Late 19th Century German Art Nouveau Antique Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
1980s Klh Fm Top Stereo Clock Radio Walnut Case Mod. Tr-82
Located in San Diego, CA
Great design on this cool KLH FM tabletop stereo, circa the 1980s made in Japan, beautiful walnut case nice clean condition in working condition a little static when you up the volum...
Category
20th Century Japanese Space Age Musical Instruments
Materials
Plastic, Walnut
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
20thC Brionvega Rr126 Stereophonic Radio, By Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Brionvega RR-126 is an icon of Pop design. It was conceived as an anthropomorphic ‘musical pet’, with speakers for ears and control dials for its face. It could be moved around e...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Vintage Decorative gramophone horn in wood
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decorative gramophone horn in wood
Antique - Decoration - Phonograph
Materials : Wood - Metal
Wear consistent with age and use : See photos please
Category
20th Century Industrial Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
Antique c1920s Tube Radio Stunning American Walnut Cabinet Lift Top Table MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique c1920s Tube Radio Stunning American Walnut Cabinet Lift Top Table MINT.
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Materials
Walnut
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.