Music Stands
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Oak
18th Century French Renaissance Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
18th Century Austrian Other Antique Music Stands
Brass, Steel
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 18th Century English William IV Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1780s French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Oak, Rosewood
17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Wood
1760s English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Music Stands
Oak
1780s English Georgian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Ormolu
Late 17th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Ormolu
20th Century French Louis XVI Music Stands
Marble
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Music Stands
Cherry
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Wood, Mahogany
18th Century Irish George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1950s Italian Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1890s French Gothic Revival Antique Music Stands
Bronze, Copper
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Music Stands
Leather, Oak
Late 18th Century French Country Antique Music Stands
Earthenware, Terracotta
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Music Stands
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Iron
1630s English James II Antique Music Stands
Oak
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Oak
1760s English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1760s English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
18th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
18th Century British Georgian Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1770s English George III Antique Music Stands
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Music Stands
Spruce
Vintage, New and Antique Music Stands
Musicians are well acquainted with the practical uses for a vintage, new or antique music stand, which typically consists of a flat, inclined surface that is elevated upon a freestanding column or tripod for the purposes of reading sheet music. Music stands are often lightweight and mobile and may also be adjustable in height as well as with respect to the angle at which the platform is tilted.
Prior to purchasing a music stand, consider the function you intend it to serve. While musicians will primarily use it in the room where their musical instruments are kept in order to read music while honing their craft, will you use it for another purpose?
An antique music stand can be used in a home office to keep a heavy reference book, such as a dictionary, open alongside your desk as you work. Alternatively, in a living room, an old music stand can be an elegant surface against which you can lean a work of art such as a painting or a photograph for prominent display. For decorative purposes or for a musician whose rehearsal space isn’t tied to a specific room, music stands made from a lightweight material are better for portability. But if you’re interested in a stand produced in a heavier material, it will create a bold statement but will likely need to stay in roughly the same place.
Metal music stands are common because they’re fairly lightweight. They are intended to be practical and easily transported to different venues. Some wood music stands are also lightweight. Depending upon the time period, furniture designer and manufacturer, an antique wood music stand might be supported by an alluring triangular plinth base and can sometimes bear decoratively carved embellishments as well as brass arms with candleholders.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage, new and antique music stands as well as other kinds of stands and storage cabinets that can support your efforts to keep your media and creative pursuits neat and orderly in your home.