Music Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Music Stands
Iron
1980s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Music Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1820s English William IV Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Wood
1860s German Biedermeier Antique Music Stands
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century American Antique Music Stands
19th Century British Romantic Antique Music Stands
Iron
1780s English Georgian Antique Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Oak, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
2010s Polish Organic Modern Music Stands
Steel
1950s Vintage Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Music Stands
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Plastic
Late 20th Century Unknown Music Stands
Mahogany
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Music Stands
Velvet
2010s German Music Stands
Steel
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Music Stands
Stone, Metal
1940s Vintage Music Stands
Aluminum
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Music Stands
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Stainless Steel
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Copper, Steel, Iron
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Music Stands
Marble, Brass
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.