Music Stands
2010s American Minimalist Music Stands
Wood
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Oak, Walnut
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut, Burl
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Lucite, Plexiglass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Music Stands
Mahogany, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Wood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Chrome
Late 19th Century Sicilian Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Oak
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Music Stands
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Music Stands
Copper
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Nickel
20th Century Music Stands
Cherry
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Music Stands
Giltwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Teak
Mid-19th Century Adam Style Antique Music Stands
Fruitwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Music Stands
Pine
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood
19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Bamboo
Late 19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Burl
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Regency Music Stands
Brass
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Walnut
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Music Stands
Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
1910s American Vintage Music Stands
Mahogany
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Music Stands
Oak
1970s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Hardwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Brass
20th Century African Tribal Music Stands
Rosewood, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1940s Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Mahogany
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.