Music Stands
21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Music Stands
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Music Stands
Concrete
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Metal
20th Century Music Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Glass
20th Century Music Stands
Glass
Late 20th Century American Modern Music Stands
Lucite
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
1970s American Modern Vintage Music Stands
Nickel
Late 17th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Music Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Music Stands
Oak
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Bamboo
20th Century Music Stands
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Pine
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Wicker
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1860s English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
1970s German Space Age Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s Vintage Music Stands
Plastic
1920s British Victorian Vintage Music Stands
Iron
1920s French Neoclassical Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1960s Vintage Music Stands
1970s Vintage Music Stands
1950s Vintage Music Stands
1970s American Modern Vintage Music Stands
Nickel
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Stainless Steel
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Chrome
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Chrome
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.