Music Stands
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
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
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Music Stands
Brass
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Oak
19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
Early 20th Century American Music Stands
Brass
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Music Stands
Brass
20th Century European Other Music Stands
Other
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Music Stands
Stone
Early 1900s French Antique Music Stands
Brass
1880s British High Victorian Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Leather
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century American Shaker Music Stands
Cherry
19th Century English Other Antique Music Stands
Copper
20th Century French Music Stands
Wood
18th Century French Renaissance Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Oak, Pine
Late 19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Oak
1870s English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s Vintage Music Stands
Aluminum
18th Century Austrian Other Antique Music Stands
Brass, Steel
1990s French Modern Music Stands
Metal
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1870s Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Music Stands
Giltwood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Music Stands
Metal
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
2010s Italian Music Stands
Pearwood
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Wicker, Walnut, Rattan
Early 20th Century North American Colonial Revival Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Lucite, Plexiglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Wood
19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Paint
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Sheraton Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Wood, Mahogany
20th Century Spanish Other Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Cane
19th Century French Other Antique Music Stands
Wood, Oak
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century English Music Stands
Mahogany, Rosewood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
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.