Music Stands
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Copper, Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Iron
19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Oak
Early 20th Century American Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Early 1900s French Antique Music Stands
Brass
20th Century French Music Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Leather
1940s Vintage Music Stands
Aluminum
1870s Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Music Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Lucite, Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Wicker, Walnut, Rattan
Early 1900s British Antique Music Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century Sicilian Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Music Stands
Metal, Brass, Iron
1880s English Regency Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American American Empire Music Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Music Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Oak
1950s Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Hardwood
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
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Burl
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Hardwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel, Chrome
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
1910s American Vintage Music Stands
Mahogany
2010s American Minimalist Music Stands
Wood
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Music Stands
Bentwood
1920s American Vintage Music Stands
Iron
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Modern Music Stands
Lucite
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Music Stands
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Oak, Walnut
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Vienna Secession Music Stands
Brass
1880s French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Music Stands
Beech
Mid-19th Century English Tudor Antique 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.