Music Stands
1840s British Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Rosewood, Walnut
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Burl
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s American Minimalist Music Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Aluminum
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Music Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Iron
1880s English High Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut, Burl
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Music Stands
Bamboo, Lacquer
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Music Stands
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Oak, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Music Stands
Pine
Mid-19th Century English Tudor Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Music Stands
Oak
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1880s French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Bamboo
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Music Stands
Late 19th Century North American Antique Music Stands
Brass
1970s American Modern Vintage Music Stands
Nickel
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
Late 18th Century English William IV Antique Music Stands
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Ormolu
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
1880s Canadian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
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.