Music Stands
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 20th Century English Victorian Music Stands
Brass
1880s French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1870s French Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1810s English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1920s American Vintage Music Stands
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Music Stands
Copper
1890s English Moorish Antique Music Stands
Stained Glass, Walnut
19th Century Gothic Antique Music Stands
Oak
20th Century European Music Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Aluminum
Early 20th Century European Vienna Secession Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Music Stands
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
Mid-19th Century English Tudor Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1760s English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1880s English High Victorian Antique Music Stands
Burl, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1780s French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Oak, Rosewood
17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Wood
Late 18th Century English William IV Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1980s American Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
Late 19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut, Burl
1810s American Federal Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Wood, Lacquer, Bamboo
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Iron
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1820s French Charles X Antique Music Stands
Brass
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Music Stands
Oak
Early 19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Music Stands
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Music Stands
Fruitwood
19th Century English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
1830s English Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Iron
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Ormolu
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Music Stands
Bamboo, Lacquer
1880s Canadian Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century British Regency Antique Music Stands
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.