Music Stands
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Music Stands
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Copper, Metal
1810s English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Antique Music Stands
Bamboo, Lacquer
17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Wood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Music Stands
Wicker
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
1910s Austrian Baroque Revival Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Leather
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Music Stands
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1880s Canadian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Music Stands
Pine
1960s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Walnut, Hickory
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 17th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
20th Century American Shaker Music Stands
Cherry
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Music Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
19th Century English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Metal
1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Music Stands
Birch
1880s French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Music Stands
Late 19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut, Burl
1980s American Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Metal, Bronze, Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Chrome
1760s English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
20th Century Spanish Other Music Stands
Wrought Iron
20th Century European Other Music Stands
Other
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-19th Century Danish Rococo Antique Music Stands
Silver Plate, Bronze
20th Century French Music Stands
Wood
1970s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Music Stands
Oak
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Music Stands
Iron
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Music Stands
Bentwood
1960s Swedish Modern Vintage 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.