Music Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Other Antique Music Stands
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Music Stands
Walnut
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Cane
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Music Stands
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Leather
Early 19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Music Stands
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Music Stands
Brass
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Wood
20th Century French Music Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Music Stands
Wicker
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Music Stands
Oak
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1760s English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Iron
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Plastic
1880s Canadian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 20th Century American Modern Music Stands
Lucite
Early 20th Century English Victorian Music Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Music Stands
Bronze
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 17th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Music Stands
Brass
20th Century European Other Music Stands
Other
19th Century Antique Music Stands
Oak
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century Gothic Antique Music Stands
Oak
Mid-19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Oak
1880s French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Music Stands
Giltwood
1980s American Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
20th Century German Post-Modern Music Stands
Plastic
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Bamboo
20th Century American Shaker Music Stands
Cherry
1990s French Modern Music Stands
Metal
1780s English Georgian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Early 1800s British Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1940s Italian Vintage Music Stands
Wood
2010s Italian Music Stands
Pearwood
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Music Stands
Bentwood
18th Century Austrian Other Antique Music Stands
Brass, Steel
19th Century English George III Antique Music Stands
Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Music Stands
Cherry
Early 19th Century Victorian 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.