Music Stands
1960s Swedish Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel
20th Century German Post-Modern Music Stands
Plastic
19th Century Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass, Chrome
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century European Music Stands
Satinwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Cane
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Cane
1870s French Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Music Stands
Brass
1870s Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Adirondack Music Stands
Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Music Stands
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Lucite, Plexiglass
Early 19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1780s English Georgian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel, Chrome
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Beech
1830s English William IV Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Metal
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
1880s American American Empire Antique Music Stands
Iron
2010s Renaissance Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century American Antique Music Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Aluminum
1960s Italian Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Early 20th Century English Victorian Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1970s American Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Hardwood
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Music Stands
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1810s American Federal Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 17th Century French Antique Music Stands
Wood, Walnut, Pine
20th Century Italian Other 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.