Music Stands
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Music Stands
Wood
1910s Austrian Baroque Revival Vintage Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1960s Swedish Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel
19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Paint
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Giltwood
1960s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Walnut, Hickory
19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Music Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Oak
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Metal
1930s Belgian Belle Époque Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Chippendale Antique Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Music Stands
Silver Leaf
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Steel, Iron
20th Century Italian Other Music Stands
Walnut
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Iron
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer
1880s American American Empire Antique Music Stands
Iron
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Beech
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Hardwood
19th Century British Romantic Antique Music Stands
Iron
Early 19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Lucite, Plexiglass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Music Stands
Oak
2010s Renaissance Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Music Stands
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1830s Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Music Stands
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Music Stands
Birch
19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut, Burl
20th Century Spanish Other Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Music Stands
Metal
20th Century European Music Stands
Wrought Iron
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.