Music Stands
1940s Vintage Music Stands
Aluminum
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Music Stands
Wood
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Music Stands
Ormolu
1780s French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Oak, Rosewood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Music Stands
Brass
1810s American Federal Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
1970s American Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Hardwood
1880s French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1980s American Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Music Stands
Bronze, Stainless Steel
1960s Vintage Music Stands
Iron
Mid-19th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Music Stands
Beech
Mid-20th Century Unknown Gothic Music Stands
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Music Stands
Wood
1820s British Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
1970s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century North American Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century American American Empire Music Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1860s German Biedermeier Antique Music Stands
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century British Regency Antique Music Stands
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wicker, Cane
19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Mid-19th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Music Stands
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Music Stands
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century English Tudor Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Rosewood, Walnut
20th Century African Tribal Music Stands
Rosewood, Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century American Antique Music Stands
1970s American Modern Vintage Music Stands
Nickel
Early 19th Century English Antique Music Stands
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Music Stands
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
Early 20th Century European Music Stands
Satinwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Music Stands
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Music Stands
Stone
19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Iron
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
2010s Italian Music Stands
Pearwood
19th Century Antique Music Stands
Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Music Stands
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Wood
20th Century Music Stands
Cherry
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Music Stands
Fruitwood
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Walnut
1870s French Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
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.