Music Stands
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-19th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Music Stands
Beech
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Aluminum
19th Century British Regency Antique Music Stands
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
19th Century British Romantic Antique Music Stands
Iron
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Tudor Antique Music Stands
Walnut
18th Century Austrian Other Antique Music Stands
Brass, Steel
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Music Stands
Mahogany, Rosewood
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Music Stands
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Music Stands
Bamboo
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Rosewood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Oak
20th Century Italian Other Music Stands
Walnut
1780s French Neoclassical Antique Music Stands
Oak, Rosewood
19th Century Gothic Antique Music Stands
Oak
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
1830s Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Music Stands
Wood
20th Century African Tribal Music Stands
Rosewood, Wood
19th Century British Antique Music Stands
1970s American Modern Vintage Music Stands
Nickel
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1990s Italian Industrial Music Stands
Steel
1860s German Biedermeier Antique Music Stands
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Music Stands
Beech
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century North American Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Gothic Music Stands
Bronze
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Music Stands
Brass
20th Century European Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Music Stands
Giltwood
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Bronze
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
18th Century French Renaissance Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary German Minimalist Music Stands
Stone
20th Century Music Stands
Cherry
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Music Stands
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut, Burl
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Music Stands
2010s Danish Modern Music Stands
Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Metal
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern 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.