Music Stands
Early 1900s French Antique Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Steel
19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Music Stands
Brass
20th Century African Tribal Music Stands
Rosewood, Wood
19th Century British Antique Music Stands
Bamboo
19th Century Gothic Antique Music Stands
Oak
19th Century Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1870s French Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1880s French Antique Music Stands
Walnut
1990s Music Stands
Bronze, Steel
Early 19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Music Stands
1980s American Vintage Music Stands
Wenge
21st Century and Contemporary American Music Stands
Oak
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
1880s Canadian Antique Music Stands
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Music Stands
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
1960s Italian Vintage Music Stands
Metal
1960s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Walnut, Hickory
Early 19th Century English Antique Music Stands
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Hardwood
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Music Stands
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Music Stands
Wrought Iron, Zinc
2010s Polish Organic Modern Music Stands
Steel
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Beech
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Music Stands
Cement, Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Music Stands
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Music Stands
Metal
1880s English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Oak, Walnut, Bentwood
1830s English William IV Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1790s English George III Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Music Stands
Bronze
1970s Vintage Music Stands
19th Century European Antique Music Stands
Brass
Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Antique Music Stands
Brass
1850s French Renaissance Antique Music Stands
Iron
1960s American Vintage Music Stands
Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency 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.