Music Stands
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Music Stands
Oak
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Plastic
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
2010s American Modern Music Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Music Stands
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Music Stands
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century American Rococo Revival Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Music Stands
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century American Regency Music Stands
Brass
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Brass
1870s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Music Stands
Walnut
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Teak
19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Poplar
1880s English High Victorian Antique Music Stands
Burl, Walnut
Late 17th Century French Antique Music Stands
Iron
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Wood
1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Chrome
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Late 17th Century French Antique Music Stands
Wood, Walnut, Pine
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century European Vienna Secession Music Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Country Music Stands
Mahogany
19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Brass
1960s Irish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Iron
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Music Stands
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Music Stands
Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Music Stands
Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
1820s English William IV Antique Music Stands
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Music Stands
Rosewood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal
Late 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
19th Century French Antique Music Stands
Metal, Bronze, Iron, Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer
Late 20th Century American Modern Music Stands
Lucite
19th Century French Other Antique Music Stands
Wood, Oak
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Music Stands
Copper
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Cherry
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Music Stands
Metal, Chrome
1870s Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Music Stands
Oak, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Walnut
19th Century English Antique Music Stands
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Music Stands
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Brass
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Music Stands
Oak
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Music Stands
Ash, Cherry
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Music Stands
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary American American Craftsman Music Stands
Copper
19th Century English Other Antique Music Stands
Copper
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Music Stands
Wood, Burl
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.