Victorian Cast Iron & Mahogany Adjustable Lectern Display Book Stand With Oversized 1940s Dictionary

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Elevate your library or study with this authentic Victorian-era book stand. It is beautifully crafted with a cast iron four-leg … Read more Elevate your library or study with this authentic Victorian-era book stand. It is beautifully crafted with a cast iron four-leg base, a tilting mahogany book cradle, and a functional lower mahogany shelf for added storage and display. Initially designed to support oversized reference volumes such as atlases, Bibles, or dictionaries, this adjustable stand is both utilitarian and sculptural.

Included is a monumental 1943 Webster's dictionary, with faded marble page edges, perfectly proportioned to showcase the stand’s intended use.

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• Late 19th-century book stand on original casters
• Cast iron base with four elegantly scrolled legs
• Adjustable-height center post
• Tilting mahogany cradle
• Unmarked; likely American

Measurements: overall 21.5" wide at the paddles x 16" deep x 40" high with just a slight tilt to the paddles. The shelf and the base at the casters turned inward are both 16" x 16" square. The shelf is 18-3/4" from the floor and 3/4" thick. The Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition Unabridged is 9” wide x 5-3/4” deep x 12-1/8” tall. See less