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Adjustable Reading Stand & Wine Table c.1890

Name: Adjustable Reading Stand & Wine Table C.1890
SKU: ac049a10770
Price: 895.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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Late 19th.c. adjustable combined reading or music stand and side table by the London maker John Carter c.1890. Known as the 'Literary Machine', designed to stand beside a chair or bed. Featuring a mahogany book holder (12" x 8") with brass page stays over a 15" diameter circular wine table with a raised and moulded edge. Both independently height adjustable on a brass column (column height 57"). The vertical angle of the bookstand is adjusted with a patented screw and ratchet mechanism at the rear. It also swivels and the horizontal position can also be adjusted. On a heavy cast iron base for stability with original brown pot castors. Excellent condition with superb original maker’s badge featuring an illustration of the machine in use to the underside of the book stand. Cleaned and waxed in our workshops.
Width: 26" (66 cm)
Height: 63" (160 cm)
Depth: 15" (38 cm) Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.

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€1062.45

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Category Antique Furniture Date 37764 Late 19th Century Antiques Material Brass Origin English Item code ac049a10770 / 37764 Status For Sale

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Old Fyffes Warehouse
Conwy Road
Llandudno Junction
North Wales
LL31 9LU

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