11363 – A MAHOGANY TRIPOD OR READING STAND WITH ORIGINAL EXPOSED BALANCE WEIGHT

11363 AN INTERESTING MID GEORGIAN MAHOGANY TRIPOD OR READING STAND WITH ORIGINAL EXPOSED BALANCE WEIGHT English. Third Quarter Of The Nineteenth Century. Measurements: Height: 59″ (150 cm) Width: 26 3/4″ (68 cm).



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Of mahogany. The three shaped legs of the tripod base are centered by a large domed balance weight. The long shaft of telescope form terminates in a cone shape finial. A ratcheted mechanism attaches to the large triangular book or music rest which has a ‘D’ molded edged shelf. 


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