• 11363

    A MAHOGANY TRIPOD OR READING STAND WITH ORIGINAL EXPOSED BALANCE WEIGHT

    English. Third Quarter Of The Nineteenth Century.

    Measurements

    Measurements:
    Height: 59" (150 cm)
    Width: 26 3/4" (68 cm).

    Research
    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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