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A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH OAK LIBRARY READING STAND
Lot 9

A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH OAK LIBRARY READING STAND

LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed31 July 2011

Price Realised

GBP 325

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A VICTORIAN SCOTTISH OAK LIBRARY READING STAND
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The ratcheted reading slope on square section column all upon a base with incurved corners, bearing ivory label for JOHN TAYLOR & SON/EDIN. LTD./EDINBURGH.
33½ in. (85.1 cm.) high; 28 in. (71.1 cm.) wide; 20 in. (50.8 cm.) deep

Specialist note

John Taylor and Son were appointed 'Cabinet-makers and Upholsterers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen' at Edinburgh in 1852. They were favourably mentioned at the International Exhibition of 1862, ranking alongside Whytock and Co. as Edinburgh's leading cabinet-makers.