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18th C. Oak Lectern, Depicting an Eagle with Outstretched Wings (Italian)
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18th C. Oak Lectern, Depicting an Eagle with Outstretched Wings (Italian)

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18th Century. Wood Carved, Oak Lectern, Depicting an Eagle with Outstretched Wings (Italian).

Eagle lecterns are often found in Christian churches where the Bible or other texts rest on the eagle''s outstretched wings. The eagle symbolises the Gospel, as it was believed to be the only bird that could fly into the sun and was thus seen as carrying the word of God to all corners of the world.

CONDITION:

Wear commensurate with age. Slight aged cracking to rear of wings (see photos).

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Physical Dimensions
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56cm (22.05")
Width
75cm (29.53")
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White Space Antiques has dated this Carved Oak Eagle Lectern to the 18th Century.

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18th Century. Wood Carved, Oak Lectern, Depicting an Eagle with Outstretched Wings (Italian).
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Eagle lecterns are often found in Christian churches where the Bible or other texts rest on the eagle''s outstretched wings.
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The eagle symbolises the Gospel, as it was believed to be the only bird that could fly into the sun and was thus seen as carrying the word of God to all corners of the world.

fig 1. An eighteenth-century carved oak lectern depicting an eagle with outstretched wings and a small gilded oval medallion on its chest.
fig 1. 18th C. Oak Lectern, Depicting an Eagle with Outstretched Wings (Italian)

CONDITION:

Wear commensurate with age. Slight aged cracking to rear of wings (see photos).

WEBSITE:

For more information or more detailed images, please visit our website:

https://www.WhiteSpaceAntiques.com

Height
56cm (22.05")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Date of Manufacture

White Space Antiques has dated this Carved Oak Eagle Lectern to the 18th Century.

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SA1219655
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Archive I An eighteenth-century carved oak lectern depicting an eagle with outstretched wings and a small gilded oval medallion on its chest.

18th C. Oak Lectern, Depicting An Eagle With Outstretched Wings (Italian)

Archive II An eighteenth-century carved oak lectern depicting an eagle with outstretched wings and a small gilded oval medallion on its chest. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century carved oak lectern depicting an eagle with outstretched wings and a small gilded oval medallion on its chest. View III
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An eighteenth-century carved oak lectern depicting an eagle with outstretched wings and a small gilded oval medallion on its chest.
18th C. Oak Lectern, Depicting An Eagle With Outstretched Wings (Italian)
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An eighteenth-century carved oak lectern depicting an eagle with outstretched wings and a small gilded oval medallion on its chest.
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Eagle lecterns originated in the medieval period and remained popular through the eighteenth century, symbolizing the Saint John the Evangelist whose gospel is traditionally associated with an soaring eagle.

Eighteenth-century Italian lecterns were primarily hand-carved from solid hardwoods such as oak, walnut, or chestnut, often featuring gilded highlights or polychrome paint finishes.

Authentic period carvings exhibit hand-chisel marks, uneven timber shrinkage, traditional joinery techniques, natural surface patination, and historic flight holes from wood-boring insects.

A carved lectern functions as a sculptural accent on a sideboard, a desktop reading stand in a library, or an focal decorative display piece on a wide mantelpiece.

Dust regularly with a soft dry brush, apply a light coat of natural beeswax polish annually to preserve the timber finish, and position away from direct heat sources and fluctuating humidity.
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