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Victorian Cast Iron Church Book Rests by Osborne Garrett & Co
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for sale €309     $335
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Victorian Cast Iron Church Book Rests by Osborne Garrett & Co

19th century
Description

A Victorian cast iron church book rests by Osborne Garrett & Co. Featuring beautifully cast Gothic Revival openwork panels with foliate decoration and retaining the maker's name cast into the upper edge. Raised on elegant architectural supports with decorative rosette motifs, the stands were designed to support hymn books, prayer books, or large ecclesiastical texts. Likely originating from a church or chapel, they retain a wonderfully aged painted finish and display the quality and craftsmanship associated with late 19th-century architectural ironwork. A striking and unusual pair with both decorative and practical appeal.

2 available for £264 each

H: 24.5 W: 43.5 D: 27 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
24.5cm (9.65")
Width
43.5cm (17.13")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Declaration

D and A Binder Ltd has dated this Cast Iron Book Rest to the Victorian era.

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SA1220756
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A Victorian cast iron church book rests by Osborne Garrett & Co.
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Featuring beautifully cast Gothic Revival openwork panels with foliate decoration and retaining the maker's name cast into the upper edge.
D and A Binder Ltd

Raised on elegant architectural supports with decorative rosette motifs, the stands were designed to support hymn books, prayer books, or large ecclesiastical texts. Likely originating from a church or chapel, they retain a wonderfully aged painted finish and display the quality and craftsmanship associated with late 19th-century architectural ironwork. A striking and unusual pair with both decorative and practical appeal.

2 available for £264 each

H: 24.5 W: 43.5 D: 27 cm

Height
24.5cm (9.65")
Width
43.5cm (17.13")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Date of Manufacture

D and A Binder Ltd has dated this Cast Iron Book Rest to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1220756
D and A Binder Ltd
D and A Binder Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2015
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A pair of Victorian silver painted cast iron tabletop lecterns featuring openwork leaf decoration and stamped makers name Osborne Garrett and Co.
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Archive I A pair of Victorian silver painted cast iron tabletop lecterns featuring openwork leaf decoration and stamped makers name Osborne Garrett and Co.

Victorian Cast Iron Church Book Rests by Osborne Garrett & Co

Archive II A pair of Victorian silver painted cast iron tabletop lecterns featuring openwork leaf decoration and stamped makers name Osborne Garrett and Co. View II
Archive III A pair of Victorian silver painted cast iron tabletop lecterns featuring openwork leaf decoration and stamped makers name Osborne Garrett and Co. View III
Archive IV A pair of Victorian silver painted cast iron tabletop lecterns featuring openwork leaf decoration and stamped makers name Osborne Garrett and Co. View IV
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D and A Binder Ltd

D and A Binder Ltd
Telephone 020 7609 6300 or 07944 356 180
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101 Holloway Road
London
N7 8LT
United Kingdom
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A pair of Victorian silver painted cast iron tabletop lecterns featuring openwork leaf decoration and stamped makers name Osborne Garrett and Co.
Victorian Cast Iron Church Book Rests by Osborne Garrett & Co
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A pair of Victorian silver painted cast iron tabletop lecterns featuring openwork leaf decoration and stamped makers name Osborne Garrett and Co.
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FAQs

Victorian cast iron book rests and tabletop lecterns were designed in the nineteenth century primarily for ecclesiastical, institutional, or study use to hold heavy religious texts, missals, or dictionaries at an ergonomic reading angle.

These rests were produced using sand-casting techniques with molten pig iron poured into detailed moulds, allowing for intricate pierced fretwork, scrollwork, and structural reinforcement.

Authentic period examples feature considerable weight, crisp raised makers stamps or registration marks along the rim, hand-finished casting seams, and original painted or patinated surface wear.

An antique metal lectern can be placed on a library desk to display art books, used on a kitchen counter as an elevated cookbook holder, or styled on a sideboard as a sculptural display base.

Keep cast iron in a low-humidity environment to prevent oxidisation. Clean using a soft dry brush or lint-free cloth, and apply a thin layer of clear microcrystalline wax to preserve the painted finish.
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