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Top Quality English 19th Century Antique Sheet Music Stand
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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

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Top Quality English 19th Century Antique Sheet Music Stand

19th century
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Top Quality English 19th Century Antique Sheet Music Stand

A very good quality, English antique sheet music stand in walnut, an unusual piece, perfect for a music room or study. Featuring a bevelled mirror to the top with a single walnut shelf above with a decorative brass gallery rail. Below is a single drawer that has the original handle, under the drawer are four brass shelves to keep sheet music upon, original labels to each shelf, Songs, Sacred, Dance and General Music. Fantastic quality, in superb condition, dates to around 1860-70.

Dimensions

Height: 105cm (41.67")

Width: 56cm (22.22")

Depth: 34cm (13.49")

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Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Brass Music Stand to the 19th Century.

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Top Quality English 19th Century Antique Sheet Music Stand
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A very good quality, English antique sheet music stand in walnut, an unusual piece, perfect for a music room or study.
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

Featuring a bevelled mirror to the top with a single walnut shelf above with a decorative brass gallery rail. Below is a single drawer that has the original handle, under the drawer are four brass shelves to keep sheet music upon, original labels to each shelf, Songs, Sacred, Dance and General Music. Fantastic quality, in superb condition, dates to around 1860-70.

Dimensions

Height: 105cm (41.67")

Width: 56cm (22.22")

Depth: 34cm (13.49")

Date of Manufacture

Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd has dated this Victorian Brass Music Stand to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1241595
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2009

34 years in the antiques trade, miles is constantly sourcing interesting, original, mainly english antique furniture and accessories.

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A 19th-century English Victorian brass and mahogany sheet music stand featuring open slatted shelves with ceramic labels, a top drawer, and a mirrored upper gallery.
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A 19th-century English Victorian brass and mahogany sheet music stand featuring open slatted shelves with ceramic labels, a top drawer, and a mirrored upper gallery.
Top Quality English 19th Century Antique Sheet Music Stand
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A 19th-century English Victorian brass and mahogany sheet music stand featuring open slatted shelves with ceramic labels, a top drawer, and a mirrored upper gallery.
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  • ObjectMusic Cabinets
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialBrass, Mahogany, Glass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrass tubular frame, Labelled shelves, Mirrored gallery, Spindled railings

This nineteenth-century Victorian English sheet music stand combines a warm brown timber framework with a polished brass tubular metal structure. The piece has an upper section incorporating a mirrored glass panel, a single drawer fitted with an ornate brass handle, and four open slatted metal shelves below labelled for song categories including Songs, Sacred, Dance, and General Music. Decorative spindle railings support the lower tier, resting upon slender castors at the base. In a modern interior, this stand suits placement in an empty corner of a study or music room as a functional storage piece for sheet music and books. The height is 105 cm, the width is 56 cm, and the depth is 34 cm.

FAQs

Designed during the 19th century, music stands and Canterburys were created to organize loose sheet music, manuscript books, and performance scores in domestic parlours. These pieces often featured partitioned shelves labelled by genre, reflecting the popularity of evening musical entertainment in Victorian households.

Craftsmen typically utilized fine hardwoods such as mahogany, rosewood, or walnut, frequently combined with tubular brass or cast iron framing. Higher quality examples incorporated turned spindles, brass castors, and porcelain or ivory identification tags.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-cut joinery, aged patina on metal components, and historical labelling for song categories such as Sacred, Dance, or General Music. Original brasswork will show natural oxidisation rather than modern uniform lacquer.

An antique music stand functions as an accent piece in a modern living space, study, or hallway. The open slatted shelves can be repurposed to display contemporary art books, magazines, or vinyl records while adding warmth through aged brass and polished timber.

Dust timber components regularly with a soft cloth and apply a beeswax polish annually to preserve the wood grain finish. Avoid harsh chemicals on the metal frame, opting instead for gentle dry buffing to maintain the original aged brass patina.
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