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19th Cent Oak Lectern.
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19th Cent Oak Lectern.

19th century
Description

Very rare 19th cent solid oak cluster column lectern in the style of Pugin.

Physical Dimensions
Height
142cm (55.91")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Declaration

Finchingfield Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Gothic Lectern to the 1890s.

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SA582383
Description
Very rare 19th cent solid oak cluster column lectern in the style of Pugin.
Height
142cm (55.91")
Width
48cm (18.90")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Date of Manufacture

Finchingfield Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Gothic Lectern to the 1890s.

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SA582383
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A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base.

19th Cent Oak Lectern.

Archive II A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base. View VI
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A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base.
19th cent oak lectern.
Ref: SA582383
A nineteenth-century carved dark oak Gothic Revival lectern featuring a sloped reading surface, pierced tracery shaft, and stepped base.
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  • ObjectLecterns & Book Stands
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGothic Revival
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsPierced tracery, Clustered columns, Stepped base, Sloped reading desk
  • SizeH 142 cm (56 in) x W 48 cm (19 in) x D 38 cm (15 in)

This nineteenth-century Gothic Revival lectern stands 142 cm high, 48 cm wide, and 38 cm deep, designed in the style of Pugin from solid dark brown oak. The visible timber shows a warm grain with medium-toned highlights on the sloped reading desk and carved surfaces, while the supporting column incorporates clustered vertical mouldings and open pierced tracery. The stepped architectural base rests on pointed corner supports. Positioned in an empty corner, the piece functions as a book stand or display pedestal. The reading surface holds an angled framed picture behind glass. The structure combines turned column details with pointed arch motifs, bringing Victorian architectural elements into a study, hallway, or living space.

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A Gothic Revival oak lectern is a freestanding sloped reading desk or podium manufactured primarily during the nineteenth century, featuring architectural details inspired by medieval ecclesiastical design such as pointed arches, quatrefoils, and clustered columns.

Nineteenth-century lecterns were predominantly constructed from solid hardwoods such as English oak or walnut, featuring hand-carved fretwork and joinery techniques such as mortise and tenon joints anchored by a weighted base.

Authentic pieces display hand-carved architectural ornamentation, natural timber shrinkage along the wood grain, historical surface wear along the reading ledge and base, and traditional hand-cut joinery.

An antique lectern serves as a sculptural accent in an entryway, library, or living room corner, positioned to display open art books, guest registers, or historic manuscripts.

Dust regularly using a soft dry cloth, clean carved crevices with a soft-bristled brush, and apply a high-quality beeswax polish annually to nourish the oak timber and preserve the patina.
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