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Arts & Crafts Candlelit Duet Music Stand or Reading Stand
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Arts & Crafts Candlelit Duet Music Stand or Reading Stand

19th century
For Sale by Elmgarden
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Arts & Crafts Candlelit Duet Music Stand or Reading Stand

A very attractive piece, the stand is ebonized and height adjustable, it has an articulated brass candle sconce at each side the turned upright column is height adjustable and it carries a double sided bookrest.

This handsome Music Stand would also be a useful piece to hold notes for public speaking or perhaps as a menu holder in a Bistro Bar

The stand is 48”to 58” high and 15” x 16”

RF117

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

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Elmgarden has dated this Antique Duet Music Stand to the 1880s.

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Description
Arts & Crafts Candlelit Duet Music Stand or Reading Stand

A very attractive piece, the stand is ebonized and height adjustable, it has an articulated brass candle sconce at each side the turned upright column is height adjustable and it carries a double sided bookrest.

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This handsome Music Stand would also be a useful piece to hold notes for public speaking or perhaps as a menu holder in a Bistro Bar.
Elmgarden

The stand is 48”to 58” high and 15” x 16”

RF117

To get an accurate delivery quote please send the item number with your location to Elmgarden Antiques.

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Antique Duet Music Stand to the 1880s.

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An ebonised wooden duet music stand featuring a double-sided slatted rest, height-adjustable central column, tripod base, and two brass candle sconces.
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Archive I An ebonised wooden duet music stand featuring a double-sided slatted rest, height-adjustable central column, tripod base, and two brass candle sconces.

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An ebonised wooden duet music stand featuring a double-sided slatted rest, height-adjustable central column, tripod base, and two brass candle sconces.
Arts & Crafts Candlelit Duet Music Stand or Reading Stand
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An ebonised wooden duet music stand featuring a double-sided slatted rest, height-adjustable central column, tripod base, and two brass candle sconces.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectMusic Stands
  • Period19th century
  • StyleArts & Crafts
  • MaterialEbonised Wood, Brass
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsDouble slatted rest, Height-adjustable column, Brass candle sconces, Shaped tripod feet

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Duet music stands gained popularity during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to accommodate two musicians performing together. The inclusion of integrated brass candle sconces allowed performers to read musical notation clearly before the advent of modern electric lighting.

Craftsmen during the Arts and Crafts period predominantly utilised solid hardwoods such as oak, mahogany, or ebonised timber. Metal fittings, including height-adjustment mechanisms and candleholders, were typically forged from solid brass or iron.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-turned mechanisms, original brass thumbscrews or pins, and construction marks on the base. Wear around the height-adjustment mechanism and original patina on metal candleholders further indicate age and genuine period manufacture.

An antique music stand functions effectively as a floor-standing lectern for displaying open art books, manuscripts, or large prints. Positioning the piece in a reading nook or near a piano adds structural height and historical detail to a contemporary space.

Ebonised surfaces should be dusted with a soft, lint-free cloth and treated occasionally with a clear microcrystalline wax to protect the finish without damaging the dark pigment. Brass components should be left unpolished to preserve their original aged patina or gently wiped clean of surface debris.
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