19th C English Mahogany Two-Tier Rotating Bookstand Antique

19th C English Mahogany Two-Tier Rotating Bookstand AntiqueEnglish Mahogany Two Tier Rotating Bookstand Library Stand Late 19th C Early 20th C Two tiers with slatted sides, ending on bun feet 28. 75"h x 17. 5"w x 17. 5"d Square two tier form, divided by upright wooden slats that act as book supports Turntable base with four shaped supports resting on small bun feet Warm medium brown finish, likely mahogany or walnut, with original patina Construction and finish suggest handcrafted joinery rather than mass

presented in an ebonized wood frame with gilt oval bezel

Handmade (New) Versailles White/Silver Tablecloth (100")

Castelli cermaics date back to the 16th c and modern artisans still produce them

Case is fitted with two small over three larger drawers

whose arms are: gold field with a red leopard and a blue chief charged with three gold fleur-de-lis…”

Devoted with gilt and white paint

Blanace of architectural detailing and dramatic lighting suggest a Romantic Capriccio School work (1840-1860)

with strong indicators of Central/Eastern European folk needlework tradition (Hungarian

gold sequins

Elaborate gitl title page and ornmanetla borders are engraved in the style of teh Second Empire to early Third Republic period

Riester sculp

Inventory Sticker on Base