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Mid-19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Holy Bible Book Stand Holder
Located in Dallas, TX
Place your Bible on this antique, baroque book stand. Crafted in Italy circa 1860, the lectern sits
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Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lecterns

Materials

Giltwood

Japan Antique Lacquer Book Table
Located in South Burlington, VT
antique Houdana (book lectern) from late Edo era used by a high ranking official Daimyo class or important
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Lecterns

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century French Two-Side Forged Black Iron Music Stand with Fleur-de-Lys
Located in Dallas, TX
Place your Bible or music book on this elegant antique double-side lectern from France; crafted
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Lecterns

Materials

Wrought Iron

English George III Mahogany and Brass Antique Traveling Desk Writing Slope Box
Located in Shippensburg, PA
hold the box in an opened position - this allows it to be turned around and used as a lectern, holding
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass, Steel

Early 20th Century French Polished Iron Table Book Rest Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
France circa 1920 and made of cast iron, the lectern sits on an adjustable circular base and features
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Early 20th Century French Antique Lecterns

Materials

Iron

19th Century Empire Mahogany Bureau Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Miami, FL
. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers an adjustable baize-lined lectern or writing surface
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Mid-19th Century English Biedermeier Antique Lecterns

Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Oratory Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
slant lectern top with hinged front and raised book stop, decorated with hand carved two-tone star motif
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Lecterns

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Italian Baroque Carved Polychrome Giltwood Adjustable Book Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
. Crafted in Italy circa 1860 and rectangular in shape, the small lectern sits on four square feet legs over
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Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Lecterns

Materials

Giltwood

Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Prie-Dieu Prayer Kneeler
Located in Dallas, TX
), features a slant lectern top with hinged front and scalloped raised book stop, decorated with hand carved
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Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Lecterns

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Walnut

Exceptional Arts and Crafts Period Carved Wood Eagle on Pedestal Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
School/ Easter 1890”. The Eagle comes with a (removed but included) lectern platform and bears the
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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Lecterns

Materials

Wood

19th Century Adjustable Writing Table, or Easel
Located in Winter Park, FL
dealer for this "Sun" table system. Perfect for use as a standing desk, lectern, easel, drafting table
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass

Antique French Gothic Revival Carved Burled Walnut Corner Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
fall-front panel opening to provide lectern book stand or writing surface, revealing shelved interior
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Antique Artists Easel and Table
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, lectern, small crafting table or even in a restaurant for booking in customers. A great piece of furniture
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1920s French Antique Lecterns

Materials

Beech

Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Church Altar Bible Stand w. Dragon-Like Gargoyle Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
makes this particular, Gothic table lectern stand out from the ones we have seen before are the pure
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Church Altar Bible Stand w. Four Evangelists Symbols
Located in Lisse, NL
. However, what makes this particular, Gothic church lectern stand out from the ones we have seen before are
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase in West Indies Mahogany, c. 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
, circa 1800. Cylinder top opens to a pull-out desk which offers an adjustable lectern or writing surface
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Early 1800s Danish Empire Antique Lecterns

Materials

Mahogany

Scholar of the Codex: A Medieval Jurist in Study, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
law, equivalent to the modern term "Juris Doctor." The figure is seated at a lectern, deeply
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1840s Antique Lecterns

Materials

Paper

The Annunciation, mid-17th century French school
Located in PARIS, FR
, thanks to the raised cloud, Mary kneeling on her lectern. The celestial assembly composed of cherubs
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Antique Lecterns

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lectern
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lectern with a Grey and Blue Underglaze, Rococco Gold Gilded Facade
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19th Century Italian Antique Lecterns

Lectern
Lectern
$2,800
Eagle Lectern
Located in Hudson, NY
Carved eagle on turned pedestal base in oak breaks down into three-pieces 21" shelf between wing span in original patina found in upstate New York.
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Late 19th Century American Colonial Revival Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

17th Century Lectern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare 17th century carved walnut Lectern.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Wood

Russian Brass Iron Lectern
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and gutsy Russian brass lectern / book stand / music stand.
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19th Century Russian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Gothic Adjustable Lectern
Located in Round Top, TX
American Gothic carved oak lectern with arched paneled sides and an adjustable height slanted top
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Early 20th Century American Antique Lecterns

Materials

Canvas, Oak

Elegant Louis XVI Lectern
By Nicolas Petit
Located in Paris, FR
Tulipwood and amaranth lectern decorated with flowers bouquet. Parisian work from the Louis XVI
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Lecterns

Neoclassical Style Oak Lectern
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A quality oak lectern in the neo classical taste. The Welsh inscription to the front reads
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Early 20th Century Welsh Antique Lecterns

French Forged Iron Lectern
Located in Charleston, SC
This hand forged Lectern shows a beautiful quality of Craftsmanship with its open worked
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Early 20th Century French Antique Lecterns

Materials

Iron

Lectern from Susquehanna County
Located in Sheffield, MA
This very early lectern dates between 1850-1870 and came from a church in Susquehanna County PA
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19th Century American Antique Lecterns

Materials

Marble

Antique Gothic Revival Oak Lectern
Located in London, GB
A tall antique lectern in solid oak. This original late 19th century lectern is in a Gothic Revival
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Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Antique Gothic Oak Church Lectern
Located in London, GB
An original antique lectern reclaimed from an old English church. This solid oak lectern features
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19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Finely Carved Oak Eagle Lectern
Located in Suffolk, GB
A late 19th century finely carved oak eagle lectern with adjustable reading stand. The eagle is
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Late 19th Century English Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

William IV Lectern/Book Stand
Located in Kensington, MD
Highly carved Oak William IV Lectern. Top Swivels. Would also work to showcase hold a piece of art
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19th Century English Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Lectern from Susquehanna County , PA
Located in Sheffield, MA
This very early lectern dates between 1850-1870 and came from a church in Susquehanna County PA
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1860s American Antique Lecterns

Hand Carved Oak Eagle Lectern
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Hand-carved Lectern with the natural form of the eagle. The symbolism of the eagle derived from the
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak Gothic Revival Lectern
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A frieze carved and pierced with Gothic tracery is flanked by deeply carved columns topped with cross-formed finials, over a sloping book rest top that lifts to reveal an open compar...
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19th Century French Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Carved Pine Folk Art Eagle Lectern
Located in San Francisco, CA
Carved pine folk art eagle lectern, spread-wing eagle with articulated feathers, probably English.
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19th Century European Antique Lecterns

Materials

Pine

1920s School Desk Lectern Front Piece
By Kooijmans
Located in Amsterdam, NL
could fabricate an extension so that it could function as lectern or bookstand for adults. dimensions
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Early 20th Century Dutch Machine Age Antique Lecterns

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century Dutch Pinewood Lectern
Located in Raalte, NL
Old Dutch rural pine wooden lectern or desk from the first half of the 20th century incl. key and
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Lecterns

Materials

Pine

Victorian Walnut Music Stand/Lectern. C1869
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Circassian walnut music stand / lectern, having a hinged adjustable top raised on pierced
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19th Century English Antique Lecterns

Monumental Wrought Iron Lectern or Bookstand
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Surmounted by a cross with elaborate scrolling feet and rotating book rest, probably made in Barcelona, (circa 1890).
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19th Century Spanish Antique Lecterns

Materials

Wrought Iron

Large Brass Gothic Revival Stand Or Lectern
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A beautifully turned, chased, and cast brass lectern or music/book stand with etched, trefoil bands
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19th Century Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Oak Gothic Revival Revolving Lectern
Located in Suffolk, GB
A late 19th century oak Gothic Revival revolving lectern. The lectern consists of a revolving
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1870s English Gothic Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

French Louis XV Gilt and Patinated Wood Lectern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The majestic eagle with wings outstretched raised on a stiff leaf carved cylindrical standard, the lower register carved with leaf sprays and snarling animal heads with crossed wings...
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Lecterns

An English George II Reading Stand or Lectern
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George II mahogany reading stand or drafting table having a rectangular adjustable height top with ratchet mechanism and spring loaded book rest above a turned shaft on tripod base...
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Lecterns

Materials

Mahogany

Gothic Revival Lectern or Music Stand of Carved Walnut
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A 19th century walnut lectern or music stand with pierced stylized floral decoration supported on
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19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass

Regency circa 1825 Mahogany Open Bookcase Whatnot Shelves Display Lectern
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique Regency circa 1825 mahogany open bookcase whatnot shelves display lectern. This is a
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1820s British Regency Antique Lecterns

Materials

Mahogany, Walnut

Antique Solid Oak Bible Stand Lectern Gothic Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
An original antique Victorian solid oak bible stand lectern with a matching stool, Gothic ‘Pugin
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Antique Solid Oak Bible Stand Lectern Gothic Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnificent and original antique early 19th century Victorian solid oak bible stand lectern
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19th Century Victorian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Gothic Revival Brass Eagle Lectern Attributed to Hart Son, London
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine quality mid 19th century Gothic revival brass eagle lectern attributed to Hart Son
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Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Lecterns

Materials

Brass

Antique Solid Oak Bible Stand Lectern, Gothic Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnificent and original antique early 19th century Victorian solid oak bible stand lectern
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19th Century Victorian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Antique Solid Oak Bible Stand Lectern Gothic Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A magnificent and original antique early 19th century Victorian solid oak bible stand lectern
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19th Century Victorian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Antique Spanish Yellow School Lectern or Side Cupboard, circa 1920
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
This interesting school lectern was sourced in Northern Spain, circa 1920 We love this being
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1920s Spanish Antique Lecterns

Materials

Wood

English Double-Sided Mahogany And Brass Lectern or Music Stand
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Carved from solid mahogany, this lectern or music stand folds inward for storage and can be
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19th Century English Antique Lecterns

Materials

Mahogany

Late 17th Century Pine Lectern in the Form of an Eagle
Located in Suffolk, GB
of a lectern. The eagle is resting with his wings spread in the Roman style seated on a Baroque
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18th Century and Earlier German Antique Lecterns

17th Century German Carved Wood Lectern with Iron Book Supports
Located in Natchez, MS
17th C. German Carved Walnut Eagle perched on the world on a plinth with foliate decoration in trifed form. The eagle swivels on the base and has two hand wrought iron movable suppor...
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18th Century and Earlier German Baroque Antique Lecterns

Materials

Walnut

Antique Solid Oak Bible Stand Lectern Gothic Victorian, 19th Century, Number 4
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Original antique early 19th century Victorian solid oak bible stand lectern, Gothic ‘Pugin' style.
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19th Century Victorian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Antique Solid Oak Bible Stand Lectern Gothic Victorian, 19th Century, Number 2
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Original antique early 19th century Victorian solid oak bible stand lectern, Gothic ‘Pugin' style.
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19th Century Victorian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

Antique Solid Oak Bible Stand Lectern Gothic Victorian, 19th Century, Number 3
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Original antique early 19th century Victorian solid oak bible stand lectern, Gothic ‘Pugin' style.
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19th Century Victorian Antique Lecterns

Materials

Oak

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Antique Lecterns For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique lecterns is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique lecterns — often made from wood, metal and oak — can elevate any home. Antique lecterns have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique lecterns bearing Victorian or Baroque hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique lecterns over the years, but those made by Jones Willis, Kooijmans and Gillows of Lancaster London are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Lecterns?

Prices for antique lecterns start at $222 and top out at $42,249 with the average selling for $2,200.