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Unusual Antique William IV Quality Mahogany and Leather Reclining Library Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
back arms, seat and footrest in a quality black leather. It boasts an unusual oak book rest by J Foot
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George III Oak Bureau Bookcase
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
adjustable shelf above. The Bureau bookcase has candle slides with a book rest to the fall, when the fall is
Category
Antique 18th Century European George III Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Edwardian Golden Oak Revolving Library Bookcase with Bookrest
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique Edwardian golden oak revolving library bookcase with slide out book rest. Sits on brass
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Nickel Silver X-Stool and Side Table Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
table can go anywhere; for instance as an magazine or book rest next to a chair, a table to place folded
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Rare Early Table or Desk Lamp by Mitchell Bobrick for Controlight
By ControLight, Mitchell Bobrick
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
lamps with these early iron legs and book-rests are hard to find. A book can be rested against the iron
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Iron
Antique Pew Front, Victorian Gothic Choir Stall, English, Oak, Pugin Overtones
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
quadruple arcade
Shelf to rear and canted book rest to top
Holes where lamp columns reside
End frames
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
A Pair of French Moderne Book or Shoe Rests
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Fantastic example of French Moderne, later known as Art Deco, zinc stands or rests. Very unusual
Category
20th Century French Bookends
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage Decorative Bookends, English, Oak, After Liberty, Art Deco, 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage decorative bookends. An English, light oak book rest in the manner of
Category
Mid-20th Century British Bookends
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian 5ft6inch Brass Eagle Lectern 19th Century
Located in London, GB
(164cm) lectern features an eagle with wings outstretched and detailed feathers to form the book rest
Category
Antique 1890s Victorian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Pew Front, Gothic Choir Stall, Victorian, English, Pugin Overtones
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Shelf to rear and canted book rest to top
Holes where lamp columns reside
End frames feature stop
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Antique Music Stand, English, Regency, Adjustable, Rosewood, Lectern, circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
desirable aged patina
Fully adjustable height and fall angle
Top with lipped book rest and swivel brass
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Music Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Small Antique Novel Rest, English, Walnut, Book Trough, Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique novel rest. An English, walnut book trough, dating to the late Victorian
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Walnut
Small Antique Novel Rest, English, Book Trough, Desktop, Office, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique novel rest. An English, mahogany book trough, dating to the Edwardian
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Shelves
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Extending Novel Rests, English, Oak, Book Trough, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique extending novel rests. An English, oak book trough, dating to the
Category
Early 20th Century British Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Early 18th Century William and Mary Bureau Walnut Bookcase
Located in Middleburg, VA
shaped bracket feet. The fall also has a book rest and encloses a well beneath a sliding panel and tiers
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English William and Mary Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Small Antique Novel Rest, English, Oak, Book Trough, Stand, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique novel rest. An English, oak book trough, dating to the Edwardian period
Category
Early 20th Century British Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Oak
Vintage Book Rack, Anglo Indian, Novel Rest, Bookshelf, Art Deco, Circa 1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage book rack. An Anglo-Indian, mahogany novel rest, dating to the Art Deco period
Category
Mid-20th Century British Shelves
Materials
Wood
English Regency Rosewood Reading Table, 19th Century
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
a simple
but elegant lamp table with the ratchet down and book rest taken off).
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Music Stands
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Pew, English, Oak, Church Bench, Pugin-Esque Gothic Overtones circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
, raked for comfort
Book rests and rack to rear
Making for a great kitchen dining, boot room or hall
Category
Antique 19th Century Gothic Revival Benches
"Green book" figurative painting of woman resting with her books, patterned room
By Kelly Carmody
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
unfinished activities; an open book downfacing on her lap, arms crossed near a bowl of cut fruit, a butter
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Late 19th century pair of Black Forest carved walnut bookends, Circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
and behind them forming the book rest is a carved stone wall. The quality of carving tin these pieces
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Bookends
Materials
Walnut
English Regency Rosewood Reading Table, 19th Century
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
a simple
but elegant lamp table with the ratchet down and book rest taken off)
circa 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Music Stands
Materials
Rosewood, Tulipwood
Antique Bible Box on Stand, English Oak Writing Slope 17th Century and Later
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
honey coloured oak
The raked top features a lower book-rest lip moulding
Extended back allowing close
Category
Antique 17th Century Charles II Decorative Boxes
English Pedestal Desk in Mahogany with Cylinder Top. c. 1850
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
original, tooled green-leather inset panels, the center tilts to provide a book rest for reading and the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks
Materials
Mahogany
Liberty
Co Arts
Crafts Bureau Writing Desk 1895
By Liberty
Co.
Located in Norwich, GB
open design for books or display. The closed bureau lid has a book rest. The interior with pigeon hole
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ash
William and Mary Walnut Burl Slant Front Desk
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
folding book rest built into the top and original brass side handles for portability—a functional design
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English William and Mary Desks
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique School Desk, Elm, Pitch Pine, Geo M Hammer
Co Ltd London, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
storage within
Small up-stand and folding book rest to rear of desk unit
Original ink well cover
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks
Extremely Good Quality Walnut Domed Bureau Bookcase
Located in Benington, Herts
storage compartments.
The top sits over a fall front bureau with moulded book rest which opens onto pull
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George I Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Seated Woman With Book
Located in London, GB
a passage from the book that rests on the table in front of her which resonates in her life. It has
Category
1920s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chapter of the Infinite Self (Original Hand Painting)
By Ashvin Harrison
Located in Miami, FL
.
At the base of the artwork, an open book rests like a portal — its charcoal-rendered pages turning
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Powder Coating, Oil, Acrylic
Antique Victorian Tripod Music Stand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
crafted from mahogany with an adjustable double book rest with decorative lyres and a central turned
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Music Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Walnut Mahogany Tripod Music Stand, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
1860 in date.
It has been masterfully crafted with an adjustable book rest with a decorative lyre
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Music Stands
Fine Framed 19th Century Oil - Little Girl with Book
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate study of a young girl dressed in white lace trimmed with pink ribbons. She hold a book
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bronze model of owl
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-cast bronze model of an owl with glass eyes resting on a book, the whole on a marble plinth
Category
Early 20th Century Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,250
French 19th Century Adjustable Over Bed Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
place to rest a book. A turned column rests on a shaped base set on four casters. When the table is set
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Louis XV Style Buffet
Located in Winter Park, FL
hinged and a long drawer, with a top amovible to rest a book. Brass hardware and waxed finish.
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XV Buffets
George III Mahogany Adjustable Reading or Music Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
book holder, resting on a turned standard with a brass height adjustment knob supported by a down swept
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Music Stands
Materials
Brass
Empire Mantel Clock with reading young lady, early 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
young lady sitting on a Klismos chair and reading a book. Her feet rest on a stool and a lute leans
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Metal
Belgian 19th Century Rustic Tree Stump Drink Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
nature and is also functional. Pull this table up to your chair and use it as a handy surface to rest a
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Wood
After Yves Tanguy-A Large Picture that Represents a Landscape-Poster
By Yves Tanguy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
entries have been removed. Rest of book is in very good condition.
Category
20th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Offset
Emily Maria Scott (1832-1915) - Late 19th Century Watercolour, A Single Rose
Located in Corsham, GB
a single pink rose resting on a book. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. Presented in a golden
Category
19th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
English Ecclesiastical Lectern in the Gothic Style
Located in Austin, TX
, featuring one side with slanted stand with support rest for a book, the whole with carved Gothic designs, on
Category
Antique 19th Century English Gothic Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Oak
Art Deco Machine Age Octagon Occasional Tulip Table
Located in New York, NY
rests in its book-matched Walnut surround. The tops octagon shape is mimicked in the tables base that is
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Side Tables
Antique Royal Vienna Ernst Wahliss Talia Figure, circa 1900
By Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
of fruiting grape vine in her hair in loosely flowing period garments her left hand resting on a book
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Louis XVI Style Mahogany Porcelain Inset Cabinet with Marble Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
porcelain panels flanked by 2 cabinet doors inset with antique leather book spines. The cabinet rests on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Round Wood Side Table Black Color White Oak with Brass Details
By Alabama Sawyer
Located in Birmingham, AL
easily moved around as a martini table or place to rest your latest book and cup of coffee. Group them or
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Danish Rosewood Credenza and Hutch Cabinet by Skovby Furniture
By Skovby Møbelfabrik A/S 1
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
manufacturer, Skovby Mobler dating to circa 1970. Each door is veneered with book-matched rosewood, The
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Credenzas
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Grand 19th Century Charles X Period Elmwood Gueridon, Entry Table, Foyer Table
Located in Fayetteville, AR
. Made of elmwood, this large gueridon features a book matched top that rests on a triangular pedestal
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Center Tables
Materials
Elm
1940s French Oak Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
additional surfaces on which to rest a book, a coffee cup or a pair of glasses. The central column of the
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Empire Period Walnut Nightstand with Brass Female Figure
Located in Fayetteville, AR
the door. In her right hand she holds a flute while her left hand rests on a book in her lap. A simple
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Night Stands
Materials
Brass
E. Dumaige Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Clock
By Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Astoria, NY
century, probably retailed by Charpentier & Cie fondeur, Paris, the standing female figure reading a book
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Italian Art Deco Burl Wood Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
. A thick round table top is veneered in a book-matched walnut and rests on a winged pedestal that
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large English Ecclesiastical Standing Lectern of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
support rest for a book, mounted to a decorative column pedestal with rosettes in relief around a sturdy
Category
Early 20th Century English Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Maple
Leather Top Bureau De Dame Ladies Secretary Writing Desk Library
Located in Dayton, OH
lockable drop front featuring a book or music rest that opens to a leather top with three drawers. The case
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple
Bronze and Marble Figural Inkwell of a Sleeping Boy
Located in Petaluma, CA
, the sleeping young boy resting on his book bronze sets on a black marble base with front pen slot and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Beaux Arts Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Mid-Century Asymmetrical Consoles in the Manner of Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
asymmetrical fluid design. This pair of exquisite consoles are showcased in their stunning book-matched
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Napoleon III Period Marble Column with Alabaster Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
foot resting on a book. He is leaned over his writing tablet where the letters CANOVA are carved. The
Category
Antique 1870s Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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