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19th Century English Carved Oak Bible Reading Stand
19th Century English Carved Oak Bible Reading Stand

19th Century English Carved Oak Bible Reading Stand

Located in Staffordshire, GB

19th century English carved oak bible reading stand, circa 1870. Carved oak reading stand with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Music Stands

Materials

Oak

Bruno Mathsson Reading Stand Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden
Bruno Mathsson Reading Stand Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden

Bruno Mathsson Reading Stand Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo, Sweden

By Bruno Mathsson

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

Very rare reading stand with light designed by Bruno Mathsson. Produced by Karl Mathsson in Värnamo

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Brass, Steel

Victorian Brass / iron & Oak Reading stand
Victorian Brass / iron & Oak Reading stand

Victorian Brass / iron & Oak Reading stand

By J Foot & Son

Located in Dereham, GB

Victorian Reading Stand, with Oak Lectern, Slides up & down brass pole. Wrought iron twist bottom

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron

George III Mahogany Reading Stand
George III Mahogany Reading Stand

George III Mahogany Reading Stand

Located in Essex, MA

With rectangular hinged adjustable top over a turned support and candleholder, tripartite cabriole legs and pad feet.

Category

Antique 1760s English George III Music Stands

Materials

Mahogany

French Gothic Pine Reading Stand, Greeting Station, Greeter
French Gothic Pine Reading Stand, Greeting Station, Greeter

French Gothic Pine Reading Stand, Greeting Station, Greeter

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

French Gothic Pine Reading Stand, Greeting Station, Greeter An Original French Reading stand, this

Category

Antique 1880s Gothic Desks

Materials

Pine

Antique English Wooden Desk with Reading Stand
Antique English Wooden Desk with Reading Stand

Antique English Wooden Desk with Reading Stand

Located in London, GB

Antique English wooden desk with reading stand Beautifully carved from wood, this Victorian

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Victorian Mahogany, Reading Stand Over Bed Table
Victorian Mahogany, Reading Stand Over Bed Table

Victorian Mahogany, Reading Stand Over Bed Table

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Victorian Mahogany, Reading Stand Over Bed Table, This is a very beautiful and versatile piece

Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian End Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Walnut Adjustable Reading Stand, Mid-19th Century
Victorian Walnut Adjustable Reading Stand, Mid-19th Century

Victorian Walnut Adjustable Reading Stand, Mid-19th Century

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Victorian walnut adjustable reading stand This is a very beautiful and versatile piece, the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Regency Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

A large mahogany reading stand by Yabsley of Plymouth
A large mahogany reading stand by Yabsley of Plymouth

A large mahogany reading stand by Yabsley of Plymouth

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A large mahogany reading stand by Yabsley of Plymouth, the octagonal support set on a cruciform

Category

Antique 1860s European Tables

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Early 19th Century Reading Stand Book Stand in Mahogany, England c1830
Early 19th Century Reading Stand Book Stand in Mahogany, England c1830

Early 19th Century Reading Stand Book Stand in Mahogany, England c1830

Located in High Peak, GB

K0505 Rare and very elegant early 19th century English mahogany table top book stand or reading

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Books

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Over Bed Reading Stand by John Carter, 1870
Victorian Mahogany Over Bed Reading Stand by John Carter, 1870

Victorian Mahogany Over Bed Reading Stand by John Carter, 1870

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Victorian mahogany, over bed reading stand table, This is a very beautiful and versatile piece

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Tray Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Italian Writing and Reading Stand, Lectern, or Music Stand
19th Century Italian Writing and Reading Stand, Lectern, or Music Stand

19th Century Italian Writing and Reading Stand, Lectern, or Music Stand

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

, its large dimensions with a large surface where to place the reading book allowed the possibility of

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Music Stands

Materials

Poplar

Art Deco Chrome and Walnut Reading Stand or Over Bed Table
Art Deco Chrome and Walnut Reading Stand or Over Bed Table

Art Deco Chrome and Walnut Reading Stand or Over Bed Table

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Art Deco Chrome and Walnut Reading Stand or Over Bed Table This is a one off and very beautifully

Category

Vintage 1920s Art Deco Tray Tables

Materials

Walnut

1968 Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson Music Reading Stand in Birch and Ash
1968 Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson Music Reading Stand in Birch and Ash

1968 Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson Music Reading Stand in Birch and Ash

By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Swedish music stand, initially designed by Bruno Mathsson for Firma Karl Mathsson in 1936

Category

Vintage 1960s Swedish Modern Music Stands

Materials

Steel

Fine George III Mahogany Reading Stand and Table
Fine George III Mahogany Reading Stand and Table

Fine George III Mahogany Reading Stand and Table

Located in New York, NY

The rectangular tilt-top of finely figured timber with removable reading ledge; raised on a turn

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Bruno Mathsson reading stand, Karl Mathsson 40's Sweden modernist collector
Bruno Mathsson reading stand, Karl Mathsson 40's Sweden modernist collector

Bruno Mathsson reading stand, Karl Mathsson 40's Sweden modernist collector

By Bruno Mathsson, Firma Karl Mathsson

Located in Forest, BE

Table de lecture en bois et acier nickelé. Daté du début des années 1940. La tablette en bois a été restaurée mais la patine du piétement reste non touché et dans son état le plus pr...

Category

Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Steel, Nickel

1930s Harrods Reading or Music Stand  A very attractive piece, the stand has a h
1930s Harrods Reading or Music Stand  A very attractive piece, the stand has a h

1930s Harrods Reading or Music Stand A very attractive piece, the stand has a h

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

1930s Harrods Reading or Music Stand A very attractive piece, the stand has a heavy iron base with

Category

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Iron

1900s French Brass Lectern
1900s French Brass Lectern

1900s French Brass Lectern

Located in High Point, NC

practical and visually graceful. Ideal for use as a reading stand, music stand, or decorative display, this

Category

Early 20th Century French Music Stands

Materials

Brass

Mid-century Italian Chrome Sheet Music Book Stand w/ Reading Light, 5 Available
Mid-century Italian Chrome Sheet Music Book Stand w/ Reading Light, 5 Available

Mid-century Italian Chrome Sheet Music Book Stand w/ Reading Light, 5 Available

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Mid-century Italian-designed chrome sheet music Book stand made from a solid single-piece round

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Music Stands

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Antique Victorian Mahogany Sutherland Reading/Side Table
Antique Victorian Mahogany Sutherland Reading/Side Table

Antique Victorian Mahogany Sutherland Reading/Side Table

Located in Suffolk, GB

be raised to provide a reading stand. It has a thumb moulded edge and is supported by 4 turned

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Other

HMN Danish Modernist Table Stand Adjustable Height Rosewood Ca 1960's
HMN Danish Modernist Table Stand Adjustable Height Rosewood Ca 1960's

HMN Danish Modernist Table Stand Adjustable Height Rosewood Ca 1960's

By HMN Denmark

Located in St.Petersburg, FL

A modernist adjustable height (max.36") bedside reading stand in rosewood and chrome plated steel

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Reading Table with Magazine Rack, 1950s
Mid-Century Modern Reading Table with Magazine Rack, 1950s

Mid-Century Modern Reading Table with Magazine Rack, 1950s

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Mid-Century Modern Reading Table with Magazine Rack, 1950s, France. This elegant French mid

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Metal

Antique Victorian Hand Crafted Mahogany & Brass Desktop Lamp & Inkwell Set
Antique Victorian Hand Crafted Mahogany & Brass Desktop Lamp & Inkwell Set

Antique Victorian Hand Crafted Mahogany & Brass Desktop Lamp & Inkwell Set

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Antique Victorian Hand Crafted Desktop Writing And Reading Stand. The Stand Is Fitted Additionally

Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique French Wrought-Iron Church Lectern
Antique French Wrought-Iron Church Lectern

Antique French Wrought-Iron Church Lectern

Located in TOURCOING, FR

liturgical furnishings. The reading stand is adjustable and framed with intricate symmetrical scrolls

Category

Antique 1880s Pedestals

Materials

Wrought Iron

Scandinavian Lounge Chair "Pernilla 1" by Bruno Mathsson, 1940s
Scandinavian Lounge Chair "Pernilla 1" by Bruno Mathsson, 1940s

Scandinavian Lounge Chair "Pernilla 1" by Bruno Mathsson, 1940s

By Firma Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson

Located in Karlstad, SE

& Söner, Sweden. This rare version with red paper cord webbing and reading stand was most likely produced

Category

20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Birch

19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand
19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand

19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th century campaign Reading desk on later stand. Zebrawood with brass handles and toed leather

Category

Antique 1890s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Zebra Wood

Antique French Oak Ecclesiastical Gothic Adjustable Reading Table Lectern Stand
Antique French Oak Ecclesiastical Gothic Adjustable Reading Table Lectern Stand

Antique French Oak Ecclesiastical Gothic Adjustable Reading Table Lectern Stand

Located in Norwich, GB

A 19th century French oak fully adjustable reading table in the Ecclesiastical Gothic style. Circa

Category

Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Side Tables

Materials

Iron, Brass

Victorian Carters Telescopic Reading Table
Victorian Carters Telescopic Reading Table

Victorian Carters Telescopic Reading Table

By John Carter

Located in Dereham, GB

Victorian Carters Patent Telescopic Reading / Music stand, Walnut Lectern, with fold down support

Category

Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Tables

Materials

Brass, Iron

Reading Horse by Made by Choice
Reading Horse by Made by Choice

Reading Horse by Made by Choice

Located in Geneve, CH

Reading horse, book stand by Made By Choice with Katrín Ólína Dimensions: 33 x 20, H34 cm Materials

Category

2010s Finnish Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Plywood

Victorian Reading Table Mahogany 1870 Period Antique
Victorian Reading Table Mahogany 1870 Period Antique

Victorian Reading Table Mahogany 1870 Period Antique

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Victorian mahogany reading table This table stands upon a platform base with upturned feet and

Category

Antique 1870s Victorian Tables

Materials

Mahogany

TEN ANTIQUE HOLLAND & SON'S DINING CHAiRS FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM READING ROOM
TEN ANTIQUE HOLLAND & SON'S DINING CHAiRS FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM READING ROOM

TEN ANTIQUE HOLLAND & SON'S DINING CHAiRS FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM READING ROOM

By Holland & Sons

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Reading Room stands at the heart of the Museum, in the centre of the Great Court. Completed in 1857, it

Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Floral Ginger Jar on Carved Wood Stand
Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Floral Ginger Jar on Carved Wood Stand

Chinese Porcelain Blue & White Floral Ginger Jar on Carved Wood Stand

Located in Queens, NY

reading: "Shanghai China". Jar 8.25" height without stand. Some wear to finish on stand.

Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Wool

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century

By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells

Located in Cheltenham, GB

. Other views employed by Nye included Eridge Castle as shown on a rosewood reading stand c. 1845 bearing

Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Boxwood, Ash, Satinwood, Walnut

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Holy Family, 1610
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Holy Family, 1610

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Holy Family, 1610

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

domestic interior. The Madonna is seated in the center, holding a book, absorbed in reading. The baby Jesus

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Sculptural Lounge Armchairs with Floral Upholstery, France 1950s
Sculptural Lounge Armchairs with Floral Upholstery, France 1950s

Sculptural Lounge Armchairs with Floral Upholstery, France 1950s

Located in Meulebeke, BE

. Whether placed in a grand entranceway, a salon, or a quiet reading corner, each chair stands as a

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut Pop Up Mechanism 1880
Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut Pop Up Mechanism 1880

Victorian Davenport Desk Burr Walnut Pop Up Mechanism 1880

Located in Potters Bar, GB

opens to reveal a pullout writing slope with a stand up reading support and fitted interior Having

Category

Antique Early 1800s Victorian Desks

Materials

Walnut

Rare Pair of Post-Modern Adjustable 'Orbit' Lamps by Ron Rezek
Rare Pair of Post-Modern Adjustable 'Orbit' Lamps by Ron Rezek

Rare Pair of Post-Modern Adjustable 'Orbit' Lamps by Ron Rezek

By Ron Rezek

Located in Los Angeles, CA

adjusts easily so they make awesome stylish night stand lamps or reading lamps. Original tags under each

Category

Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin 951 Flat Bar Chrome Lounge Chairs in Grey Tweed
Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin 951 Flat Bar Chrome Lounge Chairs in Grey Tweed

Milo Baughman For Thayer Coggin 951 Flat Bar Chrome Lounge Chairs in Grey Tweed

By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman

Located in Chattanooga, TN

coffee table, anchor a reading corner, or stand solo in a gallery-like space. In lighter neutrals or with

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode, stamped by J. Canabas ca. 1775
French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode, stamped by J. Canabas ca. 1775

French Louis XVI Period Mahogany Commode, stamped by J. Canabas ca. 1775

By Joseph Gegenbach

Located in Shippensburg, PA

frequently fitted with castors. Documented models include rafraîchissoirs, guéridons, music stands, reading

Category

Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Brass, Bronze

Art Deco WMF Silver-Plated and Glass Cocktail Shaker
Art Deco WMF Silver-Plated and Glass Cocktail Shaker

Art Deco WMF Silver-Plated and Glass Cocktail Shaker

By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik

Located in Waddinxveen, ZH

silversmith hallmarks reading NS - WMF. NS stand for Neusilber meaning a base metal used for silver plating

Category

Vintage 1950s German Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

Alzabile by Ignazio Gardella for Tato
Alzabile by Ignazio Gardella for Tato

Alzabile by Ignazio Gardella for Tato

By Ignazio Gardella

Located in Los Angeles, CA

only its name but also its function: from reading lamp it can 'stand up', turning the lampshade, and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Marble, Aluminum, Brass

Danish 1900s Walnut Tray Table with Ash Foliage Marquetry and Removable Top
Danish 1900s Walnut Tray Table with Ash Foliage Marquetry and Removable Top

Danish 1900s Walnut Tray Table with Ash Foliage Marquetry and Removable Top

Located in Atlanta, GA

, making it an excellent choice for various settings, from a living room to a cozy reading nook. The table

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Neoclassical Tray Tables

Materials

Ash, Walnut

Bola Disc Table Lamp in Carrara Marble and Brass by Pablo Designs
Bola Disc Table Lamp in Carrara Marble and Brass by Pablo Designs

Bola Disc Table Lamp in Carrara Marble and Brass by Pablo Designs

By Pablo Designs

Located in San Francisco, CA

distinctly iconic design is perfectly suited for desks, bedside stands, and reading nooks. Bola disc table

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Metal

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Reading Stand For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal reading stand for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every reading stand was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a reading stand, we have 72 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer reading stand, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A reading stand is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Victorian and Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one reading stand that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bruno Mathsson, Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen and Uultis Design produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Reading Stand?

Prices for a reading stand start at $255 and top out at $27,000 with the average selling for $2,336.
Questions About Reading Stand
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A reading stand is a stand to position the book or any reading material in an orthopedically upright position for reading. It’s meant for comfortable reading. The stopper at the end holds the reading material in a way that it doesn’t slip off. It helps ensure that you maintain a good posture while you are reading. Find a collection of antique and vintage reading stands on 1stDibs today.