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Large Mahogany Lectern by Yabsley of Plymouth (1 of 15)
Wick Antiques Ltd
Flag of United KingdomHampshire, UK
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Large Mahogany Lectern by Yabsley of Plymouth

REF: LA448664
£6,800
€7,943
$8,554
Certified DealerApproved item413 sales by dealer
Certified DealerApproved item413 sales by dealer
Description
A large mahogany reading stand by Yabsley of Plymouth, the octagonal support set on a cruciform base with scroll feet and bold scrolling brackets, surmounted by an adjustable rectangular reading slope, the understand ink stamped indistinctly ‘J.G.Yabsley, Cabinet Manufactory, …Street, …Park Street, Plymouth’. English, circa 1860. Also referred to as a Lectern. Footnote: John Yabsley established his business in 1829 and advertised his furnishing warehouse and cabinet manufactory in the Royal Cornwall Gazette in 1863. In the Western Morning News of 1829, he introduced his successor, a George Davis, to his valued clients as he is retiring from the business after 40 years. Please see the attached cuttings. He was also a volunteer fireman in Plymouth.
measurements
Height:
46 in
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Large Mahogany Lectern by Yabsley of Plymouth (LA448664) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1840
location
This Large Mahogany Lectern by Yabsley of Plymouth is located in Hampshire, United Kingdom

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