Vintage notary desk
The desk is actually a notary lectern, also called consultation, it is a lectern often used in notary offices in past centuries, these allowed you to consult land maps or documents in general, which were once kept rolled up and were often large, these were unrolled on the high and inclined plane, Stop the flaps with a weight and consult. The upper part of the inclined plane was flat, to allow you to place lights or candlesticks. As mentioned, it was in use by notaries of the past, but also by shipping companies and printers. Epoch end 800 early 900, all in solid wood, very well kept, now rare object to find, splendid in every environment, both at home and at a commercial premises for the display of goods.
MEASURES
Width 196 cm
Depth 70 cm
Height 133 cm
The desk is actually a notary lectern, also called consultation, it is a lectern often used in notary offices in past centuries, these allowed you to consult land maps or documents in general, which were once kept rolled up and were often large, these were unrolled on the high and inclined plane, Stop the flaps with a weight and consult. The upper part of the inclined plane was flat, to allow you to place lights or candlesticks. As mentioned, it was in use by notaries of the past, but also by shipping companies and printers. Epoch end 800 early 900, all in solid wood, very well kept, now rare object to find, splendid in every environment, both at home and at a commercial premises for the display of goods.
MEASURES
Width 196 cm
Depth 70 cm
Height 133 cm