100 + year old wood book stand or ?

I picked this up today from a 91 year young man named Vern. Very nice man who had a sale and I helped him the first day when I got there, to many people asking him questions, grabbing things off the walls that he wasn't selling, had to help him control the people. He didn't ask for my help but I did it on my own and he was very thankful for my help. I went back today to see how he was doing, he sold me this for $25 and told me that his wife used it to for singing, it was her grandmothers mothers.
What is the correct word for this piece and how much can I ask to get for it, going to sell this Wednesday.

 

For Sheet Music?

Sheet Music Stand.. just guessing, hope someone knows.

 

Lecterns on this side of the Atlantic tend to be a little more solid, and I'd never call a folding stand an altar. I'd tend to just call it a reading stand or music stand and leave it at that.

 

Music stand IMHO.

 

Pedestal Book Stand/podium

 

Very nice!
French or Belgian to me, around 1880; I would say.

 

Beautiful, Billy. And so good you helped the 'young man'. Unbelievable what some people will do.

That barley twist design was very popular in the second half of the 19th century.
It is originally Manueline, a late Gothic Portuguese style, exported to every part of the world where the Portuguese went. So just about everywhere.
I don't know about French or Belgian. Belgian floral motifs, like those on the legs, would be more rounded and refined, not with those straight edges.
Since the introduction of the barley twist in the English court by Portuguese Catherine of Bragança, who married king Charles II, it became very popular in Britain and in the British colonies. Where the style was revived in the 19th century as well.
So this lectern/book stand/music stand could have been made in North America.

 

Maybe your alter ego replied?

 

Wondering if you considered fixing it up a little? I’m guessing your market for this is primarily people who can use it right away for home or decorating. The interest would be greater, I’d think, if the damaged leather was fixed up enough so the item was usable, IF the repair is very neat.

Maybe I’m saying “don’t try this at home unless you have the skill.” But one museum technique for disintegrating leather is to apply rubber cement to it. In this case, you’d do that where needed, then probably fasten new leather of same color over the top of the old, using rubber cement. When you display the repaired item for sale of course you will have a large book that nearly fills the book area of the stand, opened to some interesting pictures. I’m against repairing rare, valuable old stuff but this is neither and could be neatly repaired without much fear of devaluing it.

 

I, also, would call this a music stand. Am wondering if this might be Spanish in origin or from some other Latin county but agree that it could have been made most anywhere. Something about the motifs say Spain to me. Also agree that fixing this for use may be necessary for a sale. However, I might glue new leather to the back instead of the front. This would keep the original intact and keep the antiquity apparent. Once repaired, I would not let this go for less than $100.00 in my market but could see it going for more elsewhere.

 

Similarity to ornaments on this Henri II mirror seems obvious to me...

 

maestro stand maybe ? , it's kinda bulky, and looks non adjustable .
and the wear is from beating his baton

 

The barley twist yes, but that is found all over the world.
So are scrolls and floral motifs, but those on the mirror frame are different from those on the lectern/book stand. The execution of the carving on the frame is less ornate, but of better quality, which is what I meant before.

 

They are carved so obviously they come in different forms and quality.

 

Wow, I can't believe how replies I got for this. My phone never notified me nor this site, only notifications on my phone from other post. How weird this is.
But Thank You all for your replies, I read everybody's reply and they are all good information for me. Thanks so much to all of you.