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Fine Gillows George III Period Satinwood Secretaire Cabinet
$20,335.47
£14,850
€17,407.08
CA$28,003.60
A$30,481.21
CHF 16,150.90
MX$366,582.65
NOK 205,354.59
SEK 188,184.76
DKK 130,029.86
About the Item
An exceptional English Sheraton-period satinwood secretaire cabinet. Attributed to Gillows.
Late-18th century, George III, ca 1790.
Measures:
H 59 1/2’’ (151 cm)
W 30’’ (76 cm)
D 19’’ (49 cm).
This small, beautifully-proportioned, and sophisticated antique writing cabinet (without doubt by the prestigious firm of Gillows
Co) is in well-figured West Indian satinwood all of the highest quality, with lovely colour and surface patination throughout.
The top detachable section contains three adjustable shelves.
The base has a pull-out writing section with an arrangement of small drawers and pigeon holes. Sandalwood linings.
Two cupboards below – with adjustable shelving within – flanked by gently tapering, reeded columns.
In perfect condition throughout and ready to use.
Gillows of Lancaster and London, also known as Gillow
Co., was an English furniture-making firm based in Lancaster, Lancashire, and London.
Literature:
Lindsay Boynton 'Gillow furniture designs, 1760-1800' (1999).
Gillows: a record of a furnishing firm during two centuries by Gillow
Co.
Examples of furniture
decoration by Gillows by Waring
Gillow (London) 1908.
Sarah C. Nichols 'Gillow and Company of Lancaster, England: an eighteenth-century business history' (1982).
M. E. Burkett 'The furniture of Gillow of Lancaster' (1971).
- Dimensions:Height: 59.45 in (151 cm)Width: 29.93 in (76 cm)Depth: 19.3 in (49 cm)
- Style:George III (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1790
- Condition:Repaired: Minor historic re-attachment of old veneers. Very skilfully executed indeed. Now in superb condition throughout and ready to use. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor historic re-attachment of old veneers. Very skilfully executed. In perfect condition throughout and ready to use.
- Seller Location:Lymington, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: BHA 11371stDibs: LU4081127063322
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