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257. Fine English Regency Rosewood Work Table attrib. Gillows Lancaster 19thCt

257. Fine English Regency Rosewood Work Table attrib. Gillows Lancaster 19thCt

Stunning example of an English Regency period well figured Rosewood lamp or occasional Table of rectangular outline and compact proportions, firmly attributed to Cabinet Makers Gillows of Lancaster. First quarter of the Nineteenth Century. 

The hinged lid opening to reveal a velvet lined interior above a panel frieze on an exquisitely carved ovoid cylindrical support central column, ending on a concave quadripartite platform base with scroll toes and original castors.  

Condition: Superb condition with nice rich colours, recently professionally re-polished.  

Height: (overall as shown closed) 36.5” (93cm). Width: (at top) 14.5” (37cm). Depth: 14.5” (37cm). 


Location: Dublin City, Ireland. 

Affordable fixed charge Worldwide Store to door shipping. 

The Gillow family of Cabinet Makers and Upholsters came to prominence with Richard Gillow (1733 – 1811), the son of Robert Gillow, founder of the firm. Gillow’s reputation as one of the leading British cabinet making firms of the 18th and 19th centuries was established by contributions from some ten members of the family over three generations. 

During the 18th century, the Gillow firm established a reputation for producing the highest quality furniture, made by competent workmen from the best woods, in elegant but practical styles. These sometimes-incorporated ingenious devices. Gillows produced good, solid well- made furniture and were the only 18th century cabinet makers to establish and maintain a branch in both London (opened 1770) and the provinces. The Gillow Archives (now in the City of Westminster Archives Centre) comprise mainly the business records of the Lancaster branch from about 1728 to 1932 and include estimate sketches and memorandum books from 1759 to 1905. 

They are the longest and largest cabinet maker’s records to have survived in the world.  

The social status of members of the Gillow family changed as their wealth and influence increased, progressing from successful artisan craftsmen in the 1740’s to established members of the squirearchy by the early 19th century. 

We are pleased to offer this example of their fine workmanship on-line in good exceptional condition for such an early piece of fine English furniture.