Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD CROSSBANDED DRESSING TABLE, ATTRIBUTED

Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD CROSSBANDED DRESSING TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 Of inverted breakfront form, with rise and fall vanity mirror fitted two cupboards opening to reveal banks of drawers and linen trays 85cm high, 137.5cm wide, 59cm deep Provenance: Sold in these rooms, Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics, and Works of Art, 30th March 2022, Lot 363 (£4,200 excl. BP) A number of related hollow-fronted dressing tables by Gillows are known with minor variations in the firm's early 19th century sketch books. Several tables were supplied in 1813 to William Powlett. 2nd Baron Bolton (d.1850), for Hackwood Park, Hampshire, invoiced at £16 16s each. Five similar dressing tables, invoiced at the same price were commissioned from Gillows by T.W.Egerton for Tatton Park, Cheshire (see N. Goodison and J. Hardy. 'Gillows at Tatton Park', Furniture History, 1970 p.35, pls. 18a and 20a) while another in the Judge's Lodgings, Lancaster, is illustrated in Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, 2008, vol. I, p.332. pl.283. The current example is one of the most sophisticated models, having slides, ornate brass handles and a concealed rising mirror. For two closely related examples previously sold see: Christie's, The Executors of the 2nd Viscount Camrose, Hackwood Park, 20-22 April 1998, lot 364 (£47,700). Christie's, Coilsfield House ('The Castle of Montgomerie') 18th November 2012, Lot 174, (£28,750). The latter was supplied by Gillows in 1807 most likely to Lord Archibald Montgomerie (1773-1814). Condition Report Disclaimer, Y, Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD CROSSBANDED DRESSING TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 Of inverted breakfront form, with rise and fall vanity mirror fitted two cupboards opening to reveal banks of drawers and linen trays 85cm high, 137.5cm wide, 59cm deep Provenance: Sold in these rooms, Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics, and Works of Art, 30th March 2022, Lot 363 (£4,200 excl. BP) A number of related hollow-fronted dressing tables by Gillows are known with minor variations in the firm's early 19th century sketch books. Several tables were supplied in 1813 to William Powlett. 2nd Baron Bolton (d.1850), for Hackwood Park, Hampshire, invoiced at £16 16s each. Five similar dressing tables, invoiced at the same price were commissioned from Gillows by T.W.Egerton for Tatton Park, Cheshire (see N. Goodison and J. Hardy. 'Gillows at Tatton Park', Furniture History, 1970 p.35, pls. 18a and 20a) while another in the Judge's Lodgings, Lancaster, is illustrated in Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, 2008, vol. I, p.332. pl.283. The current example is one of the most sophisticated models, having slides, ornate brass handles and a concealed rising mirror. For two closely related examples previously sold see: Christie's, The Executors of the 2nd Viscount Camrose, Hackwood Park, 20-22 April 1998, lot 364 (£47,700). Christie's, Coilsfield House ('The Castle of Montgomerie') 18th November 2012, Lot 174, (£28,750). The latter was supplied by Gillows in 1807 most likely to Lord Archibald Montgomerie (1773-1814). A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND TULIPWOOD CROSSBANDED DRESSING TABLE, Provenance:, Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics, and Works of Art, Condition Report Disclaimer

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