A George IVth period oak ‘chamber writing table’ attributed to Gillows
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Description
A George IVth period oak ‘chamber writing table’ attributed to Gillows. Provenance: Raby Castle, Co. Durham.
Gillow supplied many pieces of furniture to Raby Castle in the 1820’s, prior to a visit by George IVth.
This table exhibits typical Gillow features such as carved scroll supported trestle ends, cock- beaded reserves on the frieze, squared floral panels, and a feature it appears, confined to Gillows, a lift up recess to the back of the table to hold ink bottles and pens. A similar trestle ended table design was first illustrated by Thomas Hope in his ‘Household Furniture and Interior Decoration’ of 1807 and a further version by George Smith in his ‘Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Guide’ of 1826. The use of oak and other ‘native’ timbers in Britain, duing the early years of the 19th Century was seen as patriotic.
Additional information
Dimensions | 92 × 54 × 72.5 cm |
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