Apter-Fredericks

Gillows Furniture

ROBERT & RICHARD GILLOW

"Gillow" has almost passed into the language as a measure of quality. In about 1695 Robert Gillow founded his firm in Lancaster. His son, Richard, who was taken into partnership in 1757, invented the telescopic dining table in 1800. The firm opened a London branch in Oxford Street about 1777. Such was the size of their business that they owned their own fleet, bringing timber to Lancaster from the colonies.

A Regency Mahogany Games Table Attributable to Gillows of Lancaster	A Regency Period Gillow Dining Table	A Pair of George III Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Gillow of Lancaster	Fine and Rare PAIR of Regency Period Rosewood End-Support Tables By Gillows
Mrs Hutton Rawlinson's 'Very Elegant Mahogany Bookcase' Purchased from Gillows of Lancaster on the 18th July 1772 for the sum of £21