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Important 18th & 19th Century Antique Furniture

Gillows

A Regency Mahogany Games Table Attributable to Gillows of Lancaster
A Regency Period Dining Table by Gillow of Lancaster
A Pair of George III Mahogany Armchairs Attributed to Gillow of Lancaster
A Regency Rosewood and Brass-Inlaid Side Cabinet Attributed to Gillow of Lancaster
A Fine and Rare PAIR of Regency Period Rosewood End-Support Tables By Gillows
Saved For The Nation

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 Mahogany Games Table Attributable to Gillows of Lancaster

Height: 28.5" 73cm
Width: 54" 138cm
Depth: 24" 61cm

The table of good colour and patination. Having a leather lined top with
rounded ends, each opening to allow for storage of chess or backgammon pieces.

The centre with a reversible top with a chess board to one side and leather lined writing surface to the other. Supported on four turned tapering legs terminating in brass castors.

English, Circa 1810