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Regency Mahogany Dressing Table/writing Table by Gillows of Lancaster
Spencer Robertson Antiques
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Regency Mahogany Dressing Table/writing Table by Gillows of Lancaster

19th century
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English Regency Mahogany dressing table that could also be used as a writing table/desk. Made by Gillows of Lancaster London it’s cabinet making at its finest! The top is made from one single piece of the best quality mahogany, with a fine reeded gallery. The drawers are mahogany lined with fine hand cut dovetail joints, which work perfectly as if they were made yesterday.

The middle drawer is reassuringly stamped Gillows of Lancaster, which you can view in the photo. The dressing table top, rest on fine turned reeded legs, ending on quality cup brass castors. The overall piece is untouched with a pleasing faded honey coloured patina.

Physical Dimensions
Height
76.2cm (30.00")
Width
106.7cm (42.01")
Depth
58.4cm (22.99")
Declaration

Spencer Robertson Antiques has dated this Regency Mahogany Writing Table to the Regency era.

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SA1001910
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English Regency Mahogany dressing table that could also be used as a writing table/desk.
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Made by Gillows of Lancaster London it’s cabinet making at its finest! The top is made from one single piece of the best quality mahogany, with a fine reeded gallery.
Spencer Robertson Antiques

The drawers are mahogany lined with fine hand cut dovetail joints, which work perfectly as if they were made yesterday.

fig 1. A Regency mahogany writing table featuring a gallery top, three frieze drawers with turned knob handles, and slender reeded turned legs on brass castors.
fig 1. Regency Mahogany Dressing Table/writing Table by Gillows of Lancaster

The middle drawer is reassuringly stamped Gillows of Lancaster, which you can view in the photo. The dressing table top, rest on fine turned reeded legs, ending on quality cup brass castors. The overall piece is untouched with a pleasing faded honey coloured patina.

Height
76.2cm (30.00")
Width
106.7cm (42.01")
Depth
58.4cm (22.99")
Date of Manufacture

Spencer Robertson Antiques has dated this Regency Mahogany Writing Table to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1001910
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Archive I A Regency mahogany writing table featuring a gallery top, three frieze drawers with turned knob handles, and slender reeded turned legs on brass castors.

Regency Mahogany Dressing Table/Writing Table by Gillows of Lancaster

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A Regency mahogany writing table featuring a gallery top, three frieze drawers with turned knob handles, and slender reeded turned legs on brass castors.
Regency Mahogany Dressing Table/Writing Table by Gillows of Lancaster
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Regency writing tables, produced during the early 19th century in Britain, are defined by classical proportions, elegant reeded or fluted legs, and the extensive use of rich mahogany timber.

Cabinetmakers of this era predominantly utilised solid mahogany and figured mahogany veneers, fitted with hand-dovetailed drawer linings, brass castors, and turned timber handles.

Authentic pieces often feature precise dovetail joints, oak drawer linings, stamped maker marks on drawer edges, and distinctive turned, reeded leg profiles.

An antique writing table functions effectively as a hallway console, a compact home office desk, or a bedroom dressing table paired with a modern mirror and minimal decorative objects.

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