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Gillows, 19th Century Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk
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Gillows, 19th Century Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk

19th century
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A fine quality 'Gillows' kidney shaped figured Walnut pedestal desk, having inset tooled leather top, eleven graduating mahogany lined drawers with their original brass ring drop handles, Bramar locks the central frieze drawer. A hinged pilaster locking system either side, free standing, figured walnut veneered all around and with open bookshelves, raised on a plinth base.

Gillows of Lancaster and London, also known as Gillow & Co., was an English furniture making firm based in Lancaster, Lancashire, and in London. It was founded around in Lancaster in circa 1730 by Robert Gillow, (1704-1772).[1]

Batch 43 57378 UKYDKN

Library table, made by Gillow to a Chippendale design, on display in the Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster.[2]

Gillows was owned by the family until 1814 when it was taken over by Redmayne, Whiteside, and Ferguson; they continued to use the Gillow name. Gillows furniture was a byword for quality, and other designers used Gillows to manufacture their furniture. Gillows furniture is referred to by Jane Austen, Thackeray and the first Lord Lytton, and in one of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas.[3][a] In 1903 Gillows merged with Warings of Liverpool to become Waring and Gillow and although the furniture remained of a high quality.

Physical Dimensions
Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
132cm (51.97")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Declaration

Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Kidney Desk to the Victorian era.

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SA1053822
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SKU00002159
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A fine quality 'Gillows' kidney shaped figured Walnut pedestal desk, having inset tooled leather top, eleven graduating mahogany lined drawers with their original brass ring drop handles, Bramar locks the central frieze drawer.
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A hinged pilaster locking system either side, free standing, figured walnut veneered all around and with open bookshelves, raised on a plinth base.
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
fig 1. A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles.
fig 1. Gillows, 19th Century Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk

Gillows of Lancaster and London, also known as Gillow & Co., was an English furniture making firm based in Lancaster, Lancashire, and in London. It was founded around in Lancaster in circa 1730 by Robert Gillow, (1704-1772).[1]

fig 2. A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles.
fig 2. Gillows, 19th Century Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk

Batch 43 57378 UKYDKN

Library table, made by Gillow to a Chippendale design, on display in the Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster.[2]

Gillows was owned by the family until 1814 when it was taken over by Redmayne, Whiteside, and Ferguson; they continued to use the Gillow name. Gillows furniture was a byword for quality, and other designers used Gillows to manufacture their furniture. Gillows furniture is referred to by Jane Austen, Thackeray and the first Lord Lytton, and in one of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas.[3][a] In 1903 Gillows merged with Warings of Liverpool to become Waring and Gillow and although the furniture remained of a high quality.

Height
75cm (29.53")
Width
132cm (51.97")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Date of Manufacture

Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated this Burr Walnut Kidney Desk to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1053822
Dealers Internal Ref
SKU00002159
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
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Patrick moorhead has been one of the uk's finest trade-only antique furniture and art dealers for over 30 years.

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Archive I A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles.

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Archive II A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View II
Archive III A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View VIII
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Archive XI A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles. View XI
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A 19th-century burr walnut kidney-shaped pedestal desk with an inset leather writing surface, multiple drawers, and brass knob handles.
Gillows, 19th Century Walnut Kidney Shaped Desk
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A kidney-shaped desk is a writing table featuring a distinctive concave front curve designed to allow the user to sit closer to the work surface, popularised in 18th and 19th-century European furniture design.

Desks from this period typically feature solid hardwood frames veneered with figured woods such as burr walnut or mahogany, fitted with hand-cut dovetail drawers, leather writing surfaces, and cast brass hardware.

Authentic Gillows pieces often feature stamped maker marks on drawer edges or backs, high-grade timber, precision joinery such as thin dovetails, and cast brass fittings.

Position the desk centrally or angled within a study or living area to showcase its curved silhouette, pairing it with a tailored desk chair and minimalist task lighting.

Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and sunlight to protect the veneer from splitting or fading, clean timber with beeswax polish, and treat the leather insert with specialized leather conditioner.
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