Summary:� Item: Gillows Secretaire Desk� Circa: 1830� Period: Regency� Provenance: England� Wood: Flame Mahogany� Cabinetmaker: Gillows of Lancaster� Signed by Richard Irvin (Gillows cabinetmaker)� Mahogany gallery� Original working lock (with original key)� Hinged Secretaire writing compartment � 10 internal mahogany drawers� 4 internal pigeon holes� Original ink wells holders & pen tray� Original dark navy blind tooled leather � Original brass hinged arm supports with locking mechanism� Original turned rosewood knobs� Decorative quarter veneered insets (top drawer)� Double �D� moulded doors� 8 large Internal graduated document drawers� Original flush brass military campaign handles� Hand-dovetailed mahogany linings� Original melon turned feet� Original pine backboards� Completely original � Stunning colour & patination� Excellent condition & quality� Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*� 14-day Free UK returns policy This is a stunning quality antique English Regency flame mahogany Gillows Secretaire desk incorporating a chest of drawers below, circa 1830, by Gillows of Lancaster, which is in very good condition and completely original, having been constructed from the finest materials. Featuring a mahogany gallery above a moulded top, the flame mahogany drawer, which retains its original working brass lever lock (and key) and original turned rosewood knobs, slides out and folds down (by unlocking the original brass mechanism on the drawer linings) to reveal a compartmentalized desktop interior). The interior comprises of four pigeonholes, flanked by ten small mahogany drawers, all of which are mahogany lined and hand dovetailed. The internal drawers retain their original rosewood turned knobs on mahogany drawer fronts; with the finest quality hand dovetailed mahogany linings. The bottom right drawer retains two original inkwells holders and pen tray. The writing surface boasts the original dark green blind-tooled inset leather. Condition Report:This is a stunning quality antique English Regency flame mahogany Gillows Secretaire desk incorporating a chest of drawers below, circa 1830, by Gillows of Lancaster, which is in very good condition and completely original, having been constructed from the finest materials. Nominal old use marks to the corners and leading edges, including old use marks to the top of the Secretaire within the galleried area (see photos), but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The item retains all of its original drawer knobs, working locks, keys, leather, drawer linings, pen tray, brass handles & hinges, feet, backboards and polish. It is very rare to see a piece of furniture of this quality in completely original condition. The Gillows Secretaire desk retains its original working locking mechanism. All drawers close flush to th...