This is an exceptionally rare and extremely high quality large dining table seating up to eight people
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The table is made from solid Cuban mahogany and has a hand carved gadroon and acanthus border and an inlaid wide rosewood crossbanding.
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The elegant column with sabre legs each finely carved with drop bell husks and acanths and terminating in original large solid brass lions paw casters.
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The quality and carved elements are distinctive and are found on the highest quality Gillows tables of the period.
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Gillows marked a small percentage of its work, most commissions were not stamped and are identified on the original bills or in Gillows archives.
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See plates 647 and 658 of Volume II of ''Gillows of Lancaster and London'' by Susan E. Stuart.
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A fantastic and exemplary George III dining table in superb original condition and from a private Somerset manor house.
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Superb colour and patination throughout.
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Dimensions are:
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>54 inches wide, 41 inches deep, 29.5 inches high (61 inches when top is tilted).
I describe and photograph my pieces accurately and with the aim that on arrival each will exceed expectations.
I operate a full refund guarantee and am always happy to give free, honest and friendly advice.Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1218951
Dateline of this antique is 18th Century
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