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Rare 1794 George III Gillows Of Lancaster Double Sided Postmasters Sorting Desk
£10,000 $13,548 €11,781
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare 1794 George III Gillows Lancaster twin pedestal double sided postmasters’ desk in panelled mahogany.
Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote, please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price.
I have never seen another with this particular type of drawer and cupboard formation, to the front you have two full length cupboard doors both with working locks and one middle drawer, open either cupboard door and you find four perfectly fitted drawers, to the rear you have three rather hidden cupboards, the only sign that they have anything inside is the locks, all of which have the original keys. The left and right cupboards have postmasters’ pigeonholes, they cover the full alphabet, the central cupboard has one single drawer and vertical file divid...ers. The leather top is original with a very ornate embossing around the trim of the like and quality again, I have never seen.
This is an exceptionally rare example of an even rarer model desk made in the later part of the 18th century by one of the finest if not the finest furnisher in English history, Gillow’s of Lancaster and London.
I’ll include a short biography below on Gillows for those who aren’t fine furniture connoisseurs.
This desk has the correct J Bramha 14 Piccadilly stamped locks under the crown, referenced to Gillows Of Lancaster and London 1730-1840 Volume II page 337. The desk is made from golden mahogany which has a wonderful patina throughout, it looks truly exquisite. Each side is fitted with very Regal bronze Lions heads holding rings in their mouths.
In terms of the condition, we have cleaned waxed and polished it, everything works absolutely perfectly, I have most of the original keys with one replacement, the middle drawer doesn’t have a key. The desk has normal patina marks all over from genuine age and honest use.
Dimensions
Height:- 75.5cm
Width:- 115cm
Depth:- 96cm
Leg room
Height:- 62cm
Width:- 40cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask.
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 about 1730 by Robert Gillow (1704–1772 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.
In 1903 Gillows merged with Warings of Liverpool to become Waring and Gillow and although the furniture remained of a high quality it was not as prestigious.
Gillow family (1728–1814)
In 1728 Robert Gillow began trading in Lancaster as a joiner, builder, house carpenter, furniture maker and overseas merchant. By the summer of 1731 he had entered into a partnership with a fellow catholic, George Haresnape, which had ended by 1735. By 1734 six other names appeared on their staff list. Gillows notably made heavy use of mahogany wood, which is indigenous to the Americas, from the early 1730s. In the early 1740s, Gillow owned a twelfth share of the ship Briget, which he partially used to import mahogany from the West Indies.
The success of the firm was partly due to his ability to directly import mahogany; by 1742 Gillow was exporting finished mahogany furniture back to the West Indies. On 1 January 1757 Robert entered into an equal partnership wi
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA816986
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Height is 75.5cm (29.7inches)Width is 115cm (45.3inches)Depth is 96cm (37.8inches)
Antique SA816986 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
The Georgian Era
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Royal House Antiques is a privately-owned family ran company founded in Wimbledon in 2012 by husband and wife James and Iris Thorpe
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