Pair of Waring & Gillow Ltd Display Windows, circa 1905

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Pair of Waring & Gillow Ltd Display Windows, circa 1905

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A pair of wall display windows cabinets Marquetry and beveled glass on each face Label on the back : Waring et Gillow, Ltd. BY APPOINTMENT TO THE KING.9 rue Glûck Paris.Londres, Liverpool, Manchester circa 1905 Each with three marquetred shelves.Waring & Gillow (also written as Waring and Gillow) was a noted firm of English furniture manufacturers and antique dealers formed in 1897 by the merger of Gillows of Lancaster and London and Waring of Liverpool. During the final years of the 19th century Gillow & Co. ran into financial difficulty and from 1897 began a loose financial arrangement with Waring of Liverpool, an arrangement legally ratified by the establishment of Waring & Gillow in 1903. The merger was complex and involved the purchase of cabinetmakers Collinson and carpet dealers T.J Bonter and Company.The firms combined with a capital of £1 million. On 10 July 1897 The Times published news of the acquisition stating that, "The Directors believe that the union of two such well-established and powerful concerns, both of which enjoy an exceptionally large degree of public patronage and favor, will result in a great accession of business and largely increased profits to the joint undertaking". The companies continued to use their own labels and stamps on their furniture even after they had merged. The Lancaster factory continued to use the historic name Gillows & Co and stamped work with the 'Gillows' stamp. Some pieces were affixed with a 'S.J Waring & Sons' label and others 'Waring & Gillow'. A new Waring & Gillow building was opened in 1906 on Oxford Street and signaled a true integration of both companies.The inauguration event took place from 11 to 16 June 1906. The Brotherton Library Special Collections archive at Leeds University houses the John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History. This collection, collected by antiques dealer John Bedford, contains a ticket from the inaugural Waring & Gillow event.The ticket shows that there had been music and entertainment during the evening as well as demonstrating the general grandeur of the affair, with separate entrances for guests using carriages. A contemporary newspaper stated that the impressive new premises covered 40,000 ft. and included a domed Georgian Rotunda (also mentioned on the reverse of the ticket) which measured 85 ft. by 54 ft.This building would remain the company's headquarters for the next 65 years. Throughout their history Waring & Gillow secured contracts for a number of luxury yachts and liners. These included the interior fittings of HM Alberta (1901) after Queen Victoria's death, the royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert III, the interior of the Princesse Alice (1895) for Prince Albert of Monaco, the Lysistrata (1901) for James Gordon Bennett, the P&O liner, the Viceroy of India (1929), and the Queen Mary (1936). Like other prestigious furniture retailers of the Victorian era, Waring & Gillow also secured furnishing contracts for a number of new luxury hotels that were being constructed in the capital. These included the Carlton Hotel, the Waldorf and the Ritz. In 1900’s Exposition Universelle, Waring & Gillow were tasked with the decoration of the British pavilion of the Paris Exhibition which was being overseen by British architect Edwin Lutyens.The success of their presentation cemented professional relationships with makers and clients around the world in addition to new workshops in Paris.

Creator:
Waring & Gillow (Cabinetmaker)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 20.48 in (52 cm)Depth: 5.91 in (15 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Belle Époque (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Wood,Beveled,Marquetry
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1900-1909
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1905
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Saint-Ouen, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2612324942862