Regency period Goncalo Alves Library Folio Cabinet Attributed to Gillows, 1825

A late Regency rosewood breakfront four door side cabinet, attributed to Gillows, the shaped top with a brass gallery above four doors fitted with trellis-and-rosette grilles relined...

A fine Regency breakfront side cabinet attributed to Gillows of Lancaster in well figured rosewood veneer. The cabinet displays several typical Gillows design features including the ...

An exceptional and outstanding quality Regency period sarcophagus shaped mahogany wine cooler attributed to Gillows, constructed in the most beautifully figured mahogany and carved a...

We are delighted to offer for sale this large and collectable fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 metamorphic armchair which converts into Library steps attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London This wonderful piece of English history has been on a journey of restoration, the frame has been washed back and French polished by a Victorian trained polisher, the leather upholstery is all new, it is Italian cattle hide, upholstered plain then hand dyed six times, antiqued and sealed, it has a lovely rich reddish brown colour to it. This chair is larger than any other of its type you would have seen, it is an important and extremely expensive looking thing that commands attention in any setting. You can see the same model made by Gillows currently viewed in the Victorian & Albert Museum, below is an extra from their listing. The period 1800-1825 was a great one for ‘patent’ or ‘metamorphic’ furniture This chair, which transforms into a short set of steps for use with bookshelves, is close to a design for a ‘Library Chair’ published in Rudolph Ackermann’s Repository of the Arts in July 1811, which was made by the London firm of Morgan and Saunders, of Catherine Street, Strand. They were well known for their ingenious furniture, including reading chairs with writing surfaces attached and a great variety of travelling beds...