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Early Victorian Solid Walnut Library Table Made for Gillows by John Barrow

$17,882.88
£13,200
€15,429.58
CA$24,681.05
A$27,648.23
CHF 14,407.25
MX$337,251.38
NOK 183,083.10
SEK 172,634.32
DKK 115,162.15

About the Item

An early Victorian solid walnut library table made for Gillows by John Barrow, the shaped rectangular top decorated in burr walnut within bold reed-and-flute edging above two disguised frieze drawers on one side, raised upon turned and knopped pillar supports on two splayed cabriole legs with deeply carved acanthus on the knees, the claw feet with sunken castors, inscribed in pencil ‘John Barrow’. English, circa 1840.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 28 in (71.12 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1840
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Lymington, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU973019043012

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