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Period: 19th Century
Creator: Gillows of Lancaster & London
Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Sherborne, GB
This English Regency Mahogany dressing table by Gillows of Lancaster and London is Gillows at its finest. Superb quality mahogany and cabinet making, it could also use it as a writ...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London
Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London

Regency Mahogany Dressing Table by Gillows of Lancaster & London

Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Dorking, GB
This superb shaped pedestal partners desk was made in the Victorian period of about 1870. It was made in the famous Gillows Cumbrian Workshop and the drawers and some of the locks ar...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Mahogany

Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870
Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870

Large Solid Mahogany Victorian Gillows Serpentine Partners Desk, circa 1870

Fine Early 19th Century Writing Table Stamped Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century mahogany writing table with 6 drawers, 3 to the back and 3 to the front, with Egyptian mask handles, green leather top, all suppor...
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English Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Early 19th Century Writing Table Stamped Gillows
Fine Early 19th Century Writing Table Stamped Gillows

Fine Early 19th Century Writing Table Stamped Gillows

Fine Quality Victorian Kidney-Shaped Desk in Richly Figured Walnut by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine quality Victorian kidney-shaped desk in richly figured burr walnut by Gillows, the leather-inset top, above three drawers in the frieze and four graduated drawers in each pede...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Fine Quality Victorian Kidney-Shaped Desk in Richly Figured Walnut by Gillows
Fine Quality Victorian Kidney-Shaped Desk in Richly Figured Walnut by Gillows

Fine Quality Victorian Kidney-Shaped Desk in Richly Figured Walnut by Gillows

Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillows Lancaster twin pedestal double sided partner desk in panelled figured oak An exceptionally rare exa...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Amboyna

Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak
Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak

Stamped Gillows Lancaster Double Sided Twin Pedestal Partner Desk Figured Oak

Very Rare Gillow Breakfront Library Desk Brass Gallery Burr Amboyna Wood
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare Gillow Library breakfront desk with brass gallery in Burr Amboyna timber, circa...
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English High Victorian Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Burl

Very Rare Gillow Breakfront Library Desk Brass Gallery Burr Amboyna Wood
Very Rare Gillow Breakfront Library Desk Brass Gallery Burr Amboyna Wood

Very Rare Gillow Breakfront Library Desk Brass Gallery Burr Amboyna Wood

English Regency Rosewood Writing Table of Kidney Form by Gillows, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An elegant and rare circa 1815 English regency period rosewood writing table of 'kidney' form by legendary English cabinetmaking firm Gillows of Lancaster and London, the shaped top ...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

English Regency Rosewood Writing Table of Kidney Form by Gillows, circa 1815
English Regency Rosewood Writing Table of Kidney Form by Gillows, circa 1815

English Regency Rosewood Writing Table of Kidney Form by Gillows, circa 1815

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