Skip to main content
Items Similar to Striking Goncalo Alves 'Albuera Wood' Writing Table Attributed to Gillows
A Fine Quality Amboyna George IV Writing Table, Attributed to Morel and Seddon
A Fine Quality Amboyna George IV Writing Table, Attributed to Morel and Seddon
Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century
Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century
William IV Rosewood Writing Table
William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows
18th c. Walnut Writing Table
18th c. Walnut Writing Table
High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing
High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

Striking Goncalo Alves 'Albuera Wood' Writing Table Attributed to Gillows

$107,314.20
£78,750
€92,000.25
CA$147,398.74
A$164,809.82
CHF 86,449.64
MX$1,996,242.64
NOK 1,091,256.63
SEK 1,030,973.84
DKK 686,690.68

About the Item

A striking Goncalo Alves (Albuera wood) writing table attributed to Gillows and Bullock, the rectangular leather-inset top with a wide band of paired ivy leaves and double borders in brass boulle-work inlaid into ebony probably by George Bullock, all above two frieze drawers and two end supports, the upper sections of which are turned and gadrooned above twin columns, all raised on acanthus carved cabriole legs, joined by a turned stretcher, original castors. English, circa 1825. Literature: Susan E Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 2008 Vol.I pp267-268. Pls 274, 275 and 276. Footnote: In describing this table (plate 275) Susan Stuart attributes it to Gillow & Co because of its similarity to a rosewood writing table in the Estimate Sketch Book of June 1825 (plate 274). She also writes ‘the most intriguing thing about is piece is the brass inlay or boulle (buhl) work which forms a border on the table top’. She then confirms that it was a pattern commonly used by George Bullock of Birmingham and London and that there had been a long history of co-operation between the two firms dating from the 18th century.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)Width: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Brass,Ebony,Leather
  • Place of Origin:
    England
  • Period:
    1820-1829
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1825
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Lymington, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU973022675582

More From This Seller

View All
A Fine Quality Amboyna George IV Writing Table, Attributed to Morel and Seddon
By Morel & Seddon
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The overhanging rectangular top with rounded corners veneered almost entirely in amboyna with a wide crossbanding of rosewood. Under the top is a narrow frieze, and the table is supp...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Amboyna

A Fine Quality Amboyna George IV Writing Table, Attributed to Morel and Seddon

A Fine Quality Amboyna George IV Writing Table, Attributed to Morel and Seddon

$26,164
Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table, the rectangular top set above two frieze drawers on one side and dummy drawers to the reverse, raised upon ...
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Tables

Materials

Wood

Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table

Regency free standing Gonzalo Alves writing table or library table

$8,857
Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock
By Edward Holmes Baldock
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian walnut marquetry writing table attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock, the shaped rectangular top with an oval panel inset with tooled green leather, the frieze with two small side drawers, all raised on solid baluster end supports joined by a spiral-turned stretcher, decorated with bone, stained and exotic woods with naturalistic flowers and boxwood stringing. English, circa 1850. Footnote: Edward Holmes Baldock, (1777-1845) was one of the first London antique dealers, in the modern sense of the word. He principally dealt in 18th century French furniture and Chinese Export porcelain, and commissioned furniture to compliment his inventory. This furniture has strong French design influences, but retains subtle English details (the floral marquetry often depicts English wildflowers...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock

Victorian Walnut Marquetry Writing Table Attributed to Edward Holmes Baldock

$9,811
Victorian Birch or Satinwood Writing Table, Attributed to Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian birch or satinwood writing table, attributed to Holland and Sons, the leather-inset top with moulded edges above a disguised single frieze drawer, the end supports compri...
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Ceramic, Leather, Birch, Kingwood, Satinwood, Tulipwood

Victorian Birch or Satinwood Writing Table, Attributed to Holland and Sons

Victorian Birch or Satinwood Writing Table, Attributed to Holland and Sons

$5,314
Early Victorian Solid Walnut Library Table Made for Gillows by John Barrow
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
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-flu...
Category

Antique 1840s English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

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

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

$17,987
Early Victorian Rosewood Writing Table by Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The rectangular gilt tooled leather inset top above two short frieze drawers, on fluted ring-turned baluster twin columnar end supports, terminating in recessed castors, one drawer s...
Category

Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Early Victorian Rosewood Writing Table by Holland and Sons

Early Victorian Rosewood Writing Table by Holland and Sons

$5,825

You May Also Like

Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This monumental early George IV antique library writing table is crafted from beautiful Gonçalo Alves  and dates from Circa 1820. The rectangular top features a moulded edge with th...
Category

Antique 1820s English George IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather

Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century

Antique George IV Goncalo Alves Writing Table Desk Early 19th Century

$6,609
William IV Rosewood Writing Table
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with rounded corners over a drawer flanked bu carved Vitruvian scrolls. Trestle base with stretcher and ending on melon form feet. Floor to underside 24.75.
Category

Antique 1830s English William IV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

William IV Rosewood Writing Table

William IV Rosewood Writing Table

$4,850
Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut writing desk almost certainly by Gillows, the large rectangular rounded top with inset tooled leather. To the freeze fitted with a pair of drawers on fluted turned columns and...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows

Walnut Writing Desk in the Manner of Gillows

$6,541 Sale Price
38% Off
18th c. Walnut Writing Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Walnut Writing Table
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

18th c. Walnut Writing Table

18th c. Walnut Writing Table

$9,500
High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Introducing an antique quality early 18th Century oak writing table, versatile as a desk or dressing table, boasting a classical Early Georgian design. With remarkable age and charm,...
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing

High-Quality Antique Oak Writing Table - Early 18th Century Desk Side Dressing

$1,903 Sale Price
30% Off
Writing Table, Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Rectangular board table decorated with a strip of vegetal motifs on the outer edge, waist enhanced with carved bands with oval and vegetable motifs of classicist influence and legs d...
Category

Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Writing Table, Mahogany, 19th Century

Writing Table, Mahogany, 19th Century

$743

More Ways To Browse

Wood Book Desk
English Leather Top Wood Table
Boulle 18th Century
Desk With Column Legs
Antique Brass Inlayed Rosewood Table
Gillow Rosewood
Gillows 18th Century
Gillow And Co
Goncalo Alves
Gillows Of Lancaster Writing Desk
Boulle Writing Desk
Gillows Work Table
Antique End Tables With Leather Inlay
Tray Table Leather Top
Early American Writing Desk
Antique Library Table With Drawer
Hidden Compartment Tables
Mahogany 1 Drawer Table
View All Popular Desks and Writing Tables Searches