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Antique 12ft Imperial Style Extending Dining Table 19th & 12 Chairs 20th Century

Antique 12ft Imperial Style Extending Dining Table 19th & 12 Chairs 20th Century

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Antique 12ft Imperial Style Extending Dining Table 19th & 12 Chairs 20th Century

$18,528.91List Price

About the Item

A very rare opportunity to own a fabulous dining set comprising an antique George III flame mahogany Imperial style extending dining table in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, with a Vintage set of 12 Regency Revival Swag Back dining chairs. The table firmly attributed to Gillows and conforming precisely to a design in the Lancashire pattern books dated 1804. See Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730‑1840, by Susan Stuart, p. 242, pl.241: In identically designed table made for Broughton Hall in 1813, supplied by Gillows. The table with four original leaves with reeded edge and extending on a telescopic oak frame. The leaves can be added or removed as required by a later Joseph Fitter wind out mechanism. The table is raised on six turned and reeded tapering legs with brass capped toes and castors The delightful Vintage set of twelve superb swag back dining chairs, date from the second half of the 20th Century. Masterfully hand crafted in beautiful solid mahogany throughout. The finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking. Comprising ten side chairs and two armchairs, all featuring an attractive swag back design with 'drop in' seats that have been reupholstered in the finest claret damask. It is a very impressive dining suite which is sure to contribute to successful dinner parties. THE BOTANICAL NAME FOR THE MAHOGANY THIS ITEM IS MADE OF IS SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA AND THIS TYPE OF MAHOGANY IS NOT SUBJECT TO CITES REGULATION. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and the chairs reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 72.5 cm x Width 361 cm x Depth 152.5 cm - Fully extended Height 72.5 cm x Width 151 cm x Depth 152.5 cm - With all 4 leaves removed Height 88 cm x Width 50 cm x Depth 55 cm - Chairs Height 88 cm x Width 55 cm x Depth 59 cm - Armchairs Height 49 cm - Seat height Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 11 foot, 10 inches x Depth 5 foot - Fully extended Height 2 foot, 4 inches x Width 4 foot, 11 inches x Depth 5 foot - With all 4 leaves removed Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches - Chairs Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 10 inches x Depth 1 foot, 11 inches - Armchairs Height 1 foot, 7 inches - Seat height Robert Gillow (1704–1772) was an English furniture manufacturer. He joined with a family of traders called Sattersthwaite and sailed with them to the West Indies as a ships carpenter. In Jamaica he became interested in mahogany and brought samples of the wood back to Lancaster in 1720. This may have been the first mahogany to be imported to England. He founded the luxury furniture and furnishings firm Gillow of Lancashire in 1730. During the 1730s he began to exploit the lucrative West Indies trade exporting mahogany furniture and importing rum and sugar, in addition to fitting out ships cabins and doing finishing work in construction. The firm rapidly established a reputation for supplying high quality furniture and furnishings to the richest families in the country. They also had a London workshop in Thames Street. In 1764 a permanent London branch of Gillow's was established at 176 Oxford Road, now Oxford Street, by Robert's son, Thomas Robert Gillow, and William Taylor. As well as working in solid mahogany, Gillows made veneered and painted furniture, and often used japanning to imitate inlay. As textiles came down in price, the firm moved into upholstery – staying ahead of the game in 1785 when it sent an upholsterer from London to work in the Lancaster factory. Gillows can be credited with many innovations. In the mid-1760s initiated and exploited the craze for billiard tables and produced a ladies’ version, the trou-madame. He invented the extending dining table – including, in 1800, the telescopic version, the “Patent Imperial.” The firm was inventive in adapting designs to customer’s requirements – 1795 saw a round library table with a revolving top. It fitted secrétaires with movable drawers and partitions, like early filing cabinets, and it even made a bureau bedstead that served as a desk but pulled out to a bed. The social or “gentleman’s” table, horseshoe-shaped with japanned ice buckets, appeared around 1800, as did bonheurs du jour (ladies’ writing tables). Another version of the social table was semi-circular, with a firescreen along the straight side and a sliding holder for bottles. The Davenport, a lady’s desk, was featured in the sketchbooks from 1816. Gillows made medicine chests, powdering closets, linen presses, clothes horses, squirrel cages, meat safes, and boot jacks, not to mention coffins. For over a century, the firm was known for its luxury furniture and furnishings. During the final years of the 19th century the company 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. Flame Mahogany Thomas Sheraton - 18th century furniture designer, once characterized mahogany as "best suited to furniture where strength is demanded as well as a wood that works up easily, has a beautiful figure and polishes so well that it is an ornament to any room in which it may be placed." Matching his words to his work, Sheraton designed much mahogany furniture. The qualities that impressed Sheraton are particularly evident in a distinctive pattern of wood called "flame mahogany." The flame figure in the wood is revealed by slicing through the face of the branch at the point where it joins another element of the tree. Winding Mechanism for extending tables A man by the name of Samuel Hawkins applied for a patent on a screw expander on June 6th, 1861. Presumably, Mr. Hawkins either died or retired because his business was taken over by a young machinist named Joseph Fitter in 1864. Joseph Fitter operated a machinist shop where he produced winding mechanisms for extending tables as well as screw expanders for piano stools and other applications at 210 Cheapside, Birmingham England by the name of Britannia Works. Our reference: A4236a

Dimensions:
Height: 28.55 in (72.5 cm)Width: 142.13 in (361 cm)Depth: 60.04 in (152.5 cm)Seat Height: 19.3 in (49 cm)
Style:
George III (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Damask,Mahogany,Oak
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1810-1819
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1810
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A4236a1stDibs: LU950643504342

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