English George iv Figured Mahogany Extending Dining Table Attributed to Gillows

A fine Regency mahogany dining table attributed to Gillows of Lancaster: good model with shallow frieze, rectangular tablets at the top of the legs, elegant slim turned and reeded le...

We are delighted to offer for sale this wonderfully restored circa 1830 William IV Figured Mahogany extending dining table after a design by Gillows This table is exquisite with a...

An outstanding George II period mahogany extending dining table attributed to Gillows of Lancashire and London. In fine flame figured mahogany with three section drop leaf centre, t...

A Fine George IV Mahogany Extending Table In the manner of Robert Jupe. The circular moulded top with additional concentric outer leaves above four tapering columns united by an und...

Constructed in a finely figured goncalo alves; the end supports having square uprights, each enclosing three tapering and turned ‘triple spindles’, with ‘running pearl’ adornments, a...

A George IV mahogany mechanical escritoire attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with a vertical superstructure on reeded cabriole legs with a turned stretcher and the original ...

A George IV Well Figured Mahogany Circular Dining Table in the Manner of Jupe The top with six double moulded leaves, resting on four robust turned acanthus carved supports, with a ...

An unusual George IV specimen marble backgammon table attributed to Gillows. This rectangular table is strongly attributed to Gillows. It has a rectangular top inlaid with a central chess board flanked by two backgammon fields, all inlaid with a multitude of specimen marbles. One edge carved and gilded with the Latin motto ‘Turpe est in patria vivere et patriam ignorare’. The oak base has a drawer for cards and playing pieces, all raised on a square section support with four splayed legs and the original brass castors. English, circa 1830. Provenance: Geoffrey Bennison Ltd, London, November 1983 The Mermaid House Collection, St. John’s Wood, London Property of a gentleman Private American collection The form of the base of this table is related to several known Gillows commissions from the late Regency period and the quality of the cabinet work also suggests that firm attribution to the firm. Backgammon tables, rather than more general games tables, are unusual at this date and the use of inlaid specimen marbles in the top suggests a client of wealth. Additionally, the Latin text on the edge of the table provides further clues. The text, Turpe est in patria vivere et patriam ignorare, translates as “it is shameful to live in your homeland and not know it”. This phrase dates back to antiquity but rose to prominence once again in the mid-18th century when used by the botanist and key Enlightenment figure Carl Linnaeus in his work on the native flora of Sweden. The combination of this phrase and the use of native English timbers and marbles is promoting English raw materials and craftsmanship at a time when the noble and the wealthy were focussed on European pietra dura tables. Mermaid House in St John’s Wood was re-designed by Chester Jones...

An exceptional quality mahogany monumental George IV figured mahogany pedestal sideboard attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, the rectangular top with a superbly carved back of Grecia...

The circular tilt top has a central field of book-matched, figured Gonçalo alves within a broad band of cut brass inlay. The edge is boldly carved with an acanthus and dart border. The central support is hexagonal in section with a broad central flange, raised on three powerful and ornately carved legs. The knees are presented as bold acanthus carved and gadrooned volutes. The lions’ paw feet have clearly defined knuckles and claws and enclose the original brass castors. English, circa 1825. See also S. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 2008, Vol II, pl. E.5, which shows a pattern for this table in a drawing room layout designed for G.Bamford about 1820-30. The drawing also shows a pair of bergères and a sofa which correspond to a suite supplied by Gillow & Co. in 1824 to Thomas Wynn...