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Vintage Gillows Style Burr Walnut Writing Table Desk 20th Century
$2,985.20
£2,150
€2,570.84
CA$4,098.78
A$4,594.03
CHF 2,405.04
MX$56,687.62
NOK 30,211.78
SEK 28,438.88
DKK 19,178.60
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About the Item
This is a sublime Vintage burr walnut writing table in the manner of Gillows dating from the second half of the 20th Century.
This elegant desk will make a wonderful addition to one room in your home, it has been crafted from beautiful burr walnut and features a striking gold tooled inset leather writing surface.
The table has three drawers in the frieze, perfectly sized for all the stationary you could possibly need, making it not just a symbol of refinement but a practical furnishing as well.
It is raised on elegant reeded legs, reminescent of Gillows, that terminate in brass cap castors, and it is freestanding and can be appreciaed from all sides.
Condition:
In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned polished waxed and releathered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 77 cm x Width 149 cm x Depth 76 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 4 foot, 11 inches x Depth 2 foot, 6 inches
Walnut & Burr Walnut
Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.
Burr walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow. Burr walnut produces some of the most complex and beautiful figuring you can find.
Walnut "burrs" were often used to make fabulous furniture. Veneer sliced from walnut burl is one of the most valuable and highly prized by cabinet makers and prestige car manufacturers and is also a favourite material for shotgun stocks.
Gillow & Co.
was originally founded in Lancaster in 1730. Gillow’s of Lancaster was a household name in Victorian Britain, and the firm exported furniture throughout the Empire. Key to the company’s success was the dynamic father and son team at its core.
The London branch was opened in 1775. Among Gillow’s most successful pieces during this period were those made in the Neoclassical style from original drawings by Robert Adam. In the period 1813-1820 the Gillow family gradually withdrew from personal involvement with the business.
In 1897 Gillow & Co. merged with a Liverpool firm and they henceforth traded as Waring & Gillow.
Our reference: 00775W
- Dimensions:Height: 30.32 in (77 cm)Width: 58.67 in (149 cm)Depth: 29.93 in (76 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:20th Century
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- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 00775W1stDibs: LU950645560892
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