A Regency brass-inlaid rosewood sofa table attributed to Gillows

A Regency rosewood end support sofa table, attributed to Gillows, the rectangular top with two hinged flaps veneered in continuous figured veneers, the frieze with two drawers and tw...

A Regency period rosewood sofa games table attributed to Gillows of Lancaster; the top with rounded ends covered in the original distressed leather, with a central reversible chess board which can be removed to display a backgammon board beneath, the frieze with a dummy drawer retaining its original gilded handles and decorated with ormolu mounts; having elegant lyre ends raised on outswept legs terminating in acanthus cap castors. English, circa 1815. Provenance: Hermione Countess of Ranfurly The Countess of Ranfurly was the author of ‘To War with Whitaker’ her memoirs of life in Cairo with Eisenhower. Her husband was the 6th Earl of Ranfurly and the Governor General of Bahamas between 1953 and 1956. Footnote: The design for a rosewood sofa table in the sketch book of 13 April 1813, made for John Gladstone of Liverpool, father of the future Prime Minister, is published in Susan E Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, Antique Collectors’ Club, Woodbridge, 2008 Vol I, p.265, pl. 270. When the firm made the ‘sofa backgammon table, to suit the above’ (p267, pls 272 and 273) no expense was spared. With the extra tooled morocco...

A Regency rosewood bookstand attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with a gallery of turned spindles on three sides terminating in two scrolls and surmounted by two carrying han...

A Regency rosewood book tray, circa 1815, attributed to Gillows, the turned spindle three quarter gallery incorporating a pair of pierced handles, above the ...

A late Regency brass-inlaid mahogany Wellington chest attributed to Gillows, of rectangular form with a porphyry top above seven leather-inset drawers, the top one with a hinged fron...

A set of Regency rosewood Quartetto tables, attributed to Gillows, each of rectangular form with well figured veneers, brass cock-beading and satinwood stringing, the solid rosewood ...

The rectangular top with rounded drop leaves, above two frieze drawers and two dummy drawers to the reverse, raised on a faux-rosewood grain painted ring-turned standard continuing t...

Very fine English Regency rosewood sofa table circa 1820 with satinwood crossbanding and brass inlay, the perfectly sunfaded top with shaped drop flaps, all with double bands of sati...

An early 19th century Regency period figured rosewood sofa table, having a recatangular top with intricate pierced brass inlay, above two frieze drawers. The table, raised on turne...

A good quality Regency period Rosewood veneered, brass inlaid sofa table, having two frieze drawers, out swept end supports each with brass mounts and the ...

A good quality Regency period brass inlaid Sofa table. Having two frieze drawers, outswept end supports each with brass mounts and the original brass cast...

Regency standard-end brass inlaid sofa table in kingwood with Fine ormolu mounts and ebony and boxwood inlay; 2 oak-lined drawers with boxwood cockbeading. Kingwood is often used ...