ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CRICA 1760

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WASH-STAND
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CRICA 1760
The rectangular top pierced with a bowl aperture and now fitted with a later removable top with square baluster gallery inlaid with a brass line, above a shelf enclosing a drawer, on turned legs joined by an undertier with urn-stand, on pad feet, the handle replaced, repairs to the feet, the underside with paper label printed 'Gillows' Repository' and inscribed '77'
35¾ in. (91 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) square

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Lot Essay

The 'bason stand' (apart from the upper tier) corresponds to a pattern in the 1760 Estimate Sketch Book of Gillows of London and Lancaster (L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 111). A closely related wash-stand was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 12 November 1998, lot 18 (£12,650).

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