BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1812

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT WARDROBE
BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1812
The rectangular reeded cornice above a plain frieze and a pair of central panelled doors enclosing five slides, above four graduated part mahogany-lined drawers, flanked by sunk engaged reeded columns, each wing section with a panelled full height door, the left door enclosing a calico-lined interior with later brass hanging-rail and seven hooks, the right door enclosing a later brass hanging-rail and five adjustable shelves with reeded fronts and nine brass hooks, the reverse of the door with later mirror, on a plinth base, the 'Prince of Wales' handles replaced, the underside of one drawer inscribed in pencil 'Johnson Gardner Mar 1812 Repaired and Cleaned by John Willson & Co Jun(?) July 1862', the underside of three slides inscribed in pencil 'Johnson & Gardner', another inscribed 'Wardrobe - Yellow Room', the back of one cornice section inscribed 'White Bed Room', the drawer bottoms restored, stamped 'GILLOWS . LANCASTER'
90¼ in. (229 cm.) high; 99 in. (251.5 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The pattern for this wardrobe first appears in Gillows' Estimate Sketch Book in March 1806 for a client called General Jones (1801-22, p. 1784). At least three breakfront wardrobes of this pattern were supplied to William Powlett, 2nd Baron Bolton (1782-1850) for Hackwood Park, Hampshire, by Gillows of London and Lancaster and are recorded in the Gillows Memorandum of May 1813. One was supplied for Lady Bolton's bedroom, one for Lord Bolton's dressing-room and one for the North East Bedroom. The wardrobe supplied for Lady Bolton's bedroom was designed with 'one wing lined with Baize and rails with pins for hanging Dresses' whilst the other two wardrobes were fitted for the storage of boots and shoes. They were sold by the late 2nd Viscount Camrose, Hackwood Park, Hampshire, Christie's house sale, 20-22 April 1998, lots 367-369.

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