Lot Essay
See S. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, London, 2008, vol. I, p. 135, fig. 17, and pp. 175-6 for full discussion of this 'honeysuckle' or 'pierced scrolls' Gillow pattern.
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ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790
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A SET OF SIX GEORGE III POLYCHROME AND GILT-DECORATED SIDE CHAIRS
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790
Decorated throughout with foliage on a brick-red ground, each with anthemion-carved back above a caned seat on legs headed by stiff-leaf collars, traces of earlier green paint, the decoration refreshed in the 19th century, with batten-carrying holes, one stretcher missing
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790
Decorated throughout with foliage on a brick-red ground, each with anthemion-carved back above a caned seat on legs headed by stiff-leaf collars, traces of earlier green paint, the decoration refreshed in the 19th century, with batten-carrying holes, one stretcher missing
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