Lot Essay
In the early 19th Century, the firm of Gillows was employed in a number of houses designed by the architect Lewis William Wyatt (d. 1853), nephew of James Wyatt (d. 1813), who in 1804 assisted him to obtain a Court post as Assistant Architect to the Board of Ordnance. This 'low' or 'dwarf' wardrobe relates to that in lot 197 but being further embellished with arched panels, is likely to have been designed to harmonise with the Old English or Gothic architecture of one of Wyatt's bedroom apartments.