A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU-CABINET

ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, NORTH COUNTRY, CIRCA 1785

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BUREAU-CABINET
Attributed to Gillows, North Country, circa 1785
The rectangular molded cornice over a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing shelves above a slant front case opening to a fitted interior with removable central section with secret compartments above one long drawer flanked by a pair of short drawers over three further long graduated drawers on shaped bracket feet, remnants of paper label to reverse
87¾in. (223cm.) high, 50½in. (128cm.) wide, 22½in. (57cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The design and proportion of the base of this bureau cabinet relates it to a design by the London and Lancaster firm of Gillows. The similar design for a writing desk dated 1787, with three drawers below the fall is illustrated in L. Boynton, Gillow Furniture Designs, 1760-1800, 1995, fig. 141.

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