ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND FIDDLEBACK-MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SIDE CABINET
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular breakfront top above a plain frieze with bead-and-reel edge above an open central section with two adjustable shelves flanked by a pair of panelled doors, on a moulded plinth with reel-carved edge, on reeded bun feet, the shelves original, the end sections lacking shelves
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 72 in. (183 cm.) wide; 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The bookcase-commode's reeded pilasters, with acanthus-wrapped trusses and rose-flowered tablets, reflects the antique fashion introduced around 1810 by the cabinet-making firm of Gillows of London and Lancaster. Related library furniture was supplied under the guidance of the architect Lewis Wyatt (d. 1853) by Gillows for the Library at Tatton Park, Cheshire. Similar library furnishings were also supplied by Gillows to neighbouring Mere Hall in 1815 (see Christie's house sale, Mere Hall, 23 May 1994, lots 188-192). Its reeded and hollow-cornered tablets of fine flame-figured mahogany are typical of the firms' manufacture at this period, and the cabinet's general form relates to their 'low wardrobes' supplied for bedroom apartments.

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