LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND LATER

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A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND INLAID SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY AND LATER
With a fitted secretaire drawer, the locks stamped V.R with a label GILL AND REIGATE/LONDON W.
97in. (247cm.) high, 49in. (124cm.) wide, 21in. (54cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Gill & Reigate claimed circa 1910 to 'have the largest stock of genuine antiques in London' and that 'particular attention has been given to reproductions' (P. Agius, British Furniture 1880-1915, 1978, p. 146).
They were dealers and manufacturers who advertised antique of Georgian and Regency design.

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