Lot Essay
From the W.H. Keil private collection. A similar bootjack attributed to Gillows is illustrated in Furniture at Temple Newsam House and Lotherton Hall by Christopher Gilbert
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POSSIBLY BY GILLOWS OF LANCASTER, CIRCA 1820
Details
A MAHOGANY BOOT JACK
POSSIBLY BY GILLOWS OF LANCASTER, CIRCA 1820
32in. (81.5cm.)
Together with a pair of leather riding boots, approx size 6, by Bartley and Sons, 493 Oxford Street, London (3)
POSSIBLY BY GILLOWS OF LANCASTER, CIRCA 1820
32in. (81.5cm.)
Together with a pair of leather riding boots, approx size 6, by Bartley and Sons, 493 Oxford Street, London (3)
Provenance
Sotheby's Penpont House, Brecon, Powys, 22nd October 1991, lot 421a
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