ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY BRASS-INLAID AND MOUNTED ROSEWOOD CHIFFONIER
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular upper shelf with pierced quaterfoil three-quarter gallery above a mirror and shelf and three open compartments below with two adjustable central shelves and each end with three adjustable shelves, between moulded reeded pilasters and reeded bun feet, the outer compartments with removable book-shelf lock panels, the central panel now lacking, the acanthus mouldings and feet dark-painted
54¼ in. (138 cm.) high; 66¾ in. (169.5 cm.) wide; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The Regency Drawing Room commode, with recessed book-shelves and chiffonier book-shelf capped by a balustraded china-shelf, is designed in the robust 'antique' fashion introduced in the first decade of the 19th century by Gillows of London and Lancaster. The balustrade features in one of their 1836 patterns for a related commode; while their brand 'GILLOWS.LANCASTER' features on another of their balustraded commodes, which is likewise embellished with reeded pilasters, urn feet and Roman truss-capped pilasters (see S. E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 2 vols, Woodbridge, 2008, pl. 459; and one sold anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1996, lot 236).

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