CIRCA 1790, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS

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A GEORGE III INLAID-MAHOGANY UNIVERSAL TABLE
CIRCA 1790, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS
The square top with draw leaves above a mahogany-lined frieze drawer accessible from both sides and fitted with inlaid alphabetized lidded compartments and a writing slide, on square tapering legs ending in caps and casters
28 in. (71 cm.) high, 40¼ in. (102 cm.) wide, 40 in. (101.5 cm.) deep, closed

Provenance

Acquired from Macy Darling, Washington, D.C., 8 May 1971.

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Lot Essay

The form of this table derives from Thomas Sheraton's design for 'A Universal Table,' published in his Drawing Book, Plate XXV and dated 1791 (R. Fastnedge, Sheraton Furniture, Suffolk, 1983, p. 166). Sheraton writes 'the use of this piece is both to answer the purpose of a breakfast and a dining-table.'
The oval pattern brasses and hinged, alphabetically inlaid compartments are particular hallmarks of Gillow furniture. The compartments can be seen in several desks discussed in S.Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London Vol. I, Suffolk, 2008, pp.277-282.

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