BY GILLOWS, THE CRAFTSMAN GEORGE DANSON, CIRCA 1830

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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY CHEST
BY GILLOWS, THE CRAFTSMAN GEORGE DANSON, CIRCA 1830
With three short drawers above three long drawers with rosewood bun handles, the one drawer signed in pencil 'George Danson'
42½ in. (106 cm.) high; 46½ in. (117.5 cm.) wide; 22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

This craftman's signature is most probably that of George Danson, who was recorded as a cabinet maker and listed between 1834-39. See S. E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 2 vols, Woodbridge, 2008, vol.2, page 229

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