ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1830

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A GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD AND SIMULATED ROSEWOOD THREE TIER WHAT-NOT
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1830
With adjustable reading slope, the lower tier above a mahogany lined drawer, on turned reeded bun feet
42 in. (107 cm.) high; 20 in.(51 cm. ) wide; 15¼ in. (39 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

A related whatnot or music stand by Gillows was made to a design illustrated in the Estimate Sketch Book dated 1827 and another similar is illustrated in Susan Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840 Woodbridge, 2008, vol.II, p.110, pl.658. Stuart notes a very similar, though larger, piece was described as a 'bookstand' in 1834.
A similar whatnot was sold anonymously Christie's, London, 3 November 2011, lot 37.

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