BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1825

Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD THREE-TIER WHATNOTS OR BOOK STANDS
BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1825
Beaded overall, each with a hinged ratchetted rest above slender turned baluster supports, the lower tier with a mahogany-lined drawer with gilt brass knob handles on reeded turned feet with inset brass castors, one stamped 'GILLOWS. LANCASTER'
41 in. (104 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 16 ½ in. (42 cm.) deep

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Sale room notice

Please note that these are made in rosewood and not mahogany as stated in the catalogue.
One is of Brazilian rosewood, the other is of Indian rosewood and hence a CITES license will be required for export.

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Lot Essay

A related whatnot or music stand by Gillows, made to a design in the Estimate Sketch Book for 1849, is illustrated in Susan Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Woodbridge, 2008, vol.II, p.110, pl.658. Stuart notes that a high music stand with `elevating top' was illustrated in the Estimate Sketch Book as early as 1823 and a very similar, though larger, piece was described as a 'bookstand' in 1834. The tight beading, double-tapered spindles and boldly reeded feet of the present lot would suggest a date of manufacture in the 1820s.
A single whatnot of the same pattern was sold anonymously Christie's, London, 3 November 2011, lot 37 (£5,000 including premium).

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