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Lot Essay
In 1812 Gillows, renowned for their high-quality mahogany furniture, supplied eight similar luggage-stands with reeded legs to Wilbraham Egerton for Tatton Park, Cheshire. They cost £1.16s. each (see N. Goodison and J. Hardy, 'Gillows at Tatton Park', Furniture History, 1970, pp. 11 and 12, fig. 14A).
In the first quarter of the 19th Century, with the 'advent of comfort', Gillows of London and Lancaster supplied many country houses, such as Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, and Hackwood Park, Hampshire, with bedroom furniture. These items included luggage-stands, dressing-tables, mirrors, stools, chests-of-drawers, clothes-presses and four-post beds, often supplied in large quantities and sometimes with only slight variations.
A pair of similar luggage stands, probably supplied for Nostell Priory, was sold anonymously Christie's, London, 9 June 2005, lot 273 (£24,000 including premium), and a single stand was sold anonymously 23 November 2006, lot 136 (£5,400 including premium).
In the first quarter of the 19th Century, with the 'advent of comfort', Gillows of London and Lancaster supplied many country houses, such as Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, and Hackwood Park, Hampshire, with bedroom furniture. These items included luggage-stands, dressing-tables, mirrors, stools, chests-of-drawers, clothes-presses and four-post beds, often supplied in large quantities and sometimes with only slight variations.
A pair of similar luggage stands, probably supplied for Nostell Priory, was sold anonymously Christie's, London, 9 June 2005, lot 273 (£24,000 including premium), and a single stand was sold anonymously 23 November 2006, lot 136 (£5,400 including premium).