THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES BEVAN, MADE BY GILLOW & CO., CIRCA 1870

Details

A REFORMED GOTHIC WALNUT, BOXWOOD, AMBOYNA AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY SIDE CABINET
THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO CHARLES BEVAN, MADE BY GILLOW & CO., CIRCA 1870
With three adjustable shelves enclosed by a single door with deeply recessed panel on a plinth base, stamped 'GILLOW & CO.' and '2343'
42 in. (107 cm.) high; 28 in. (71 cm.) wide; 15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) deep

Provenance

Peter Rose recorded the provenance as:
Possibly Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire, before 1909.
Purchased from Paul Reeves, May 1992.

Literature

B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 69

Special notice

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Lot Essay

For a closely related side cabinet, with flanking cupboards of very similar form and with near identical marquetry to the doors described as designed by Talbert and attributed to Gillow & Co., see The Paul Reeves Collection, Sotheby's, London, 20 March 2008, lot 81.

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