ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1785

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A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND PURPLEWOOD-BANDED SECRETAIRE CHEST
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1785
Banded in purplewood to the top and front, and strung throughout in ebony and boxwood, the secretaire interior with chequer-strung small drawers, the gilt-lacquered handles and feet original, the back panelled
41¾ in. (106 cm.) high; 40¼ in. (102 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Two chests with secretaire interiors conforming exactly to this unusual arrangement are shown in Gillows' Estimate Sketch Books (folios 0338, July 24th 1786, and 330, June 23rd 1788), the latter being of sattinwood [sic], top and fronts banded with purplewood and strung. The main handles on the present chest were also the firm's most popular model from 1785 to 1800 and are illustrated in S. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1700-1840, London, 2008, vol. II, p.335. pl. b.

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