BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1816

細節

A REGENCY MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE ÁBATTANT
BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1816
With a three-quarter gallery, fitted with a fall enclosing pigeon-holes above a secretaire fall enclosing a fitted interior with pigeon-holes, six drawers and leather-lined panel above a frieze drawer fitted with three drawers inside, above a pair of panelled doors enclosing a shelf, between reeded stiles, on a plinth base, with pencil inscription on the inner drawer 'Mr Maychell, July 1816'
58¼ in. (148 cm.) high; 41 in. (104 cm.) wide; 17½ in. (44.5 cm.) deep

來源

Supplied by Gillows to William Maychell, 1816.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

The French-fashioned fall-front secretaire, with Grecian reed-clustered pilasters, has reed-framed mahogany tablets with fretted corners as featured in a design in the 1806 Estimate Book of Gillows of London and Lancaster, and on a similar secretaire supplied by the firm to John Cust, 1st Earl Brownlow (d. 1853) (sold by The Trustees of the Brownlow Chattels Settlement, Belton House, Lincolnshire, Christie's house sale, 30 April-2 May 1984, lot 102). Gillows were much patronised by William Maychell, and his secretaire is a simplified version of the rosewood secretaire supplied for his wife the previous year (sold Christie's South Kensington, 10 April 2002, lot 434). Another secretaire of the present pattern bearing the retailer, Mary Willson's brand is illustrated by C. Gilbert in his book, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, Leeds, 1996, no.1005.