A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEVERET
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEVERET

IN THE MANNER OF GILLOW, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEVERET
IN THE MANNER OF GILLOW, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The detachable upper section with carrying handle, gallery and two short and a long drawer, formerly with slide, the lower section with a long drawer on square tapering legs joined by an undertier, inlaid overall with boxwood and ebony lines
42 in. (106.5 cm.) high, 21½ in. (54.5 cm.) wide, 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep

with Owen-Evan Thomas, London. 22 January 1937 ($321).

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This lady's work-table with removable sketch book-tray relates to the Gillows design for a satinwood and tulipwood banded 'Sheveret' table of 1790, is illustrated in L. Boynton (ed.),Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, fig. 150, and p. 170.
A similar tulipwood and kingwood cheveret table was sold by John Keil, Sotheby's, London, 7 April 1998, lot 78. A further tulipwood example, with the same incurved undertier and with a more rectangular carrying-handle was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 6 April 2000, lot 77.