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Description:

A Very Fine Kidney Walnut Desk. Firmly Attributed to Gillows, circa 1860.

Constructed in a well figured walnut and noteworthy amboyna veneers, furnished with splendid bronze handles and escutcheons: of kidney form, an ogee shaped plinth, having an arrangement of nine drawers to the front, with everted pilasters separating the drawers into two banks secured by a “Wellington” locking bar/cupboard arrangement, with a bookshelf flanked by cupboards to the rear.

The Gillows Archives, held in the City of Westminster Library, shows this unique desk design from the 1850’s onwards. Although this piece is unsigned, the construction and quality of the desk is typical of Gillows, due the exceptional blending of materials and craftmanship.  Height: 30in/76cm Width:52in/132cm Depth: 28in/70cm.

AT169

 

Origin: English

Circa:1860

Stock Ref: AT169

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