An excellent Victorian period oak centre table by Gillows of Lancaster. Very well constructed in solid English oak and of ocatagonal form. With a single drawer to the freeze which bears the makers stamp. The top exhibiting lovely grain and medullary rays. Standing on turned balluster legs which are united by an x-frame under-stretcher. With carved decorations to the freeze, legs and under-stretcher. Cleaned and waxed in our workshops and now offered for sale in very good original condition with a good warm colour and patina. Would sit well within a number of different room scenarios within the modern home. Dimensions: Width and Depth 107cms Height 76cms The firm of Gillow's of Lancaster can be traced back to the luxury furniture and furnishings firm founded by Robert Gillow (1704–72) in 1730. Robert Gillow served an apprenticeship as a joiner. During the 1730s he began to exploit the lucrative West Indies trade exporting mahogany furniture and importing rum and sugar. Following his death in 1772, the business was continued by his two sons, Richard (1734–1811) and Robert (1745–93). In 1764 a London branch of Gillow's was established at 176 Oxford Road, now Oxford Street, by Thomas Gillow and William Taylor. The firm rapidly established a reputation for supplying high-quality furniture to the richest families in the country. Internal Ref: 18282
Dimensions
Height = 76 cm (30")
Width = 107 cm (42")
Depth = 107 cm (42")
Gillows Oak Centre Table
Price
£695
| $953 USD | €806 EUR
Item Ref
18282
Description
An excellent Victorian period oak centre table by Gillows of Lancaster. Very well constructed in solid English oak and of ocatagonal form. With a single drawer to the freeze which bears the makers stamp. The top exhibiting lovely grain and medullary rays. Standing on turned balluster legs which are united by an x-frame under-stretcher. With carved decorations to the freeze, legs and under-stretcher. Cleaned and waxed in our workshops and now offered for sale in very good original condition with a good warm colour and patina. Would sit well within a number of different room scenarios within the modern home. Dimensions: Width and Depth 107cms Height 76cms The firm of Gillow's of Lancaster can be traced back to the luxury furniture and furnishings firm founded by Robert Gillow (1704–72) in 1730. Robert Gillow served an apprenticeship as a joiner. During the 1730s he began to exploit the lucrative West Indies trade exporting mahogany furniture and importing rum and sugar. Following his death in 1772, the business was continued by his two sons, Richard (1734–1811) and Robert (1745–93). In 1764 a London branch of Gillow's was established at 176 Oxford Road, now Oxford Street, by Thomas Gillow and William Taylor. The firm rapidly established a reputation for supplying high-quality furniture to the richest families in the country. Internal Ref: 18282
Dimensions
Height = 76 cm (30")
Width = 107 cm (42")
Depth = 107 cm (42")