Antique Writing Desk
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Read moreOriginal Edwardian Ladies Writing Desk / Hall Table
FREE Ground Floor Delivery on this item within approximately 130 miles of Cambridgeshire. Further afield and rural areas will incur a charge.
This console is an elegant solid wood console table produced circa 1900 to 1920. It has some very attractive decorative features with beautiful legs and carved internal corbels. It retains its original hand turned button knob drawer handles. The mahogany is beautifully aged and in exceptional condition for a piece over 100 year sold.
We think it now offers a classic and chic occasional desk or console table with plenty of antique chic styling. All four drawers are clean and run easily, offering some very useful storage.
Dimensions:
71cm High (excluding rear gallery), 105cm Wide, 51cm max depth
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Read moreEarly Victorian Writing Desk by Gillows of Lancaster c1850-70
£0FREE Ground Floor Delivery on this desk. More remote and rural locations will incur a charge.
A truly beautiful desk in solid oak and walnut, dating from 1850 to 1870. It was produced by world renowned craftsmen at Gillows & Co of Lancaster. The stamp of authenticity is present on the top of the left hand drawer (see photograph).
Gillows of Lancaster and London, also known as Gillow & Co., was an English furniture making firm based in Lancaster, Lancashire, and in London. It was founded in Lancaster in about 1730 by Robert Gillow (1704–1772).[1]
Gillows was owned by the family until 1814 when it was taken over by Redmayne, Whiteside, and Ferguson; they continued to use the Gillow name. Gillows furniture was a byword for quality, and other designers used Gillows to manufacture their furniture. Gillows furniture is referred to by Jane Austen, Thackeray and the first Lord Lytton, and in one of Gilbert and Sullivan‘s comic operas.[3][a] In 1903 Gillows merged with Warings of Liverpool to become Waring and Gillow and although the furniture remained of a high quality it was not as prestigious.The desk is made from oak and walnut, solid throughout. It is in completely original condition and beautiful for its age. It will carry some cosmetic marks so please see all photographs for the condition and just ask if you need more shots or detail.
This will only get better with age and appreciate in value. A superb quality antique desk.
Dimensions:
114cm Wide, 65cm Deep, 71cm High to the work surface area (Gallery 5cm). 56cm knee height clearance (to the underside the drawers)
