Gillows of Lancaster A fine mahogany pedestal desk in the French taste with gilt bronze gallery and indented ferrules the reverse incorporating a pair of cupboards. The whole of quite extraordinary fine cabinet work typical of the very best of these eminent cabinetmakers. The locks signed Gillows.
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c. 1870
For over a century, the firm was known for its luxury furniture and furnishings. During the final years of the 19th century the company ran into financial difficulty and from 1897 began a loose financial arrangement with Waring of Liverpool, an arrangement legally ratified by the establishment of Waring & Gillow in 1903.
Height32.00 inch(81.3 cm)
Width57.00 inch(144.8 cm)
Depth32.00 inch(81.3 cm)
Ref No. 332