'Carlton House' Desk
Artist: Gillows of Lancaster (1730 - 1898)
Location: Judges' Lodgings
Date: circa 1800
Materials: mahogany with rosewood crossbanding
Dimensions: 104 x 160 x 88 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £2,091 (Total: £8,364)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 3003 (1983)
Provenance:
?Earls of Derby, Knowsley Hall
Description:
A Carlton House Desk of mahogany, the drawers crossbanded with rosewood. Based on a design for a a lady's drawing and writing table published by Sheraton in 1793. The prototype appears in the firm's Estimate Sketch Book in 1796. Stamped: Gillows Lancaster c 1800.
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