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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLEATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790With tooled leather inset top, above three frieze drawers and three opposing drawers78cm high, 149cm wide, 91cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, LondonA virtually identical library table was supplied to the Marquess of Cholmondeley, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, and sold Christie's, Important English Furniture, 24th November 2005, Lot 36 (£40,800). The features of rounded corners to the top surmounting slender reeded columnar legs appear in sketches for a pier table, library table, writing table, chest of drawers and commode. All of the sketches are dated circa 1790 in the Gillow Estimate Sketch Books (L.Boynton (ed.) Gillow Furniture Designs, 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, figs. 15,21,35,115 and 123). Please note: the main title should read 'A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790', and not as printed in the catalogue. Condition Report: Please note: the main title should read: A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790This library table is of earlier date than originally printed in the catalogue. Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. This also relates to the leather which also bears faded out evidence of old stains (see images) Some old ink stains to the drawer interiors. Old chips and splits comensurate with age and use, some old repairs. Overall the desk is in clean, sympathetically restored condition. The handles are period replacements. They are high quality handles and suit the desk well. Timber plugs plug the holes from the previous handles and the current handle fixtures go through them. There are no alternate handle holes or marks visible to the exterior of the drawers. The drawer locks appear original. There is a key present (likely a later replacement key) that operates all of the locks. Please refer to the additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLEATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790With tooled leather inset top, above three frieze drawers and three opposing drawers78cm high, 149cm wide, 91cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, LondonA virtually identical library table was supplied to the Marquess of Cholmondeley, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, and sold Christie's, Important English Furniture, 24th November 2005, Lot 36 (£40,800). The features of rounded corners to the top surmounting slender reeded columnar legs appear in sketches for a pier table, library table, writing table, chest of drawers and commode. All of the sketches are dated circa 1790 in the Gillow Estimate Sketch Books (L.Boynton (ed.) Gillow Furniture Designs, 1760-1800, Royston, 1995, figs. 15,21,35,115 and 123). Please note: the main title should read 'A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790', and not as printed in the catalogue. Condition Report: Please note: the main title should read: A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1790This library table is of earlier date than originally printed in the catalogue. Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. This also relates to the leather which also bears faded out evidence of old stains (see images) Some old ink stains to the drawer interiors. Old chips and splits comensurate with age and use, some old repairs. Overall the desk is in clean, sympathetically restored condition. The handles are period replacements. They are high quality handles and suit the desk well. Timber plugs plug the holes from the previous handles and the current handle fixtures go through them. There are no alternate handle holes or marks visible to the exterior of the drawers. The drawer locks appear original. There is a key present (likely a later replacement key) that operates all of the locks. Please refer to the additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer

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