A George IV pollard oak, oak and metal mounted occasional table, attrinuted to Gillows

A George IV pollard oak, oak and metal mounted occasional table, attributed to Gillows, circa 1825, the rectangular top with scroll carved and shaped gallery above cedar and mahogany lined drawers at opposing ends, and a work bag slide, on turned lyre shaped supports and acanthus carved cabriole supports on pad feet and casters, 73cm high, 72cm wide, 49cm deep
For a virtually identical design of table by Gillows, see Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster & London, 1730-1840, Antique Collectors Club, 2008, page 303, Plate 332. A table of the same design is also illustrated on the front cover of Volume II of this book. A table of the same design is also illustrated on the front cover of Volume II of this book. The design for this table was drawn in Gillows Estimate Sketch book on 23rd August 1822 (Plate 330, op.cit). The examples illustrated by Stuart, as per the example below offered by Christie's and the current lot, all have a work bag slide but no trace of a bag ever having been fitted. See Christie's, London, Parisian Taste in London, 10th September 2009, lot 343 (£7,500).