€800 - €1,000
A FINE PAINTED SATINWOOD AND ROSEWOOD BANDED WRITING TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS OF LANCASTER CIRCA 1800 the removable three drawer superstructure with arched carrying handle, painted with 'Kaufman' scenes of Diana and Cupid, the base with secretaire drawer fitted with ratchet action adjustable writing panel, ink slots and pen compartments, on squared tapering legs. 114cm high, 41cm deep, 55cm wide The present example closely relates to a design of a Vide poche or cheveret, commissioned by Sir Shaw Stewart of Andgowan, from Gillows of Lancaster in 1801 and illustrated in S. Stuart, Gillow of Lancaster and London, 1730 - 1840, 2008, p. 298, pl.296. A similar example to this lot sold in Christie's, London 20 September 2001 for £6,815.
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