Fine George IV Period Mahogany Tray Top Tripod Table by Gillows c.1825

Fine George IV period mahogany tray top tripod table by Gillows, c.1825, the table with a wavy, rectangular tray top supported on a central turned stem with reeded baluster section and a tripartite base, supported on reeded bun feet. This fine table relates to a design for a tray top work table, with pull out bag slide, first recorded in the Gillows estimate books in 1822. By the George IV period, the distinctive shaped tray top had been retained but the design of the end supports had been updated to reflect the fashion for carved detail rather than the classical lyre supports seen in the design drawing. The evolution from this design to the tripod design is interesting. The design of the tray top became a Gillows signature and presumably the firm was keen to make as much use of this feature as possible. The present table has a fine untouched colour and patination with the timber used being of the usual high standard associated with the Gillows firm. Although unsigned, there is no doubt whatsoever that this is a piece of Gillows furniture.