Fine Regency Reading Table Attributed to Gillows

A fine early 19th Century (c.1815) English Regency reading table attributed to Gillows. In dense figured mahogany, the table is raised on reeded sabre legs terminating in brass box castors and with moulded supports united by turned stretchers. The top is adjustable by means of a ratchet, has a removable book rest and candle slides to either side. N.B: A similar table was made for 2nd Baron Bolton, Hackwood Park, Hampshire in 1813. In addition, many of the room setting drawings, now in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, shows a piece of identical form in situ.