Gillows George IV Period Mahogany Side Table c.1820

An excellent George IV period mahogany side table by Gillows of Lancaster. Of generous proportions and of fine construction and with lovely colour and patina. With a pair of drawers fitted with brass ring-pull handles. Standing on turned, reeded legs which terminate in their original solid brass castors. Dimensions: Width 138cm Depth 65cm Height 79cm The firm of Gillow's of Lancaster can be traced back to the luxury furniture and furnishings firm founded by Robert Gillow (1704–72) in 1730. Robert Gillow served an apprenticeship as a joiner. During the 1730s he began to exploit the lucrative West Indies trade exporting mahogany furniture and importing rum and sugar. Following his death in 1772, the business was continued by his two sons, Richard (1734–1811) and Robert (1745–93). In 1764 a London branch of Gillow's was established at 176 Oxford Road, now Oxford Street, by Thomas Gillow and William Taylor. The firm rapidly established a reputation for supplying high-quality furniture to the richest families in the country.