Lot 148
  • 148

A pair of George IV mahogany plate stands circa 1825, possibly by Gillows of Lancaster

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • MAHOGANY
  • 35cm. high, 21cm. wide, 12cm. deep; 1ft. 1¾in., 8¼in., 4¾in.

Condition

Very good general condition. Some minor characteristic old marks and scratches.
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Catalogue Note

A related example stamped GILLOWS LANCASTER is illustrated in Susan Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840, 2008, p.119, pl.669. Stuart records that stands of this sort were made to display silver plate on a sideboard table.