Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
A George III mahogany chest of drawers, circa 1788, attributed to Gillows
Auction Closed
November 9, 01:23 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
A George III mahogany chest of drawers
circa 1788, attributed to Gillows
the moulded top above two short and three long graduated drawers, on bracket feet
98cm. high, 115cm. wide, 58cm. deep; 3ft. 2½in., 3ft. 9¼in., 1ft. 11¼in.
Probably John Christian Curwen (1756–1828) for Workington Hall, Cumbria;
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
Gillows supplied a number of mahogany 'lobby' chests of drawers to Workington Hall as part of their extensive commission in 1788, and while the present lot cannot be identified definitively, it is possibly the 'large mahogany lobby chest of drawers 3ft 11 by 3ft 3 high with a suit [of] good brass locks & framed backs [***] french feet'.