Lot 216
A Rare English Mahogany Trolley, mid-19th c., stamped Gillows & Co., the rectangular splash rail above a rectilinear top raised on fluted and lobed turned supports, and with a medial shelf on conforming legs ending in brass casters, height 44 in., width 65 in., depth 24 in E4000-6000 Note: Beginning as a family firm in the early 18th c., Gillows & Co expanded beyond Lancaster into a London office in 1769 Noble commissions and various patents increased the prestige of the firm up through the early 19th c., when it established its dual role as trend-setting cabinetmaker and interior decorator Reference: An extensive history appears in Lindsay Boynton, Gillows Furniture Designs, 1995.
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