

Lot 264
A George IV carved goncalo alves circular centre table attributed to Gillows
4 November 2015, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£3,000 - £5,000
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A George IV carved goncalo alves circular centre table attributed to Gillows
Inlaid with purplewood banding, the tilt top with beaded frieze on a turned and lobed shaft and tripartite base, with acanthus leaf scrolling feet and castors, 118cm in diameter, 72cm high (46in in diameter, 28in high).
Footnotes
The gadrooning and moulding on the column of this table relates to the end supports often seen on writing tables/library tables by the firm and supplied to many of their clients included that supplied to William, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam for Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire and subsequently sold Christie's, London, 8 July 1998, lot 83. Goncalo alves was a timber also known as both albuera and zebra wood and was used at Gillows from July 1823 until the mid 1860s.