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Lot 70TP
A William IV satinwood davenport attributed to Gillows Circa 1835
3 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
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Thomas Moore
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A William IV satinwood davenport attributed to Gillows
Circa 1835
The baluster galleried sliding top above a gilt tooled leather inset hinged writing slope, enclosing two short mahogany lined drawers over two short dummy drawers, the panelled front and reverse flanked to one end by a swivel hinged stationery drawer, with a panelled slide below and a conforming opposing slide, above three long graduated mahogany lined drawers and conforming opposing dummy drawers, on lobed bun feet and recessed brass castors, with stamped Bramah locks, 54cm wide x 58.5cm deep x 86.5cm high, (21in wide x 23in deep x 34in high)
The baluster galleried sliding top above a gilt tooled leather inset hinged writing slope, enclosing two short mahogany lined drawers over two short dummy drawers, the panelled front and reverse flanked to one end by a swivel hinged stationery drawer, with a panelled slide below and a conforming opposing slide, above three long graduated mahogany lined drawers and conforming opposing dummy drawers, on lobed bun feet and recessed brass castors, with stamped Bramah locks, 54cm wide x 58.5cm deep x 86.5cm high, (21in wide x 23in deep x 34in high)
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Provenance
The offered lot was acquired by the current owner and vendor from Richard Gardner Antiques, during the spring of 2003.
Although there are many examples of davenports, presented in a wide assortment of timbers, both designed and made by the firm of Gillow before 1840, arguably the closest drawings, that can be found in the Gillows Estimate Sketch Books, to the present model are those dated 1840, ref.'s 5569 & 5570, Westminster City Archive. However, it seems much more likely that the majority of davenports produced in this late Regency vein, with their distinctive galleries, plain panelling and part-lobed feet, date to the decade prior to these aforementioned designs, 1830-1840.