antique metamorphic victorian mahogany dining table & 12 chairs 19th c

A superb dining suite that comprises a fine antique English Regency Metamorphic dining table in the manner of Gillows, Circa 1830 in date, and a set of twelve barback dining chairs..

This amazing flame mahogany dining table can seat twelve and has three sections being formed from two D-end console tables and a dropleaf table, all raised on reeded tapering legs.The top has been hand-crafted from flame mahogany which has a beautiful grain. If required the table can be converted into a pair of console tables and a drop leaf table.The set oftwelveRegency Revival Bar Back dining chairsdate from the late20thcentury.Masterfully hand crafted in beautiful solidflame mahogany,the finish and attention to detail on display are truly breathtaking.The set comprises ten side chairs and two armchairs, all feature attractive hand carved bar back design with 'drop in' seats that have been reupholstered in the finest teal green damask.
Add elegant charm to your dining experence with this fabulous set.
Condition:In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished waxed and the chairs reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.Dimensions in cm:Height 75 x Width 271 x Depth 112-TableHeight 85 x Width 48 x Depth 55-ChairsHeight 85 x Width 53 x Depth 57-ArmchairsHeight 47-Sear HeightDimensions in inches:Height 2 foot, 5 inches x Width 8 foot, 11 inches x Depth 3 foot, 8 inches-TableHeight 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 7 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches-ChairsHeight 2 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 10 inches-ArmchairsHeight 1 foot, 6 inches-Sear Height
Our reference: A2452a
Robert Gillow(1704–1772)was anEnglish furnituremanufacturer. He joined with a family of traders called Sattersthwaite and sailed with them to theWest Indiesas a ships carpenter. In Jamaica he became interested inmahoganyand brought samples of the wood back to Lancaster in 1720. This may have been the first mahogany to be imported to England.He founded the luxury furniture and furnishings firm Gillow of Lancashire in 1730. During the 1730s he began to exploit the lucrative West Indies trade exportingmahoganyfurniture and importingrumandsugar, in addition to fitting out ships cabins and doing finishing work in construction. The firm rapidly established a reputation for supplying high quality furniture and furnishings to the richest families in the country. They also had a London workshop in Thames Street. In 1764 a permanent London branch of Gillow's was established at 176 Oxford Road, now Oxford Street, by Robert's son, Thomas Robert Gillow, and William Taylor. As well as working in solid mahogany, Gillows made veneered and painted furniture, and often used japanning to imitate inlay. As textiles came down in price, the firm moved into upholstery – staying ahead of the game in 1785 when it sent an upholsterer from London to work in the Lancaster factory.Gillows can be credited with many innovations. In the mid-1760sinitiated and exploited the craze for billiard tables and produced a ladies' version, the trou-madame. He invented the extending dining table – including, in 1800, the telescopic version, the “Patent Imperial.” The firm was inventive in adapting designs to customer's requirements – 1795 saw a round library table with a revolving top. It fitted secrétaires with movable drawers and partitions, like early filing cabinets, and it even made a bureau bedstead that served as a desk but pulled out to a bed.The social or “gentleman's” table, horseshoe-shaped with japanned ice buckets, appeared around 1800, as did bonheurs du jour (ladies' writing tables). Another version of the social table was semi-circular, with a firescreen along the straight side and a sliding holder for bottles. The Davenport, a lady's desk, was featured in the sketchbooks from 1816. Gillows made medicine chests, powdering closets, linen presses, clothes horses, squirrel cages, meat safes, and boot jacks, not to mention coffins.For over a century, the firm was known for its luxury furniture and furnishings. During the final years of the 19th century the company ran into financial difficulty and from 1897 began a loose financial arrangement with Waring of Liverpool, an arrangement legally ratified by the establishment ofWaring & Gillowin 1903.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: YU44RFCHW

Width (cm):

271

Height (cm):

75

Depth (cm):

112

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