Regency Burr Walnut Davenport by Gillows

No: 11239 Gillows of Lancaster

An Exceptional Gillows Regency Davenport In Burr Walnut

This rare example is in almost untouched condition and has a spindle gallery to the top above the writing slope retaining the original gilt tooled leather and opening to show two small drawers and two dummy drawers, the inside of the lid still retains the original braids and pins as well as the original lock stamped “J Bramah 124 Piccadilly” with a crown over, this whole section sliding forward to provide a kneehole, the left side with a pull out slide and three dummy drawers, the right hand side with an articulated slide out pen compartment above a pull out slide and three real drawers all stamped “GILLOW” and all retaining the original locks by Bramah. The whole is raised on a moulded base with four reeded bun feet with the original sunken casters.

The top left small drawer on the left inside of the desk is signed on the bottom in pencil “ John Herbert” and in Susan Stuart’s books he is recorded in the estimates sketch books index from 1800 –50 at 344/98, f.1555 and the father and son are known to have worked there between 1800 and 1840 . (Vol II Appendix B). The son was apprenticed to Leonard Redmayne

This piece also still retains the original ebony turned drawer pulls (knobs) throughout

Circa1830 Price :£ 6,250-00p.

Height: 33 ½”,85 cms, Width:20”,51 cms, Depth:22 ½”,57 cms.

Lit: “ Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840” Susan E Stuart

Vol I, pp: 94-96 Vol II, pp: 31-33, Illustr. Pl: 565, 567,568 & 569.

W.R.Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd. SN398K/10296 also “Glorious Gillows” exhibition catalogue, chapter 11 https://archives.wrharvey.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Gillows-v9.pdf