Live Auction 8788Christie's Interiors
A REGENCY MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS
Lot 257

A REGENCY MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY GILLOWS

Closed14 May 2013

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GBP 1,875

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY GILLOWS
The doors with later handle, enclosing five slides, over two short and two long drawers on turned feet
78½ in. (199.5 cm.) high; 58 in. (147 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 in.) deep

Specialist note

Apparently identical feet are shown on page seven of Gillows' Cabinet-maker's General Sketch Book of 1810. The design as a whole relates closely to a large number of linen presses shown in the firm's Estimate Sketch Books between 1810 and 1825.