Epic 200 year journey: Gillows Furniture comes home!

[@stephanieknuppel7428]

Gillows of Lancaster , so iconic since 1730 , it's stunning!

[@seana2646]

I have a single draw round drum side table by Gillows in my living room. Its stamped Gillows on the draw. Its a perfect for the bronze lamp on it & an occasional wine glass. It sits next to deep red velvet chair in my living room. I bought the Gillows with my father early one morning at Kempton antique market abut 15 years ago, not sure who paid for it but it when it came intro my living room to show my mum it never left. Although both my mum & dad are gone onwards now the table remains. I remember we paid £150 all those years ago & knew we stole it. Today its priceless.

[@Neil2022]

An occasional glass of wine on an occasional table!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

How wonderful and what an incredible buy…well done !

[@jeanpearce8160]

Beautiful piece of furniture, I would love to own it but I know I couldn't afford it.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

You and me both!

[@OriginalNethead]

Charlie shoots! He scores! I'd bet shipping it back cost a pretty penny too. It got there with the glass intact, which is a blinkin' miracle. One guess - UPS, USPS and the Royal Mails have no fingerprints on the packaging anywhere. USPS thinks "Fragile" stamps mean "play footie with this before dropping it out of a plane."

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

one 20ft container is several thousands to ship and it took him 6 months to fill it with only special pieces!

[@SCOUSEOBIE]

👀👍🏻 Nice1 David

[@Neil2022]

Loverly piece. What type of room is it likely to end up in?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I can see it on a grand hallway, library or a drawing room…I’d have it anywhere!

[@flyergowest]

👍❤

[@milsub59]

Nice lot , but can only be attributed to "Gillow". There is no correct die-stamp, and no provenance, that can be backed up from the archive via the ES books. It doesn't need to have the skin repolished. The feet look odd ?

[@Neil2022]

Not sure how David tolerates your constant sniping. I would banish you to the other side of KZbin! He’s a better man than me.

[@milsub59]

@@Neil2022 Not everyone is a beginner in the antiques games. It is the comments section , not what you want to read section. Why don't you deal with my specific points? I agree , he is a better Man than you, as I am .....now jog on chump.

[@milsub59]

David.....where is my response ?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

A response wasn’t required. Charlie Wallrock is one of the highest regarded dealers in the world. He exhibits internationally, is on the vetting committees of the most prestigious fairs around the world, is an expert in Gillows and was the antiques buyer for Harrods for 20 years. He has tens of millions of pounds in stock and publishers one book a year on his finds. If he says it’s Gillows, then that’s good enough for me

[@Neil2022]

@@DavidHarperAntiques well said David.👏 Some people need to remember that they can't litter negatively everywhere and then wonder why they have a trashy life.