A Set of Six 19th Century Gillows Library Chairs Cabinets & Storage beautiful form

beautiful form

H:36 W:68 (Open) W:36 (Closed)  D:2 CM

A spectacular piece

set on a wrought iron museum mount

student of the Royal academy 1955-59

A Set of Six 19th Century Gillows Library Chairs Cabinets & Storage beautiful formA run of oak and Moroccan leather library chairs attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. Raised on glazed pot caster and turned tapering oak legs, Moroccan leather upholstered seat & back support, yoke shaped armrests, inverted heart motif back splat. A similar armchair is illustrated in the Gillows estimate records for August 3, 1868, as intended for the county Magistrates council chamber. Stylistically the chairs derive from several sources which