Item #178472 Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History. Susan E. Stuart.
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History
Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History

Gillows of Lancaster and London, 1730-1840: Cabinet Makers and International Merchants: A Furniture and Business History

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 2008. Hardcover. Two volume set issued in brown cloth slipcase with gilt spine and front cover lettering. Volume I has decorative end pages, color frontispiece, 448 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color. Volume II has decorative end pages, color frontispiece, 415 pp, richly illustrated throughout in bw and color. VG+/VG+. Item #178472
ISBN: 9781851495566

Two volume set. Contents include: Vol. 1: Preface -- Introduction -- Gillow Furniture Design, an Introduction -- The Lancaster Firm's Early Years -- The Gillow Family Business -- Gillows' Export Trade -- Chairs and Seat Manufacture -- Tables -- Beds, Bookcases, Clock Cases, Games Tables -- References and Notes to Volume I -- Vol. 2: Drawer Furniture and Cupboards; Picture Frames; Clothes Presses and Wardrobes -- Glass and Mirrors, Miscellaneous Furniture -- Timber Availability and Price, Woods and finishes; Glossary of Woods -- References and Notes to Volume II -- Appendix A: Index of the Lancaster Estimate Sketch Books 1800-50 -- Appendix B: Workmen, Apprentices and Tradesmen recoded in the Gillow Archives 1730-1850 and other Lancaster Cabinetmakers -- Appendix C: Cabinetmakers working elsewhere when becoming Lancaster Freemen -- Appendix D: Brass Furniture, Locks and Ironmongery -- Appendix E: A Selection of Room Settings by Gillow & Co. of Oxford Street, London, 1813-1830 -- Gillow Gallery -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.

OCLC: 185033730

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