λA William IV rosewood breakfast table by Gillows

λA William IV rosewood breakfast table by Gillows, the circular tilt-top on a faceted stem and a triform base, on sunken brass castors, 71.8cm high, 137cm diameter.

Provenance:

William Henry Hornby (1805-1884) of Brookhouse Lodge, Blackburn,

Sir William Henry Hornby, (1841-1928) 1st Baronet of Brookhouse, born at Raikes Hall, Blackpool,

Sir Henry Russell Hornby, (1888-1971), 2nd Baronet of Brookhouse, of Barraclough, Clitheroe, Lancashire and thence by descent.

William Henry Hornby commissioned Gillows to furnish his home Brookhouse Lodge on the 3rd May 1831. This table features on the original invoice 'To a handsome circular Rosewood Loo table…on an octagonal turned pillar, ball feet and concealed castors' and cost £20.