ID 472437 
Lot 70  | A VICTORIAN BURR-WALNUT AND TULIPWOOD-BANDED KIDNEY-SHAPED D...
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000 
BY GILLOWS, DATED FEBRUARY 1859, THE CRAFTSMAN JOHN BARROW
The crossbanded top inset with gilt-tooled green leather, above a frieze drawer flanked by two banks of five graduated drawers with locking stiles, the reverse of the kneehole with two adjustable shelves, stamped GILLOW, the locks struck J.T. NEEDS/ 100 NEW BOND ST and LATE J. BRAMAH / 124 PICCADILLY beneath a crown, on a plinth base with recessed castors, the frieze drawer signed in pencil John Barrow / Febry 1859 and with label indistinctly inscribed '...after consideration ...this writing table...daughter...Her Godfather gave it to... W. Sterling Crawford (?) there are other...for... . I give to her this & she is also my eldest child (?)'
29 in. (73.5 cm.) high; 51 5/8 in. (131 cm.) wide; 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Walnut | 
|---|---|
| Historical era: | Victorian period | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Tables | 
| Medium: | Walnut | 
|---|---|
| Historical era: | Victorian period | 
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Tables | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Preview | 
 | |
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | 











