A REGENCY MAHOGANY BERGERE ARMCHAIR

A REGENCY MAHOGANY BERGERE ARMCHAIR

ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

with a shaped cane back, sides and seat, with later leather armrests and a cushion, the moulded frame with turned front supports and brass castors, the back rail stamped with workman's initials 'H H'

Literature

Susan E. Stuart. Gillows of Lancaster & London 1730-1840, p.244 for a discussion of the journeyman 'H H'.