Lot 319
EARLY VICTORIAN WALNUT TRIPLE WARDROBE, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS
19TH CENTURY
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 2 May 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
the moulded straight cornice with foliate carved outset corner blocks and rope moulding, above a central arched mirror door with foliate scroll cresting flanked by part mirrored and carved panel doors, all opening to hanging space and flanked by fluted and spiral carved corner columns, on a conforming plinth
Dimensions
228cm wide, 217cm high, 66cm deep
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Lancashire
Note: By family repute, this wardrobe, along with other items of furniture, was purchased by the grandfather of the present owner at the sale of the contents of Witley Court, Worcestershire, in 1938. One of England's largest country houses, it was extensively expanded and remodelled in the 19th century. Queen Adelaide, the widow of William IV, was loaned the house as her principle residence from 1843-1846. It was known in the family as 'Queen Adelaide's wardrobe'.