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Gillows Manner Correspondence Desk, ca. 1845

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Gillows Manner Correspondence Desk, ca. 1845

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Gillows manner correspondence desk, ca. 1845, Late Regency or early Victorian romantic rustic taste, and of rounded rectangular form with a cartonnier or gallery section with six short drawers with teardrop pulls, and a letter gallery behind a dropping panel, above a rectangular work surface with shaped and rounded corners above turned pedestal legs on splayed feet with casters. 37" H x 44" W x 26" D

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Gillows Manner Correspondence Desk, ca. 1845

Name: Gillows Manner Correspondence Desk, ca. 1845
SKU: 153617905
Price: 1000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500

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