DRAWLEAF LIBRARY/SUPPER TABLE OF THE FINEST QUALITY BY GILLOWS OF LANCASTER

A fine Thomas Sheraton style library/supper or 'universal' table, the two solid framed mahogany leaves extending from 36" beneath the 'bed' to a length of 68", above two opposing drawers each with a pair of brass 'swag' drop handles and the original locks and replacement key, supported on four plain square tapering legs raised in brass castors and an astragal around the frame.  English circa 1790, stamped Gillows of Lancaster

Reference see:
1, Gillow Furniture Designs 1760 - 1800, Lindsay Boynton, the Bloomfield Press. plate 4 and plate 41
2, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, Elizabeth White, Antique collectors club, page 289 and plate XXV - Thomas Sheraton, the Cabinet Maker and Upholsterers Drawing Book 1793