SUITE OF FOUR NESTING TABLES, ENGLISH REGENCY PERIOD, CIRCA 1810-1815 Attributed to Gillows Rectangular in shape, the tops in burr ambony, rosewood, birch burr and cherry respectively, the smallest with a checkerboard top, the rosewood uprights joined by brace bars; restorations. H. 68.5 to 74 cm (27 to 29 ¼ in.) l. from 40 to 58.5 cm (15 ¾ to 23 in.) P. 36.5 to 40.5 cm (14 ¼ to 16 in.) Provenance: Christie's London sale, 23 May 2012, lot 255 (£12,500). A set of Regency specimen-wood quartetto tables, attributed to Gillows, circa 1810-1815 A suite of comparable tables delivered for the Senhoure family in Lancashire around 1810 and traditionally attributed to Gillows, is illustrated in G.Beard and J.Goodison, English Furniture 1500-1840, 1987, p. 254, fig. 3. A second, also attributed to Gillows, is in Leighton Hall, Lancashire and is illustrated in R. Edwards and M.Jourdain, Georgian Cabinet-Makers, London, 1955, p. 221, fig. 193. Comparable examples sold in recent years include the set sold at Christie's London, 4 June 2009, lot 136 (£21,250) and the suite of five tables from the former collection of Michael Lipitch II (see Christie's London sale, 4 October 2001, lot 116). - If the specimen is to be exported from the EU, an export CITES permit is required, which is the responsibility of the future buyer. Artcurial reminds all buyers to check the legislation applied in their country for this type of specimen before bidding. For an exit from the E.U., a CITES export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense. Artcurial reminds all buyers to check the legislation applicable in their country for this type specimen before bidding.