A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY AND SATINWOOD INLAID SIDE CABINET IN THE MANNER OF GILLOW circa 1800

the rectangular top variously cross banded and string inlaid with satinwood and tulipwood with concave sides and outset rounded corners above a conforming case fitted with a frieze drawer above a pair of cupboard doors, similarly inlaid and opening to shelves, the sides with panels above concave cupboard doors, also similarly inlaid, the corners with tapering reeded stiles, with line inlaid collars on turned tapered legs.

Sotheby's, New York, April 19, 2001, lot 450, The Collection of Benjamin and Leila Riegel

The catalogue illustration is too orange in color and the cabinet has a softer, warmer, nuttier tone than in the catalogue illustration. The top with old scratches and stains. The doors with a very slight bow, to the centers of the side doors and to the top of the front right door. Overall a very attractive cabinet with superb color and patination in a good country house condition with old marks and scratches consistent with age and use.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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This cabinet may be compared with a rosewood commode supplied by Gillows, c. 1800, Clonbrock House, C. Galway, which has similar outset rounded corners above turned tapering stiles which are line-inlaid, not reeded as in the present example (See: Francis Collard, Regency Furniture, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 83). A number of cabinet-pieces and tables with similar turned and tapered stiles inset above rounded corners are also illustrated in Gillow Furniture Designs 1760-1800, Lindsay Boynton, London, 1995. A closely related pair of cabinets, attributable to the same maker, was sold in these rooms, December 12, 1996, lot 165.