Bruce Talbert for Gillows. An ebonised and Gilded Aesthetic Movement sideboard

Ebonised and Gilded Aesthetic Movement sideboard attributed to Bruce Talbert 1838 to 1881, he originally trained as a wood carver and later trained as an architect but his main activity was in domestic furniture design. He also designed metalwork, cast ironwork, wallpapers, carpets and textiles for many important and prestigious companies of his time. The side cabinet is very probably for Gillows of Lancaster, they were in business from C1729 to C1900 probably the most important furniture making company of that time. Numbered 1150. Height 60" 150cm, Depth 1'3" 39cm, Width 4'9" 144cm. Circa 1875.