Pair Of George III Rosewood And Brass Mounted Card Tables

Circa 1800. A pair of late George III Rosewood and brass mounted card tables, with rectangular hinged tops with rounded corners to the front, open to reveal a felt lined interior with rosewood banding, the facings and frieze with a gilded brass beading, back legs are hinged and swing out to support the table tops when open, all resting on four square tapering rosewood legs with the tops capped with a small brass beaded panel. Provenance; Montgomerie House.
Montgomerie House
Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton, built Coilsfield House, later Montgomerie House on the site of Coilsfield Castle in 1801. Robert Burns wrote about Coilsfield and the Montgomerie family in his poems about Mary Campbell (Highland Mary). The property passed into the Arthur family in around 1900 and subsequently burnt down after the Arthur family sold it in 1969 but fortunately, they retained some of the furniture and furnishings.
Hugh Montgomerie commissioned furniture from Gillow’s in 1794 for Eglinton Castle.
Archibald Montgomerie commissioned Gillows to supply furniture in 1800 and multiple orders thereafter for both Coilsfield House and Eglinton Castle. Examples from the house are mentioned and illustrated in Susan E Stuart: Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Cabinetmakers and International Merchants, published in 2009. Gillows attached labels to some of the pieces including a luggage stand and dressing table mirror included in the sale.
Literature:
Susan E Stuart: Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, cabinetmakers and International Merchants, 2009
Gillow’s in Scotland 1770-1830, David Jones & Jacqueline Urquhart , Regional Furniture Volume XII 1998