^ A Gillows of Lancaster Eight Piece Oak Bedroom Suite, circa 1860, comprising an oak double-door wardrobe with moulded cornice above moulded cupboard doors enclosing a sliding frame with pegs flanked by four sliding trays, a small and a long drawer, a further deep drawer below, on a plinth base, 133cm by 60cm by 198cm, a kneehole dressing table with three-quarter gallery above nine drawers and an inverted cupboard door, 115cm by 61cm by 86cm, a two-drawer washstand with three-quarter gallery, on turned legs with brass capped toes and castors, 107cm by 53cm by 81cm, a compactum with moulded top and two frieze drawers above moulded cupboard doors enclosing a sliding frame with pegs, three sliding trays and two deep drawers above a plinth base, 127cm by 59cm by 144cm, a bedside cupboard with grey and white Carrara marble top above a moulded cupboard door enclosing a shelf and plinth base, 41cm by 38cm by 81cm, a three-quarter bedstead, the headboard with moulded frame and later upholstery, the footboard with moulded panel and turned and fluted supports, takes a 4ft mattress, and a pair of chairs on turned forelegs, 43cm by 35cm by 83cm Ordered in 1860 by William Preston, former Mayor of Liverpool. Purchased from Christie's, Ellel Grange Country House Sale, 1979, Lancaster, lot 851