Billiard table and accessories
Gillows of Lancaster
- Art Funded
- 1988
- Vendor
- Lancaster Billiards Table Company
Billiard Table with two mahognay cue stands, six cues, (two marked Gillows) and two maces (one marked Gillows).
The bed, originally of wood (converted to slate) rests on six turned reeded legs. Wooden plaque affixed to side of the table is carved in relief 'GILLOWS No 1081'.
Provenance
Thomas Botfield (believed bought from Gillows); Beriah Botfield; Isabella Botfield; by descent to Viscount Weymouth, Marquess of Bath; Peirce, Thorpe & Marriot, 1944 on the premises of Norton Hall.