Lot Essay
Drumbanagher, Co. Armagh was a large Italianate house built by William Playfair of Edinburgh for Maxwell Close circa 1837. It is now demolished (M. Bence-Jones, Burke's Guide to Country Houses, Volume I, Ireland, London, 1978, p. 112).
A related mahogany side table by M. Butler Ltd., Upper Abbey Street, Dublin, was sold by the McGrath family, Cabinteely House, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, Christie's house sale, 5-6 November 1984, lot 99.
A related mahogany side table by M. Butler Ltd., Upper Abbey Street, Dublin, was sold by the McGrath family, Cabinteely House, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, Christie's house sale, 5-6 November 1984, lot 99.