AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE

CIRCA 1760

Details

AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
CIRCA 1760
The top above a trailing vine-leaf carved apron centred by a scallop shell between flowerheads, on acanthus-carved cabriole legs, on claw feet
31½ in. (80 cm.) high; 53½ in. (136 cm.) wide; 25¼ in. (64 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquire from Gerald Kenyon, Dublin, in the early 1970s.
Christie's, London, Glin Castle - A Knight in Ireland, 7 May 2009, lot 116.

Literature

Glin & Peill, Irish Furniture, p. 229, cat. no. 96.

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Lot Essay

Scallop shells, the badge of Venus who was drawn to dry land in one after her birth at sea, were one of the most popular Irish decorative motifs. They appear on chairs, tables, case furniture and mirrors. This table shows the love Irish designers had for the serpentine 'line of beauty'. Even the scallop shell is serpentined. The apron is carved with trailing ivy, sacred to Apollo. Roman acanthus completely wraps the tops of the legs and the small 'fetlock' just above the foot, again both Irish characteristics.

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