ONE GEORGE II, CIRCA 1740, THE OTHER 20TH CENTURY

Details

A MATCHED PAIR OF WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT SIDE TABLES
ONE GEORGE II, CIRCA 1740, THE OTHER 20TH CENTURY
Each with later rectangular white marble top above an egg-and-dart carved border and Vitruvian scroll frieze, on acanthus-headed and entrelac-carved scroll legs, redecorated
34 in. (86.5 cm.) high, 55 in. (140 cm.) wide, 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute the Earls of Pembroke, Wilton House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
The Hon. Mrs. Aileen Plunket, Luttrellstown Castle, Clonsilla, Co. Dublin, sold Christie's house sale, 26-28 September 1983, lot 39.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 14 June 2001, lot 162.

Literature

J. Cornforth, 'Luttrellstown Castle, Co. Dublin - II', Country Life, 29 March 1984, p. 825 (shown in situ at Luttrellstown).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The romantic Gothic castle at Luttrellstown is one of the finest demesnes in Ireland. The house and estate was bought by Ernest Guinness for his daughter Aileen Plunket, and from the 1950s, along with the inspired decorating skills of Felix Harbord, she transformed its interiors. She and Harbord bought many pieces from Country House sales and the present lot is thought to have come from Wilton House, Salisbury, seat of the Earls of Pembroke. The tables formed part of the decoration of the dining room.

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