PART 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

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A PAIR OF IRISH GILT GESSO SIDE TABLES
PART 18TH CENTURY AND LATER
Each with rectangular strapwork and foliate decorated top centred by a sunflower, above shaped foliate frieze centred with a grotesque mask, on square panelled and foliate carved cabriole legs, repairs and refreshments to the decoration, with restorations to the top and legs, regilt
34 in. (87 cm.) high; 45 ½ in. (116 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Provenance

By repute the Eyre Family, Eyrecourt Castle, County Galway.

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Lot Essay

Eyrecourt Castle is best remembered for its famous baroque staircase, which was eventually bought by William Randolph Hearst circa 1950. Much of the collection at Eyrecourt was sold in 1883, and it is possible that these tables were part of that dispersal.

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