A GEORGE I WALNUT SETTEE

CIRCA 1720

Details

A GEORGE I WALNUT SETTEE
Circa 1720
The back, wings and outscrolling arms and drop-in seat upholstered in red velvet, the tapering seat with rounded corners on shell-headed cabriole legs with faceted feet joined by H-stretchers, with the 19th Century trade label P.J. WALSH & SONS/Cabinet Makers, Upholsterers, Auctioneers, Valuators/& Undertakers/Warehouse & Show Rooms/20 Bachelor's Walk Dublin/Valuations and Funerals particularly attended to and conducted with respectability and economy, with the modern inventory number F3618
63¼in. (161cm.) long

Provenance

With P.J. Walsh & Sons, Dublin.
Acquired from Apter-Fredericks, Ltd., London.

Lot Essay

P.Jas Walsh & Co., upholsterers and auctioneers, were recorded working at 19 and 20 Bachelors' Walk from 1862 to 1869. The firm's name was changed to P.J. Walsh & Sons in 1870 (until 1922) when the firm advertised that they 'Keep large Stocks of First-Class Modern & Genuine Antique Furniture/Antique Furniture Restored or Purchased...' (see D. FitzGerald, 'Dublin Directories and Trade Labels', Furniture History, 1985, p.272).

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