A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY CARD TABLE

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRY CARD TABLE
Late 18th Century
The demilune foldover top centered by a stylized fan issuing husks within a berried vine surround enclosing a baize-lined surface, the frieze inlaid with ribbon-tied husk swags, on square tapering legs inlaid with flower-headed husk-chains, bearing a printed label 'CORAS IOMPAIR EIREANN/TO' in pencil 'Durpre/Clonskeagh Castle/Dublin'
28½in. (72cm.) high, 36¼in. (92cm.) wide, 17¾in. (45cm.) deep

Lot Essay

The pencil inscription on the underside of this table links this table to an Irish provenance. The Durpres, an English family from Wilton Park had many Irish connections, most notably the Earls of Caledon, who resided at Caledon Castle, Co.Tyrone. Clonskeagh Castle in Dublin was home to the Thompson family.