Lot 73
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AN IRISH GEORGE III OCTAGONAL LIBRARY TABLE
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AN IRISH GEORGE III OCTAGONAL LIBRARY TABLE

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AN IRISH GEORGE III OCTAGONAL LIBRARY TABLE
The gilt-tooled leather-lined writing-surface with four hinged ratcheted reading-slopes, above eight frieze drawers, on a turned shaft and quadripartite base with cabriole legs and wood castors, the underside inscribed 'LADY ADARE PROPERTY', restorations and possibly embellished, the metalwork replaced
31¾ in. (81 cm.) high; 64 in. (162.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Possibly bought by Sir Richard Quin, 1st Bt. and 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl (1752-1824) for Adare Manor, Co. Limerick and by descent with the Earls of Dunraven, Adare Manor to
The Earl and Countess of Dunraven, Adare Manor, sold Christie's house sale, 9 June 1982, lot 364 (£2,200).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This unusual octagonal library table was possibly bought by the 1st Earl of Dunraven for Adare Manor, Co. Limerick. Adare had been built by his grandfather, Valentine Quin (d. 1744), and was later to be rebuilt in the fashionable Tudor-Revival style by the 2nd and 3rd Earls. A. W. N. Pugin was involved from 1846 in the designs for the Great Hall, dining-room, library and terrace. The house is now an hotel.

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