BY NICHOLAS PETIT

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A Louis XV ormolu-mounted tulipwood bombé commode
By Nicholas Petit
Decorated overall with crossbanding and quartered veneers, the later fleur de peche marble top above three short drawers with two long drawers and a shaped apron below, the angles and apron applied with foliate scroll mounts, stamped 'N.PETIT/JME', the central drawer inscribed in pencil 'Sold Hamilton/Shanag??an? Castle' and originally with locking mechanism, formerly but not originally with a wooden top, the feet extended, partially remounted, the locks replaced, restorations
35in. (89cm.) high, 52in. (132cm.) wide, 25½in. (65cm.) deep

Provenance

Almost certainly the Rowan-Hamilton family, Shanaganagh Castle, Shankill, Ireland until 1919 (according to the inscription).

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Lot Essay

Nicholas Petit, received maître in 1765.

The inscription to the inside drawer almost certainly refers to Shanaganagh Castle, Shankill, the seat of the Rowan-Hamilton family. Originally owned by the Walshe family, it was bought circa 1800 by Gen. Sir George Cockburn who engaged the Morrissons to enlarge it considerably. A soldier and ardent Whig politician, Cockburn was an avid collector of antiquities, and he added a ballroom, a dining room adn a 'Monumental room' to house his Greek and Roman relics. Passing through his daughter to the Rowan-Hamilton family, the house was sold in 1919.

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