CIRCA 1760

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AN IRISH GEORGE III MAHOGANY CENTRE TABLE
CIRCA 1760
The rounded rectangular dished top, above a plain frieze and a shaped apron, on cabriole legs headed by stylised shells and terminating in reeded faceted pad feet
27¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high; 33 in. (84 cm.) wide; 22 in. (56 cm.) deep

Provenance

John Verschoyle (d.1840) who bought Stillorgan House in 1803, and by descent.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 7 June 2007, lot 23, where bought by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Stillorgan House was built by John, 1st Viscount Allen (d.1726), Member of Parliament for Co. Dublin between 1715-1717, created 1st Viscount Allen, in 1717.
In 1803, Stillorgan House was acquired by Mr. John Verschoyle, brother of Dr. James Verschoyle, Bishop of Killala, and father of Dr. Hamilton Verschoyle, Bishop of Kilmore. After John Verschoyle's death, the house was sold to Arthur Lee Guinness, son of Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness, 1st Baronet (1798-1868), first Lord Mayor of Dublin (1851) and a Member of Parliament (1865-1868) and grandson of Arthur Guinness (1725-1803), founder of the celebrated and eponymous brewery. Arthur Lee Guinness had restored Stillorgan House to its former magnificence before it gradually fell into ruin and was demolished in 1860.

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