LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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AN IRISH MAHOGANY CENTRE TABLE
LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With rectangular top above a plain frieze and a pierced acanthus-carved apron centred by a mask on all four sides, on cabriole legs and pierced claw feet
32 in. (81.5 cm.) high; 71 in. (180.5 cm.) wide; 37½ in. (95.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Much furniture in the traditional Irish Georgian style, sometimes copying 18th century examples, was made in Dublin during the late nineteenth century by firms such as Michael Butler. Often, as seen on the present table, elements of the design were exaggerated, such as the screaming mask on the apron.

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