Memorable Sales
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY IRISH MIRROR BY FRANCIS AND JOHN BOOKER,DUBLIN
The egg and dart moulded triangular divided pediment with a central acanthus carved urn with oak leafs above a fluted freize with an elaborate acanthus carved centre panel the mirror plate surrounded by two bands flanked by fluted columns with corinthian capitals above two smaller mirror panels with fish scale carved corbels. With fragment of original label on the reverse.
Irish Circa 1760
Provenance Mr Henry St George Smith, Piperstown House, Fieldstown, Monsterboice, Drogheda, Co Louth
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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY IRISH MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
The rectangular top with gadrooned edge above a freize with berried laurel swags,bearing birds,flower heads and wheat centred by a boldly carved lions mask with flowing mane,supported on acanthus leaf-carved cabriole legs,to paw feet with scrolled leaf-carved ankles,the sides with flower heads centred by a scallop shell.
Irish Circa 1760
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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT PAIR OF GEORGIAN IRISH MAHOGANY SILVER TABLES
The dish tops above wavered freize with central scallop shell with wavered sides on carved cabriole legs with scallop shells and acanthus leafs with hairy hocks above paw feet.
Irish Circa 1760
30" wide
19 ½" deep
28 ½" high
These are the first pair of Irish Georgian silver tables ever to be recorded.
AN IMPORTANT REGENCY MICROMOSIAC CENTRE TABLE
The mosaic top centred by a scene of Romulus and Remus surrounded by aerial views of St Peters Sq Rome, Genoa, Naples, Milan cathedral, The Colloseum Rome, Piazza San Marco Venice, Palazzo Vecchio Florence, and Piazza Della Signoria Florence with a complex Greek key border banded either side with malachite.
Rome circa 1820
Height 30 ½ “ (77.5cm)
Diameter 37 ½” (95cm)
