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Artworks
AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE, Irish, circa 1750
Height: 31¼ in; 79.5 cm
Width: 37 in; 94 cm
Depth: 26¼ in; 67 cm4440051Further images
Overzealous cleaning has ruined the surface of much Irish furniture of the 18th century. This table, with its beautifully carved decoration, has luckily escaped this fate and has retained its...Overzealous cleaning has ruined the surface of much Irish furniture of the 18th century. This table, with its beautifully carved decoration, has luckily escaped this fate and has retained its now wonderfully mellow patination acquired from centuries of peat smoke and dust settling on the wooden surface. The resulting thick dark brown finish is a unique and much prized feature of Irish antiques.Provenance
Private collection, USA.
