Country House Collections at Slane Castle 13
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CABINET, C.1770,
the top part with dentil cornice, above astragal glazed doors, the interior with small drawers and pigeon holes, the pedestal base
with a long writing drawer, above a short drawer and a tier of three drawers in the kneehole, with further tiers of three short draw-
ers in each pedestal, on outside moulded base and bracket feet, apparently with the original gilt brass swagged handles. 106cm
wide, 61cm deep, 227cm high
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€3000 - 5000
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AN IRISH CARVED MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE, C.1760,
with moulded rectangular top above a shaped apron, with central asymmetric shell, flanked by panels of trailing vine, the
moulded rim terminating in rosettes, the sides similar, on acanthus capped cabriole legs with square claw feet and leaf carved
hocks, with the later trade label of “
M. Butler Ltd., Upper Abbey St., Dublin
”. 63cm deep, 123cm wide, 78cm high
Note: A slightly larger table manifestly by the same hand is illustrated in Glin & Peill, Irish Furniture, no 96 p229. This table was
sold at Christies ‘A Knight in Ireland’ 7/5/2009, lot no 116 (£60,000).
Glin & Peill suggest the carving represents ivy sacred to Apollo, but a more obvious interpretation is vine tendrils sacred to
Bacchus and suitable to the conviviality of a supper room
Provenance: Laidlaw Collection, formerly at Somerton
€20000 - 30000
