Country House Collections at Slane Castle October 12
th
& 13
th
2014
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261
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY RECTANGULAR
BUTLER’S TRAY
with pierced integral handles and raised on a later stand with
square chamfered legs. 84 x 58 x 53cm high
€800 - 1200
259
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN OAK AND BRASS MOUNTED HALL SEATS,
by James Shoolbred & Co., the pierced spindle backs above downswept arms, the
rectangular seats with applied brass lobed bosses to the sides, on downswept moulded legs
joined by stretchers, both stamped with design registration mark to the backs
James Shoolbred’s of Tottenham Court Road, London was established in the 1820’s. It
began life supplying textiles and expanded into furniture manufacture and design in the
1870’s. Largely influenced by the ‘Aesthetic Taste’, popularised by the architect E.W. Godwin;
Shoolbred produced furniture for wealthy households until 1931. Shoolbred exhibited ‘
a
very extensive selection of items’
in the 1878 Paris Universal Exhibition. They earned a Royal
Warrant in the mid-1880’s.
€3000 - 5000
260
A VICTORIAN OAK CORNER STICKSTAND,
in the manner of James Shoolbred, with brass gallery, knop
finials and shaped shoulder with inset metal drip tray, and
reeded decoration. 40cm wide x 94cm high
The reverse with applied trade plate William Fleming, Dawson
St, Dublin
€800 - 1200
