Lot 118
Lot 118
PROPERTY FROM AN IRISH COLLECTION
AN IRISH GEORGE II GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION SIDE TABLE

CIRCA 1740, POSSIBLY BY WILLIAM WILKINSON

Price Realised GBP 60,480
Estimate
GBP 25,000 - GBP 40,000
Closed: 31 Oct 2023
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AN IRISH GEORGE II GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION SIDE TABLE

CIRCA 1740, POSSIBLY BY WILLIAM WILKINSON

Price Realised GBP 60,480
Closed: 31 Oct 2023
Price Realised GBP 60,480
Closed: 31 Oct 2023
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The later rectangular vert de mer marble top above a moulded frieze carved with foliate vitruvian scroll motif, the pierced shaped apron centred by a lion mask flanked by shells and issuing foliate garlands, the side aprons centred by a shell above foliate swags, on cabriole legs headed by large acanthus leaves and terminating in paw feet, the reverse of the frieze with chalk inscription 'KILLINEY', the cavetto moulding above the frieze probably added in the early 19th century to accomodate the existing marble top, regilt
3312 in. (85 cm.) high; 52 in. (132 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Probably Alicia Warren née Cusack (1797-1879), Killiney Castle, County Dublin, by the mid-19th century;
by descent to the Cusack family, Abbeville, County Dublin;
Robert Cusack-Jobson Esq., Old Glebe, New Castle, County Dublin;
thence by descent to the present owner.
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