A George II Irish mahogany card table, circa 1750, the rectangular top with rounded corners opening to baize inset playing surface, above a carved frieze with central medallion containing a bust flanked by foliate scrolls and eagles heads leading to the cabriole legs and terminating hairy lion paw feet, 77cm high, 88cm wide, 45cm deep For an almost identical table see The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, Yale University Press, 2007, page 237 plate135. The use of a Roman style portrait medallion as a decorative motif appears to be a rare feature of eighteenth century Irish Furniture. Condition report disclaimer
A George II Irish mahogany card table, circa 1750, the rectangular top with rounded corners opening to baize inset playing surface, above a carved frieze with central medallion containing a bust flanked by foliate scrolls and eagles heads leading to the cabriole legs and terminating hairy lion paw feet, 77cm high, 88cm wide, 45cm deep For an almost identical table see The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, Yale University Press, 2007, page 237 plate135. The use of a Roman style portrait medallion as a decorative motif appears to be a rare feature of eighteenth century Irish Furniture. Condition report disclaimer
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