AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CABINET IN THE MANNER OF GILES GRENDEY, CIRCA 1740

AN IRISH GEORGE II MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CABINET IN THE MANNER OF GILES GRENDEY, CIRCA 1740 The shaped mirror panel doors opening to an arrangement of drawers232cm high, 107cm wide, 55cm deep overallBy repute, The Barony of Inchiquin, County Clare, Ireland. Padraig Lucius Ambrose O'Brien, 17th Baron Inchiquin, The O'Brien, Chief of the Name, Prince of Thornand, (1900-1982) married Miss Allen, heiress to Moor Park, Ludlow, Shropshire. After the family estate was dispersed in 1950, Lady Inchiquin moved to a house in the hamlet of Betchcott, one part of the estate, where she died in 2012. This cabinet reputedly formed part of Lady Inchiquin's estate having been passed down in Lord Inchiquin's family. The O'Brien Chiefs were once the last Kings of Ireland centuries ago. On the Act of Union 1805 whereby the Irish House of Commons and Irish House of Lords gave up governing Ireland in favor of Great Britain, all ancient Irish titles were abolished. The O'Briens retained the title Baron Inchiquin because it was given by the King of England and therefor an English title and not and Irish one. Condition Report: Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use.Old chips and splits, some old repairs. Some metalware may have been replaced. There seem to be no alternate holes from alternate drawer handlesThe rear panels appear original but has been applied throughout with a black wash, as has the roof(top) (with a pale/ white wash) This cabinet appears to have been highly cleaned, restored and re-polished throughout. The colour overall is rich but relatively uniform. There is evidence of surface filler. There is no real evidence of patina or variation in colour. The mirror plates are later replaced. The panels to the reverse of the mirrored doors appears to match in terms of the timber but may be replaced or have been re-fitted using some later screws. The carved and gilded borders around the edge of the mirror plates have had the gilding refreshed. The gilding to the metalware throughout appears quite fresh and bright so atleast some of the metalware has likely had the gilding refreshed. Some of the locks vary from eachother and there is evidence of repair to the timber adjacent to some of the locks. To the chest section there is a fillet of repair above each drawer front where the lock would engage (see images) suggesting they had each previously been forced open or had caused damage there. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer