UN STAND DE DÉCANTER IRLANDAIS EN MAHOGANNE, milieu du 18ème siècle, la frise audacieuse en...

AN IRISH MAHOGANY DECANTER STAND, MID 18TH CENTURY, the bold frieze in deep relief centred by shells, against a pounced ground, on acanthus scroll capped cabriole legs with double claw feet, later adapted to serve as a jardinière. 75 x 45 x 49cm (high in the stand) Provenance: Hamwood House, Dunboyne, Co. Meath See note lot 484 These moveable containers were brought to perfection in Irish Furniture, no doubt in response to the importance given over to eating and drinking that was noted by so many contemporary visitors. This one with its confident deep carved scrolling is earlier than the ones usually met with such as illustrated in Glin & Peill 'Irish Furniture' [2007] p.246 and another recently disposed of from the Howth Castle collection. When their usefulness declined they were often altered as stools or, as in this case, to jardinières.