AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY CENTRE OR BREAKFAST TABLE OF SMALL SCALE

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AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY CENTRE OR BREAKFAST TABLE OF SMALL SCALE

Ireland, circa 1820.

Dimensions:
Height: 73.6cm / 29 Inches
Width: 91.5cm / 36 Inches 
Depth: 66cm / 26 Inches

A particularly charming early 19th-century Irish Regency mahogany centre or breakfast table of unusually small and elegant proportions.

The finely figured and crossbanded mahogany top is supported on a beautifully turned central stem with distinctive beehive turning, above four graceful splayed legs terminating in their original brass castors.

Versatile in both scale and design, this handsome table would work beautifully as a centre table in a hall, as a breakfast table for two, or as an elegant occasional table for a lamp.

The mahogany retains a particularly attractive colour and rich patina throughout. The quality of construction and attention to detail are exceptional, extending even to the beautifully veneered block beneath the table, a feature rarely visible but indicative of the care taken in its manufacture.

The construction and distinctive detailing of this table display strong characteristics associated with the celebrated Dublin cabinet-making firm of Mack, Williams and Gibton, one of the foremost Irish furniture-making and upholstery firms of the Regency and William IV periods.

Operating from Stafford Street, Dublin, the firm was responsible for furnishing some of Ireland's most important public buildings and country houses, including Dublin Castle, the Chapel Royal, the Four Courts and the Viceregal Lodge. Their work is particularly admired for its exceptional craftsmanship and use of richly figured mahogany and fine veneers.