Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
A George II oval mahogany twin-gateleg table, mid-18th century
Auction Closed
November 9, 01:23 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Property from the Curwen collections at Workington Hall, Ewanrigg Hall and Belle Isle, Cumbria
A George II oval mahogany twin-gateleg table, mid-18th century
the drop leaf top supported on eight tapering legs on pad feet
72.5cm. high, 179cm. wide (extended), 166.5cm. deep; 2ft. 4½in., 5ft. 10½in., 5ft. 5½in.
Probably Henry Curwen (1730-1778) for Workington Hall, Cumbria and probably removed to Belle Isle, Windermere, in the 1930s when Workington Hall was given up;
Thence by descent.
Thence by descent.
Inventory of the contents of Workington Hall, made by Messrs J R Mitchell and Sons, auctioneers & valuers of Cockermouth, March 1930, possibly the 'Mahogany Table with two fall leaves and club feet' listed in the Sitting Room, p. 9 (Cumbria Archives, DCU/1/217);
E. W. Hodge, ‘Belle Isle – II, Westmorland’, Country Life, 10 August 1940, p. 122, fig. 6.
E. W. Hodge, ‘Belle Isle – II, Westmorland’, Country Life, 10 August 1940, p. 122, fig. 6.
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