Property from a Private English Country House Collection (Lots 110-119)
An Irish George III carved mahogany bottle stand, mid-18th century
Auction Closed
May 22, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the detachable top with later linings for eight bottles, resting on a base with cabriole legs carved with shells to the knees and feet, on castors
50cm high, 66cm wide, 39cm deep;
1ft. 7 ¾ in., 2ft. 2in., 1ft. 3 ⅜ in.
The Collection of Henry W. Rubin and thence by descent.
An Irish bottle stand with a base of exactly the same design as the present lot is illustrated in J. Peill and the Knight of Glin, Irish Furniture, New Haven, 2007, p.246, fig.178.