Lot 901
A Very Fine Labeled Irish Carved Mahogany Sideboard, early 19th c., of Regency inspiration, bearing paper labels 'Michael Butler, Ltd'Dublin', scrolled gallery containing plate grooves, with gadrooned edge above three drawers retaining gilt brasses, cupboard doors below, on cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet, height 46 in., width 84 depth 26.5in E9000-12000 Note: Cabinet-makers and dealers in antique furniture, the Butler family were primarily responsible for the re- evaluation of Irish furniture in the late nineteenth century in Dublin Their clients included a veritable who's who among Irish gentry and nobility, such as the 5th Earl of Cadogan, 2nd Earl of Dudley, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Earl and Countess of Coventry, and Sir Edward Guinness, later 1st Earl of Iveagh Mention of the firm dates to 1837, when Patrick Butler was listed at the 33 Liffey Street address, later the business moved to Abbey street in 1884, and finally in 1904 Upper Abbey Street, until its closure in 1912 The Butler family were famed for their competent restoration of Chippendale, Adams, and Sheraton furniture For reference to the Butler firm and to Dublin furniture manufactories in general see Desmond Fitz-Gerald, 'Dublin Directories and Trade Lables, Furniture History (1985) Vol XXI, pp 271-272.
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