Lot 42
An Antique Irish Carved Mahogany Slab Table, molded marble top, plain frieze, carved and pierced skirt with masques clutching garlands, bellflower carved blocked square tapered legs ending in hairy paw feet, bearing retail label "Dillon Antiques, 27 S. Anne St., Dublin", height 30 in., width 53 in., depth 28 in Note: The inspiration for this table in proportion and ornament may lie in a 1769 design for a side table for the Quirinal Palace in Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. The Irish cabinet maker departs from the strict Etruscan motifs on the Roman design, incorporating insular flora in to the swags and "Green Man" masques on the skirt. Two other possible design influences for this table appear as plate IXXII "Slab Frames" in Ince and Mayhew's 1762 Universal System of Household Furniture with related swag carved aprons, knee transitions and foot proportions to those seen here. Reference: Piranesi table design is reproduced in Honour. Cabinet Makers and Furniture Designers. p. 143.
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