The Dunsany Castle Regency Gothic Library Table
Designed by George Smith
ENGLAND, First quarter 19th century
The original tooled leather inset top above a frieze with gothic tracery with one long and one short drawer, on four bold pillars depicting the gothic influence of cluster column and architectural elements, on a tri-form platform base. The table is stamped with an inventory number 7706, and there is a very old, and torn paper label on the underside of the table, which reads Lady Dunsany……..hy.
Height: 30in
Width: 61in
Depth: 31in
Provenance: The Gothic Library, Dunsany Castle, County Meath,
Sold by the current Lord Dunsany’s stepmother at James Adam & Sons Auctioneers, Dublin, 1st November 1984 (lot 111)
Acquired by Thomas Coulborn & Sons November 1984
Sold to a Private English Collector who lent it:
On loan at Aston Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Galleries 1985-2002.
Literature: George Smith, A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, J. Taylor, London, 1807, see plate 85 for almost identical design
Sold to a private collector, USA.