AN IRISH GEORGE II WHITE-PAINTED OVERMANTEL MIRROR

In the 17th century Harvey Morres, a member of parliament for the village of Knocktopher in County Kilkenny, Ireland, received a land grant in an area known as Diore Lia. His son, Francis Morres, commissioned the popular Irish architect and painter Francis Bindon to design one of the largest stately homes in the country. It was completed in 1751 and named Castle Morres.

Castle Morres was sold to the Land Commission by 1924 and was ultimately dismantled in the 1930s. The present lot was among the pieces that were salvaged. The remaining ruins of the house were completely demolished in 1978.