Live Auction 21919An Opulent Aesthetic: An Important Private Collection from an English Country House
AN IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY FIVE PEDESTAL DINING-TABLE
Lot 105

AN IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY FIVE PEDESTAL DINING-TABLE

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed9 February 2023

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AN IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY FIVE PEDESTAL DINING-TABLE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With rounded rectangular top, the pedestals with turned reeded baluster shaft above, four with three reeded tapering squared legs, the central pedestal with four conforming legs, terminating in later brass caps and castors; together with four later leaves, restorations, the edge of the top later reeded, one leg later to the central pedestal possibly originally with three legs and with consequential restorations to the column
29 in. (74 cm.) high; 56 7/8 in. (144.5 cm.) wide 175 1/2 in. long, excluding leaves, 271 3/4 in. (690.5 cm.) long, including leaves

Probably acquired by Richard White, 1st Earl of Bantry (d. 1851) or his son, Viscount Berehaven, later 2nd Earl of Bantry (1800-1868), Bantry House, Co. Cork, by descent at Bantry. Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 8 June 2006, lot 45 (£96,000).

Specialist note


Bantry House in County Cork, positioned on the southern shore of Bantry Bay has been the home of the White family and the Earls of Bantry since circa 1765. The 1st Earl (1767-1851), in about 1816 preferred to live at his shooting lodge, styled as a cottage orné in nearby Glengariff. After the death of his wife in 1835 he lived there permanently. It was around this time that Bantry House was made over to his eldest son, Viscount Berehaven (1800-1868), later 2nd Earl of Bantry.

Viscount Berehaven was a collector, who travelled much of Europe and transformed Bantry House to what is seen today. He furnished the house with great opulence, which included such an outstanding array of items that Bantry House became known as ‘the Wallace Collection of Ireland’. The alterations to the house took place in the 1840s, and it is therefore possible that this table was acquired by either the 1st or 2nd Earl.