AN IRISH GEORGE II CARVED MAHOGANY CENTRE TABLE CIRCA 1750With solid figured mahogany book matched top 76cm high, 107cm wide, 67cm deep overall Provenance:Barnwell Manor, NorthamptonshireThe form of this table and the elaborate mixture of stylistic carving typifies Irish furniture of the mid 18th century. Many examples of these richly carved motifs and features can be seen in tables illustrated in The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, Yale University Press, 2007, pages 222-233. For an Irish centre table of similar size and related form but with less intricate carving to the frieze, see Christie's, London, Important English Furniture, 4th July 2002, Lot 70 (£105,650).