Estate / Collection: Property from the Estate of Cassandra S. Harris
Each galleried circular top with a removable top released by an iron pin to the underside and opening to a removable brass liner, the flaring stem on a tripartite plinth with bun feet on sunken casters; each underside stamped 'D8663'.
Heights 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm), diameter 15 3/4 inches (40 cm)
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The Irish firm of Williams & Gibton was founded in 1829, listed as 'Cabinetmakers, upholders, Auctioneers, Valuators and House agents', successors to the eminent firm of Mack, Williams & Gibton. John Mack had established the firm in 1784 and set up shop at 188 Abbey Street until he moved his premises to 39 Stafford Street, Dublin. The firm's furniture was often stamped with a series of four/five numbers and was sometimes also labeled.
Literature:
Angela Alexander, 'A Firm of Dublin Cabinet-Makers: Mack, Williams & Gibton', Irish Arts Review, Yearbook, 1995, pp. 142-8
Estate / Collection: Property from the Estate of Cassandra S. Harris
Each galleried circular top with a removable top released by an iron pin to the underside and opening to a removable brass liner, the flaring stem on a tripartite plinth with bun feet on sunken casters; each underside stamped 'D8663'.
Heights 29 1/2 inches (74.9 cm), diameter 15 3/4 inches (40 cm)
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Notes:The Irish firm of Williams & Gibton was founded in 1829, listed as 'Cabinetmakers, upholders, Auctioneers, Valuators and House agents', successors to the eminent firm of Mack, Williams & Gibton. John Mack had established the firm in 1784 and set up shop at 188 Abbey Street until he moved his premises to 39 Stafford Street, Dublin. The firm's furniture was often stamped with a series of four/five numbers and was sometimes also labeled.
Literature:
Angela Alexander, 'A Firm of Dublin Cabinet-Makers: Mack, Williams & Gibton', Irish Arts Review, Yearbook, 1995, pp. 142-8
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Sun fading, circular panels with warpage, one brass liner lacking pull, age cracks, lifting, losses and replacements to veneers throughout, age cracks to undersides of bases, old marks and scratches, scuffs to feet.
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Auction: Old Masters / Collection of Eldo Netto / Silver / Russian Art / English & Continental Furniture, Oct 17, 2024
NEW YORK, NY – Doyle's auction on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 10am will present Old Master & 19th Century Paintings, Drawings & Prints. The sale showcases a wide range of landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and religious and mythological subjects by European artists from the Renaissance through the 19th century.
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Special sections of the sale will also showcase The Collection of Eldo Netto and English & Continental Silver on Oct 16, and Russian Works of Art and English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts on Oct 17.
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