Irish Furniture

19th Century Irish Waterford mirror complete with period plate of oval form, and decorative beveling to the outer edge. It is set within frame o...

A Handsome Mahogany Irish extending dining table. Early to mid-19th century in William IV style. Supported on four bold cabriole legs with an acanthus carved knee terminating in a ha...

Early 19th C Irish painted pine kitchen cupboard. 1820. Internal depth of 15". Dimensions 70 inches (178 cms) wide 19 inches (48 cms) deep 77 inch...

19th Century brass bound hardwood chest decorated with shaped pierced mounts, with hinged molded rectangular top, the front with a pierced lock-plate, nail head decoration and the si...

Early 19th Century William IV mahogany pedestal card table, it has four down-swept legs which terminate on original brass casters. The top is cross-banded and swivels to reveal an in...

Handwritten letter by Daniel O'Connell, the political leader of Ireland's Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. The letter was written to Robert Sidney, regarding travel arrangements, the health of his wife, and a payment. Accompanying the letter is an engraved portrait of O'Connell, based on a painting by Thomas Heathfield Carrick (1802-1875), engraved by O'Neill. These pieces are presented in an ornate frame with a double mat. The engraving measures: The letter measures: O'Connell was the leader of the Catholic emancipation...

19th Century overmantel mirror with elliptical panels crested with a floral and foliate motif. The side panels, with elliptical insert design, are flanked on either side by fluted and garlanded neo-classical style pillars topped...

Irish George III Style fluted mahogany peat bucket with brass hardware. Almost identical to buckets in The Gerstenfeld collection.

Early 20th Century large decalcomania vase lamp of baluster form depicting oriental figures, birds, butterflies and foliate detail set against g...

Finished rectangular top over six graduated drawers with brass bail handles. Raised on bracket feet. Old finish. Well made with drawers functioning well and oak secondary wood.

A very fine and most unusual Irish Regency mahogany display cabinet by Gillington`s of Dublin. The architectural shaped top above a glazed door for displaying purposes resting on fou...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian Irish sterling silver ecclesiastical ciborium; an addition to our religious silverware collection This exceptional antique Edwardian Irish sterling silver ciborium...

A stunning 19th century Irish solid mahogany console, side or hall table, beautifully hand carved with rich patination and grain. The moulded rim top raised over shaped apron with ce...

A Minimalist serigraph titled "Berlin Suite IV" by Irish artist Cecil King (1921-1986). Signed to the bottom right corner, the print is also titled and dated 1970 to the bottom left ...

A superb Irish Georgian secretaire bookcase, the pierced swan necked cornice above a pair of astragal glazed doors containing adjustable shelves with fitted secretaire drawer flanked...

Donegal Arts and Crafts Carpet Killybegs, Ireland Early 20th century Gavin Morton Design Wool pile of symmetric knots on a wool foundation. M...

19th Century George III mahogany commode with tray top and brass handles. Of the late Georgian period, this mahogany commode features a scalloped-edge gallery top with pierced handle...

An Extremely Rare Irish Marquetry Abutus-Wood Double Drop Leaf Sutherland Occasional Table of Museum Quality, early Nineteenth Century. Firmily att...

A Pair of Irish George II Mahogany Card Tables Of unusually small size, the eighteenth-century folding card tables of rich and dark timber, on elegantly drawn shell-carved cabriole legs terminating in lion's paw feet; the shaped apron with a central carved shell; a gate-leg action allowing the tops to fold open, revealing a lined playing surface with rounded corners to support candle trays...

Early 20th Century Irish Donegal Arts & Crafts Carpet (12'6" x 18'-386 x 548 )

18th century George II mahogany knee hole desk, with one long drawer above central cupboard door flanked by six short drawers raised on bracket...

Great set of 12 19th century Irish dining chairs with a 19th- early 20th century label from an antiques dealer in Dublin. Set is comprised of 4 arm chairs and 8 sides, indicating they were probably from a much larger set made for a stately home. The four arm chairs have hand carved eagles for the arm rests. All 12 very ornately carved with shells, foliage and profound ball and claw feet. Upholstered drop seats are in great shape and ready for use. Label- M. Butler Dublin...

19th Century late Georgian period mahogany commode with wooden gallery and cut-out handles. The sliding tambour door sits above a single drawer. It rests on four simple square legs. ...

A rare and fine early 19th Century William IV Irish flame mahogany secretaire bookcase, beautifully hand carved with a rich patina. The pediment with a stunning centred scallop shel...

A very fine and most attractive Irish William IV period mahogany open bookcase/console table, of concave design, with grey marble panel above a hidden drawer set with rosettes and three open book tiers...

A late Regency style fireplace made from Italian Statuary Carrara marble. handcrafted in our Northern Irish workshop from imported Italian Statuary Carrara marble, faithfully copied ...

This large, ornate, tabletop candelabra holds 4 candles and is a stunning work of art with or without them. From 19th century Ireland in Henry III ...

19th Century Irish etched glass bonboniere or fruit-cooler jar. Raised on a rounded stemmed base with a goblet-style body featuring vertical cutting and a horizontal band of cut ‘lau...

A very fine George III three-drawer bachelor's chest. This piece sits on simple ogee bracket feet and the drawers are complete with brass pulls and e...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian Irish sterling silver teapot stand/waiter; an addition to our ornamental silverware c...

This is a fine and beautiful matching Georgian period PAIR of Irish cut-glass or crystal decanters, dating to the Regency period, Circa 1815. Both decanters have a "Prussian" body s...

Early-mid 18th century walnut mirror with original engraved plate glass. Provenance: Howth Castle, Co. Dublin

A very fine 19th century Irish set of twelve dining chairs by 'Strahan of Dublin'. The well figured, moulded mahogany frame with an elegantly curved balloon back raised over cushione...

An exceptional Irish Oak console table by O'Donnell of Limerick, Ireland. Made for The 1851 Great Exhibition in London and The 1853 Dublin Great ...

A very fine 19th century Irish carved mahogany triple chair back settee by Butler of Dublin in the 18th century style, each back crested with a shell, abo...

Early 19th century George III bachelor chest, the moulded top raised above two short and three long cockbeaded drawers with brass pulls and ...

A very fine pair of 19th century Irish mahogany framed armchairs, with rectangular back and out-scrolling arms, covered in a grey velvet fab...

A very large mid 19th century Irish Waterford Oval mirror with ebonised and silver gilt decoration, cross hatched patterned etching and original applied cut glass boarder beads. It ...

An exceptional 19th Century Irish, finely carved and richly patinated mahogany fall front bureau by Butler of Dublin. The moulded fall front opens forwards revealing a writing surface which rests on two pull out slide supports and a fitted interior comprising of an arrangement of eight line inlaid serpentine cubby holes flanking central cupboard with intricate marquetry detail, depicting a military officer in period dress, armed with sword and shield...

This handwoven antique Irish Donegal long rug has a pale blue field with an overall design with pairs of light green leafy sprays issuing from a shaded pink stem linked by a blue ros...

Superb Matched Pair of Heavy Gauge Irish Georgian Eighteenth Century Large Silver Gravy Boats of traditional oval form, of outstanding quality and exceptional condition for such early pieces. With fine beaded rim and leaf capped treble scroll handle, the main outer body with engraved foliate and floral decoration, each crested under spout and raised on three elegant shell and pad feet. Mark of MW (on one) for Dublin Silversmith Matthew West...

Irish solid mahogany George II cabinet on stand or linen press, the upper doors with flame mahogany fielded panels opening to several pull-out shelves and with a pair of oak-lined dr...

Monumental 19th Century Irish Crystal Georgian Nine Light Chandelier. The Refined Anglo-Irish Chandelier has lead crystal stem-pieces comp...

Antique Irish chippendale carved armchair with leather upholstery, circa 1840.

19th Century Regency mahogany book stand with brass gallery sides with scrolled lifting handles, raised on four flat bun feet.

An Irish Mahogany Fold out games table with oval counter holders and a small drawer to the front. From the George III period circa 1780, Irish with pad feet and a green baize.

Deco-inspired large and modern coffee table in Macassar ebony and burr walnut with a white metal inlay. The tabletop sits on a blackened frame with elegantly carved black legs. Originally designed for clients with Art Deco interior styling, along with a pair of matching side tables...

Presenting a fabulous 19C set of 6 Irish Chippendale style ribbon back dining chairs. Irish made circa 1840-60. We know that these are Irish due to the signature ‘hairy paw’ feet which is synonymous with Irish Georgian furniture that were made in the Chippendale Style. These are hand crafted chairs, made of mahogany, and have fabulously detailed ‘Ribbon’ backs splats with tassel, acanthus floral and bow details. All 6 have been re-upholstered by us in a gorgeous tan/light gold silk damask fabric which is beautifully sympathetic to the style and period. We are confident that these are Early to Mid 19th Century chairs for a number of reasons: (1) The are hand crafted, (2) the color/patina is what you would expect with natural aging, (3) they have evidence of historic repairs, wear and tear consistent with age, (4) when we removed the old upholstery fabric, which looked like it was done in the 1980’s, we discovered the original ‘horse hair’ cushion filling … this practice stopped in the early 20th Century. The seat webbing was also much older and needed replacing. Fabulous acanthus carving on the knees of the front legs, with curved legs leading down to the fabulously carved hairy paws. Nice indented decoration on the front of the seat. The rear legs are undecorated and curve outwards for additional support and stability. Unsigned and unmarked but undoubtedly made by a top Irish furniture maker. probably in Dublin. Condition: Each chair has been newly re-upholstered and seat webbing replaced. The original horse hair cushion filling was cleaned and incorporated into the new cushion with modern foam to create a more comfortable and uniform seat cushion, but still retaining originality. Each chair has signs of historic repairs to the ribbon back splats over the generations. This is not unusual due to the somewhat delicate nature of these types of back splats. Also, it is an indicator of true age. The chair to the back left in the main photos has had the most repairs and much more recently performed (by us) as the back splaty was broken in 2 places (but we had the original pieces) and the chair needed the insertion of metal pins to secure the repaired sections. We have provided a couple of photos of this back splat which you can see evidence of the repairs. The repairs are very professionally done and the chair is now fully functionable and usable and the repairs are not very noticeable. These repairs are reflected in the pricing, as, if these chairs were ‘mint’ they would be very valuable and expensive ! Irish furniture can be recognised by certain features, which differentiate it from its European counterparts. The Irish style of furniture is said to have been lagging behind in fashion compared to English equivalent by a number of years, in both its design and manner by which the furniture was manufactured. A defining feature of the mid-eighteenth-century furniture is the carving on different parts of the furniture such as the aprons, blanket chests, bottle-stands and such objects. The carvings included foliated details, baskets of flowers and scallop shells, which are some of the most prominent carvings that are represented on Irish furniture at this time. A few of the Irish makers of these objects were James Hicks, Arthur Jones, William Moore, Mack & Gibton and Robert Strahan. All though individuals would have been the most prominent at the time of the 18th century and early 19th century but there are any other cabinet makers as well. Not all Irish furniture was detailed with such wonderful carvings and some might have been seen to be rather plain. One of the most identifiable items that are described as plain is the Irish Hunt Table, its simple elegance comprising of with straight plain legs. It was most commonly used in the dining room of a rural house such as a agents house or large house of a land holder. Another very popular and simply designed piece was the Irish Silver table, its design is very elegant and yet individual partially owing to the shell motive. Other examples of such Irish tables are side tables which have a distinctive double scrolled leg. Usually legs are carved with acanthus and have paw feet which are quite popular in Ireland but more rare in England. Other features are the inside leg which is carved with elongated C-scroll. The triple scroll on the leg was common place. Some cabinet makers and creativity was really captured with their side tables in how the carving was done. This carving may include Jupiters eagle or Lion mask and flanked Swags of flowers. In other furniture such as chairs, the H-shaped serpentine stretcher was popular in the 18th century in Ireland and when English chairs had moved forward in their design the Irish makers were still using the H-shaped serpentine. There was certainly an overlap between Irish and English furniture, one can see that Irish cabinet makers used English pattern books but used Irish features such as the carvings as the shell, baskets of flowers and foliated details. Another unique feature in Irish cabinet making was Killarney ware...

From circa 1860, five beautifully turned baluster legs on brass castors, beautiful oak patina on top with a high gloss finish. It is very rare to find one of these made of solid oak...

A very fine early 19th century Irish William IV giltwood overmantle mirror. The mirror glass plate of rectangular form is set within an elegantly shaped and moulded giltwood frame, a...

An Irish hall seat in finely carved and painted mahogany. Depicting mythological beasts, neoclassical elements and shamrock. Newly upholstered in raw linen.

A superb and rare long set of fourteen antique Irish oak dining arm-chairs, Circa 1840 in date. The carved oak frames are decorated with three and four leaf clovers, foliage and ...

A superb quality and impressive Irish early Victorian flame mahogany breakfront gentleman’s wardrobe by Robert Strahan & Co of Dublin. Made with excepti...

A Belleek four-strand oval basket 20th century Oval basket with a waved loop rim applied with sprigs of flowers, impressed banner mark. Note: Restoration to four loops, as i...

A stunning early 19th century Irish Killarney ware arbutus wood work box, the hinged cover typically inlaid with a scene of Glena Cottage (Killarney) an...

George II Irish Mahogany fold out games table on four pad feet with a single drawer to the front.

Presenting a gorgeous 19th century Irish country squires mahogany Hunt table. This table was made in the late 19th century circa 1880, and is made of solid mahogany and sits on 8 legs with padded hoof feet. 2 drop leafs on either side supported by swinging gate legs on either side when upwards. Beautiful interlocking detail to the side leafs and central section. Oval in shape …. it would comfortably seat 8 people. Made in Ireland. This is a ‘Hunt’ table and not to be confused with an Irish ‘Wake’ table. Whilst ‘Hunt Tables’ and ‘Wake Tables’ are similar in shape and design their original purposes could not be more different. Wake Tables were made and used by indigenous Irish people for 2 purposes: (1) As a full functional dining table and (2) the central section had to be of sufficient width and length to support a coffin for the purpose of ‘waking’ the deceased in their home. Wake Tables were almost always made of oak, as this was the most common wood found in Ireland and therefore available to the ordinary (and poor) Irish Folk. Sometimes they might also be made of elm or sycamore. Hunt Tables. however, we not made for the purposes of holding a coffin or ‘waking’ the dead. They were made for the ruling classes, nobility or gentry for the sole purpose of use on the day of the ‘hunt’. This would be the fox hunting season of Fall and Winter, where the participants in the ‘hunt’ would gather at the local manor house early in the morning and the snacks and refreshments would be displayed for eating and drinking on the ‘hunt’ table. Hunt Tables are almost always made of mahogany which was an expensive and exotic hardwood imported from Cuba and the West Indies. When not in use they would be put up against a wall with the leafs down and items would be displayed on top. This table is obviously a ‘hunt’ table because: (1) It is made of mahogany (2) the central section is not wide enough to safely hold at coffin at rest. We are of the firm opinion that this is in fact an Irish-made Hunt Table due top the legs and padded hoof feet which more closely resemble the feet one would find on an Irish Wake Table...

Pair of 18th century Chinese Chippendale-style armchairs with newly upholstered seats and backs in green damask fabric. This pair of chairs features blind fretwork on the arms and le...