The Jerold D. Krouse Collection: Masterpieces from America & Ireland | November 11, 2025
Tue, Nov 11, 2025 10:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 41
Fine Irish George II Carved Mahogany Chest on Stand
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Sold for
$6,000
Sold Price excludes BP
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mid 18th century, richly grained mahogany throughout, top opening to a light wood veneered interior, single dovetailed drawer, the well carved frame with scrolling foliage and rosettes centering a lion mask, conforming carved sides, paw feet, 44 x 52 x 26-1/2 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, March 4th, 1994, lot 243; Christie's New York, January 21st, 1999, lot 332; The Jerold Krouse Collection
Exhibited: The Art Institute of Chicago, 'Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840, March 2025-June 2025. Illustrated in the accompanying catalog p.169, catalog no. 225.
Literature: Illustrated in Irish Furniture by the Knight of Glin and James Peill, pg. 245, plate 174.
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Sotheby's London, March 4th, 1994, lot 243; Christie's New York, January 21st, 1999, lot 332; The Jerold Krouse Collection
very good condition overall, rich brown color, appears to retain its original pierced brasses and escutcheons, warping and finish distress at top with two small patches at one back corner, hinges replaced
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