This antique circular Irish Georgian dining or library table made 7,000 at the Woodwards auction in Cork on October 19. The table, which is marked Strahan, is 66″ wide and on a foliate carved tripod with scroll feet. Founded in Dublin in 1776 Robert Strahan’s firm served some of the great country houses of Ireland. The Strahan output is noted for its quality.
By 1845 they had workshops at Henry St. and Leinster St. Robert Strahan and Co. showed at the Dublin Great Industrial Exhibition in 1853, which had been modelled on the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, and at the London International Exhibition of 1862.