An Irish George II mahogany side table with a top estimate of $50,000 sold for $130,000 at Brunk Auctions in North Carolina on February 12. The c1760 table was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago show Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design, 1690-1840 in 2015. It is illustrated in Irish Furniture, Yale University Press by the Knight of Glin and James Peill. The table has a single board mahogany top on carved stand with leaf, scroll, and rocaille ornament in deep relief and a carved winged mask of Venus issuing from a shell. Based in Asheville, North Carolina Brunk Auctions is a national auction service with an international clientele specialising in fine art and antiquities.
At the same sale an Irish George II made $70,000; an Irish carved figured bookcase cabinet made $30,000 and two pairs of chairs from Russborough House made $44,000 and $46,000 respectively.
