The early 19th century Irish giltwood side table made £23,750.
AN Irish giltwood side table made £23,750 over an estimate of £8,000-12,000 at Christie’s in South Kensington this week. The early 19th century rectangular table with a variegated grey and pink marble top was part of the Brian Juhos Collection which made £1,607,687.
The marble top lies above a green man mask central pendant flanked by acanthus leaves. There are s scroll legs and later ebonised pads, part of a later regilt and restoration.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for Friday, April 12, 2013).