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AEDca. 1850 James Egan Killarney, Ireland Game Table
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- Lot Description
Featured in this lot is a Rare 19th Century James Egan Killarney, Ireland Handmade Inlaid Game Table, circa 1850-1861; an identical example by James Egan 1850-1861 is in the Royal Collection Trust in the UK (acquired by Queen Victoria). James Egan was a 19th-century Irish master furniture maker (active c. 1840s–1870s) renowned for Killarney furniture and intricate marquetry. Egan was a prominent manufacturer whose quality was high enough to receive royal commissions. He was engaged to create presentation pieces for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert during their 1861/1862 visits to Killarney. His tables and cabinets are "profusely inlaid" with traditional Irish symbols, including shamrocks, ferns, harps, and iconic local landmarks like Muckross Abbey or Glena Cottage. This highly decorative Victorian furniture is wonderfully and professionally crafted from maple, walnut and yew woods. The table features an intricate marquetry inlay top depicting Muckross Abbey in the centre oval cartouche of the top bordered with shamrocks and a fletching design. Surrounding the centre oval are two inlay borders of a herringbone design and the other of acanthus and oak leaves, "Muckross Abbey Killarney" is engraved below the depiction. A folding top swivels to reveal a storage drawer for game pieces. Top lifts open to reveal a marquetry and parquetry interior top with a cribbage board enclosed within a leafy vine border and flanked by backgammon-design ends; the rectangular centre of the cribbage board is signed "Made in the Gap of Dunloe Killarney". Opposing leaf contains a checkerboard within leafy vine and barber pole inlaid borders, flanked by pictorial inlaid cartouches of "Glena Cottage Killarney" and "Ross Castle Killarney". Tapered "barber pole" legs and aprons feature inlay trailing oak leaf foilage designs. Provenance: Table was brought from Ireland in 1926 by Reverand Michael O' Sullivan, First Chaplain at Sacred Heart Convent Sisters of the Humility of Mary in Great Falls, Montana, and presented to the Sisters of Humility. It was later donated by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Convent to the 1971 "Great Falls Central Catholic High School Action Auction". Provenance includes April 28, 1971 edition of the "Montana Catholic Register, Vol. XLVII, No. 17" that mentions the history of the table. Similar inlaid game tables are known for their distinctive regional style. These tables were highly prized for their craftsmanship, reflecting the tourism and, specifically, the visit of Queen Victoria in 1862, which boosted the popularity of such, often commissioned, luxury souvenirs. This gaming table is in fair to good overall condition, shrinkage and moisture warping exhibited. Small areas of missing inlay. Measures 17.125"W x 32.5"L x 31.375"H. Previously valued at $100,000.
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