Pair of 18th Century Irish Side Table by William Moore of Dublin
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Circa 1790
A matched pair of marquetry Harewood demi-lune side tables by William Moore of Dublin. Each top has radiating paterae within a broad satinwood border enclosing alternating flowerheads. Crossbanded in tulipwood, boxwood and ebony as decoration. The frieze with simulated fluting, raised on square tapering legs inlaid with bellflower pendants and headed by oval panels of yew wood.
William Moore was a well-known 18th century cabinet maker. He is believed to have had a residence or workshop on Inns Quay and Charles Street, Dublin. It is thought that Moore went through the School of Landscape and Ornament drawing at the Dublin Society Drawing School in Dublin 1768. Moore went to London where he was apprenticed to cabinet makers, Ince & Mayhew. William Ince and John Mayhew were the most significant cabinet makers in London at the time and had worked with Robert Adam.
Ince & Mayhew along with Robert Adam had worked on several houses together such as Croome Court, Derby House, and Adelphi. They had a prestigious list of clients including the Prince of Wales, Duke of Beaufort and the Duke of Devonshire. On Moores return to Dublin in 1777, after spending a short time in Waterford, he was encouraged to carry on business as a cabinetmaker in Dublin. In October 1779 the Faulkner’s Dublin Journal carried the following advertisement:-
William Moore, Inlayer and cabinetmaker, No 22 Abbey Street (Late of the city of Waterford) begs leave to acquaint the nobility and gentry, he intends carrying on the business in all its branches – Any order shall be carefully attended to and the hopes for his study to please and long experience at Messrs Mayhew and Ince of London, to meet the approbation of those who shall please to honour him with their commands – N.B few large pieces of elegant inlaid work can be seen. An apprentice is wanted, a lad of genius for drawing, no one else need apply.
William Moore was a well-known 18th century cabinet maker. He is believed to have had a residence or workshop on Inns Quay and Charles Street, Dublin. It is thought that Moore went through the School of Landscape and Ornament drawing at the Dublin Society Drawing School in Dublin 1768. Moore went to London where he was apprenticed to cabinet makers, Ince & Mayhew. William Ince and John Mayhew were the most significant cabinet makers in London at the time and had worked with Robert Adam.
Ince & Mayhew along with Robert Adam had worked on several houses together such as Croome Court, Derby House, and Adelphi. They had a prestigious list of clients including the Prince of Wales, Duke of Beaufort and the Duke of Devonshire. On Moores return to Dublin in 1777, after spending a short time in Waterford, he was encouraged to carry on business as a cabinetmaker in Dublin. In October 1779 the Faulkner’s Dublin Journal carried the following advertisement:-
William Moore, Inlayer and cabinetmaker, No 22 Abbey Street (Late of the city of Waterford) begs leave to acquaint the nobility and gentry, he intends carrying on the business in all its branches – Any order shall be carefully attended to and the hopes for his study to please and long experience at Messrs Mayhew and Ince of London, to meet the approbation of those who shall please to honour him with their commands – N.B few large pieces of elegant inlaid work can be seen. An apprentice is wanted, a lad of genius for drawing, no one else need apply.
Provenance
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Condition
Good
W
122.00cm
48.03 inches
H
84.00cm
33.07 inches
D
53.00cm
20.87 inches
Origin
Irish
Irish
Medium
Harewood, boxwood, tulipwood, ebony
Harewood, boxwood, tulipwood, ebony
Reference
8900-8187
8900-8187
£90,000.00
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