CHATSWORTH FINE ART SALE April 29th, 30th & May 1st 2026

83 Fonsie Mealy’s Est. 1934 803. A fine quality George III LadiesWork Table, attributed to Gillows, the lift top with string inlay and writing slope, above a frieze with faux drawer and ornate lion mask handles, and side slide candle stands, the back with pull up firescreen on a base with pleated work bag and square tapering legs, approx. 43cms wide x 73cms high (17” x 28½”). (1) Provenance: Clonbrock House, Galway, by direct family descent. €800 - €1200 805. A pair of large leather Fuel Buckets, with pierced carrying handles, each approx. 40cms (16”) high. (2) €400 - €600 806. A Georgian period Toasting Fork, with long lignum vitae handle with acorn finial top, approx. 56cms (22”) long; a Georgian style mahogany circular Table Pedestal, with brass circle in center, approx. 16cms high. (2) €200 - €300 807. A Georgian period rosewood rectangular shaped Tea Caddy, the hinged top opening to reveal glass bowl and storage section; also a sarcophagus shaped wooden Jewellery Box. (2) €150 - €220 808. A carved wooden and painted ‘Decoy’ type Model of a Seabird, on circular stand, approx. 34cms (13½”) high. (1) €80 - €100 801. A fine quality Irish Regency period mahogany DrumTable, in the manner of Gillingtons, the circular top with tooled leather inset above a frieze with eight drawers - (four faux) with ornate circular brass handles on pillar support, terminating on triform base with bun feet with castors, approx. 117cms diameter x 74cms high (46" x 29"). (1) €1500 - €2000 804. An extremely fine George III period inlaid mahogany dem-lune Side Table, almost certainly by William Moore of Dublin. The well inlaid top above a plain frieze, supported on square tapering legs with collars, 135cms wide x 81cms high x 57cms deep (53” x 32” x 22½”). (1) * The 1st Lord Clonbrock paid Mr. Moore £6 16s 6d for inlaid tables - (in the plural). In his forward to Christie’s catalogue for the Clonbrock sale, in 1976, the Knight of Glin stated that this table, which was retained by the family, was certainly one of these. He also pointed out that another is likely to have been Lo 118 in the sale but there is no way of telling how many tables Clonbrock purchased in 1789.
No document furniture by Moore is known to survive beyond the pieces recorded in the Clonbrock archive. However, a small number of items have been attributed to him on the basis of a single commode made for the third Duke of Portland, who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1782. This piece features an ivory plaque identifying Moore as its maker. A closely comparable commode is held in the V & A [W.56:1-3-1925], and other similar commodes and pier tables have appeared on the market periodically (see Glin & Peill, 2007, figs. 220-25; Furniture History Society). Provenance : Clonbrock House, Galway, by direct family descent. €4,000 - €6,000 802. An Irish George III period mahogany oval gate-leg Table, with heavy drop leaves, on cabriole legs terminating on pad feet. (1) Provenance: Removed from Castletown House, circa 1966, and thereafter retained in a private collection in County Kildare. €400 - €600