The Blessington Commode is considered to be one most important pieces of mid-18th century Irish furniture to come to the auction market in decades
Outstanding marquetry on the Blessington Commode
In walnut, with delicate interlacing designs suggesting marine plant life known as seaweed marquetry, the serpentine chest is attributed to John Kirkhoffer, who was one of a family of German immigrants who worked in the Dublin furniture trade in the 18th and early 19th centuries. As Protestants, they had fled an area in Germany known as the Rhineland-Palatinate. It is estimated that 800 German families, comprising more than 3,000 people, were sent to Ireland at the time.
Another beautiful piece of craftsmanship is a pair of Irish D side tables with Bossi inlaid marble tops . Little is known about Pietro Bossi, who, like Kirkhoffer, had emigrated to Dublin in the 1700s, but his legacy of craftsmanship is assured as much inlay work of the 19th century is still referred to as “Bossi work”, thus cementing his notoriety as one of the masters of Baroque fireplaces.
Curiosities always feature in these sales, serving as a reminder of the past. Along with a George III inlaid mahogany chamber barrel organ by Astor & Co is a rare George III mahogany “exercise” chair from about 1810 .George III exercise chair €2,000-€3,000
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