Circa 1880. Outstanding Irish Chippendale style consul table in the manner of Hicks of Dublin. The single-piece rectangular top, with moulded edges on all sides in a quality figured Spanish mahogany. The classical Irish deep frieze with a central shell and rococo foliate decorations, and supported on fluted cabriole legs with bold acanthus carved knees terminating in acanthus decorated scrolled toes. The sides with matching decorated skirts, and the rear legs (unusually) of similar bold construction to the front legs. The antique wood mahogany top (possibly originally had a marble top) has been traditionally restored. James Hicks was born into a family of Dublin chair-makers and was trained in London in the cabinet-making workshops on Tottenham Court Road. On his return to Dublin, he set up businesses in Lower Pembroke Street in 1894 and established what was to become one of the city''s leading cabinet-making firms. His clients included Princess Victoria, the Crown Princess ...