A Very Imposing example of an Irish well figured Satinwood rectangular Writing or Occasional Table complete with gilt tooled leather writing surface with lift up mechanism which could also be as a Lectern, an adjustable heat fabric silk lined shield is fitted at back area, made during the last half of the Nineteenth Century.
The adjustable rectangular surface above a single oak lined drawer with original brass handles and elegant ivory escutcheon, ending on foul square tapering legs, complete with polished brass castors.
Founded in 1776 as a cabinet maker, Robert Strahan & Co. grew to become one of Ireland’s premiere furniture designers, exhibiting at The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853 in Dublin. A walnut table, exhibited at the second London International Exhibition of 1862, showcased their talent for both design and manufacture. Bringing together marquetry, scrolling foliage, masks, strap work and cartouches in a piece of some merit; A fine piece displaying the influence of Thomas Hope and Richard Bridgens, it was illustrated in the Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue for the London exhibition.Designing and manufacturing for the Office of public works, they gained the reputation for high quality furniture and were commissioned to design and manufacture for some of the great Irish country houses such as Doneraile Court, Co. Cork and Lisnavagh, Co. Carlow.