261 GILLOWS of LANCASTER (attributed) 24 seat Banquet Table, carved mahogany in the Chippendale style, circa 1890, originally commissioned by Sir ROBERT LUCAS-TOOTH this table is believed to have been part of the original furnishings for his Sydney mansion “SWIFTS” in Darling point, which at the time had a ballroom larger than that of Government House. The House and table were sold in 1915 to EDMUND RESCH where he lived until his death in 1923. Eventually, it came into the possession of the Moran Health Group in Sydney and then was bequeathed under the Cultural Gifts Program to the SIR HENRY ROYCE FOUNDATION in 2008 with a market valuation of $40,000 done by ANTHONY DAVIES of Braidwood N.S.W. Davies cites similar examples selling at auction for between $100,000 and $355,000. Similar tables are illustrated in “Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design” by Edward Joy, [Lon. 1977]. 77cm high, 5800cm wide, 1800cm deep, (19’ x 6’) $20,000–30,000 261 36