Bantry House dining table and Reynolds portrait in the frame

Irish Regency table and a portrait of Elizabeth Sheridan by Joshua Reynolds were among the top lots at London auction

The Bantry House Irish Regency dining table.

A dining table of the Irish Regency period from Bantry House and a portrait of Elizabeth Sheridan by Joshua Reynolds attracted considerable interest at Christie's in London last week. The portrait made £119,700 (€135,069) and the table made £69,300 (€78,198).

The five-pedestal table with four leaves was acquired by Richard White, first earl of Bantry (d. 1851) or his son, Viscount Berehaven, later second earl of Bantry (1800-1868), a noted and discriminating collector who travelled much of Europe.