Antique Mahogany Carved Chippendale Demi-Lune Queen Anne Game Console Table 1900 Paintings Two posthumous exhibitions have helped

Two posthumous exhibitions have helped to provide a retrospective look at his oeuvre: “Remembering Michael Hurson – Paintings and Works on Paper

The plaques are of a large size at almost two feet in height

The top with a stepped crown and a carved 'brickwork' band below

He was created "Cavaliere di Cristo" by his patron Pope Clement VIII by whom he was much patronized and also by Pope Sixtus V

Antique Mahogany Carved Chippendale Demi-Lune Queen Anne Game Console Table 1900 Paintings Two posthumous exhibitions have helpedA very fine quality antique Chippendale style plum mahogany game console table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1910. The table is of demi lune form when closed & opens to form a full circle, the table top having beautiful 'plum pudding' grained mahogany, a highly prized pattern found within certain mahogany wood, particularly Honduran mahogany. This figuring resembles large, swirling drips or blotches in the grain, reminiscent of the fruit