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  • Dining table and chairs from Ynysgain, Cricieth, the home of the Jones and Pughe Jones families between 1501-1890.
Dining table and chairs from Ynysgain, Cricieth
  • This type of large table would have been usually placed against a wall or partition within a 17th-century hall-house. For this reason, only one side of the table would be decorated with carvings. It is thought that this particular table was made on the Maesrhyddid estate in Blackwood, Monmouthshire.
Side table, Blackwood, 18th century
  • Occasional table of bog oak with ivory inlay, the top showing a view of a castle inscribed Ruthin Castle 1872. Underneath the table are the words: Made by W. Roberts Porter at Ruthin Castle.
Ruthin Castle table [image 1 of 2]
  • Nant-Wallter cottage would have originally been occupied by the workers of the nearby Taliaris estate, Carmarthenshire, on whose land the cottage was built c. 1770. The plain country furniture therefore depicts the home of a farm labourer at the end of the 18th century. The settle placed by the fireside was an important piece in the cottage providing a draught-free sitting area for the family. The table was also a practical piece, being long and narrow to provide more living space and fitted with deep drawers for storage.
Nant-Wallter cottage interior, Museum of Welsh Life
  • The tollhouse was built in 1772 and originally stood at Penparcau, near Aberystwyth. It consists of a single room as seen in this photograph, one end being used for the collection of tolls and a single fireplace at the opposite end for heating and cooking. The house has been furnished to around the year 1843, the period of the Rebecca Riots when many tollgates were destroyed.
Interior of Aberystwyth Southgate Tollhouse, Museum of Welsh Life
  • Photograph of Lots 108 and 109. The description of Lot 108 on page 11 of the catalogue reads as follows: 'An exceptional set of heppelwhite mahogany dining-room chairs with reeded supports, the backs carved with swags of drapery and acanthus leaves, the seats upholstered in crimson leather (comprising 6 single and 2 carving chairs)'. The description of Lot 109 on page 11 reads as follows: 'A rare mahogany silver table on square supports with spade feet and diagonal stretcher, the shaped top having pierced and carved gallery edge, 3ft. x 2ft.'
Sale Catalogue of the Antiques, Furniture and Out-door Effects at Bathafarn Hall, Ruthin, 1934 [page facing p.11, image 14 of 41]