During the term of The Honourable Richard Bowles, Mr. S. H. Kilgour loaned the dining table to Government House. In 1970, the Government purchased the table and 12 matching chairs. Although the table was in fair condition, the chairs had been in a fire and were in multi pieces. It took a year of painstaking restoration by a Government upholsterer and cabinetmaker to restore them to their original condition. These chests were originally used as dressers.
Mechanism is French.
In this set, the Ormolu is a wash of gold lacquer on brass. This beautiful set was located and obtained from a large country estate in Worcester, outside of Evesham, England. He was the son of Sir Charles Tupper, one of the Fathers of Confederation. This interesting piece was a wedding present to Sir Charles Tupper and his bride. No two ice blocks are identical.