It is a theme of the finest examples of Irish mahogany furniture to feature a central motif, usually a shell or the mask of a fantastical beast. The depiction here of a female mask, likely of Venus, is particularly rare and can possibly be related to themes developed in the furniture of the English Palladian interior.

The table makes further classical reference with hairy clawed paw feet which evoke Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, who was often depicted riding wild cats in relief carvings and other iconography. The carving on the knees of the table is also noteworthy. The scrolls and the angular shape of the strapwork joining them resemble Jacobean designs of nearly one hundred and fifty years earlier. 

The table is refined with a moulded top and a shaped cockbeaded frieze continuing to the sides which is possibly unusual in the absence of any punching or decoration of the ground. Both the font and back legs are hipped and carved, in addition to scrolls and strapwork, with traditional Irish imagery of shells and leaves. 

The table is constructed of wonderful quality mahogany and has developed exceptional colour and patina.