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Description: | Dutton's detailed knowledge of 18th century decorative and fine art provided a collection including 17th and 18th century Italian paintings by Pelligrini, Grimaldi, Grisoni, Giordano, Corese, Labruzzi, Locatelli, Pagano, Ricci and Francesco Fontebasse; Sculpture and objects in precious and semi-precious stone with 17th century marble roundels of Caesars, a porphyry bust of Augustus Caesar, 17th century bust of a Roman Consul, many 18th century Blue John ornaments including a George III giltwood table with slab topfrom Kedleston House and ormolu mounted perfume burner by matthew Boulton from Lowther Castle.
Furniture represents a grand tour collection with giltwood and hardstones, including a pietra dura table on a French Regence frame, 18th century wall and pier glasses, also giltwood especially a Robert Adam designed dining room pier glass for Derby House and Regency furniture; metalwork includes ormolu Apollo Belvedere and Bacchus on porphry plinths, French empire tazze and candelabrs by Pierre Phillipe Thomire; 18th and 19th century Savonnerie carpets and Sevres dining services and figurines from Louis XVI to the Empire. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | Bramdean
Arlesford Hampshire United Kingdom,
SO24 0LA | Telephone: | 01962 771305 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:4485 | Go to resource |
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