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Collections > Furniture
A comprehensive collection of European furniture between 100 and 400 years old, displayed in fine panelled period rooms together with furnishings from John and Josephine Bowes' homes in France.
Child's Armchair
Child's armchair in oak. The back legs are square-sectioned, the front legs and stretchers turned. The front legs have a series of round holes about 3 cm. apart,... view details
Cabinet
China cabinet of carved oak in Louis XV style with door panel of glass. Height: 152 cm view details
Trinket Box
Trinket box veneered in rootwood with a painted panel on lid. The box has rounded corners and all sides are veneered in rootwood with a lozenge-shaped keyhole... view details
Music Stand
Music stand is made of beechwood, painted black and gilded. The music rest is shaped in the form of a lyre, with brass 'strings'. It is adjustable in height, and is... view details
Part of a pair of caned settees
The back panels of this pair of caned settees are decorated with carvings of musical instruments, a lyre crossed with a pair of trumpets. This suggests that the... view details
Music Stand
Beech and mahogany music stand with double-sided music rest. The support can be raised and lowered on a ratchet. Size: Height: 150 cm. Width: 40 cm. (Approx). view details
Chair
High-backed chair in walnut with seat and back of stamped leather. The legs, back uprights and stretchers are bobbin-turned, the front legs ending in Spanish paw... view details
Secretaire
Fall-front secretaire veneered in flame-figured mahogany, in Gothic style. Offset corners of column clusters on stump feet with foliate capitals. Fall front with... view details
Chaise Longue
Chaise longue of carved mahogany with upholstery of floral gros-point on a black ground. Size: Length: 135 cm; Height: 88 cm approx. view details
Chair
17th century Italian walnut chair with carved back and stretchers, and with inlay of paler wood, possibly sycamore. Size: Height: 127 cm; Width: 52 cm:... view details