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06 May

Posted at 11:56h in

One of a set of George I Soho tapestries attributed to Joshua Morris, woven with arabesque designs with urns of flowers on scrolled pedestals,various birds and brightly coloured swags of flowers, the broad borders woven with strapwork and flowers in wool and silk. These tapestries formerly hung in the State Bedroom at Normanton Park, Rutland, the property of Sir Gilbert Heathcote. They were brought to Grimsthorpe before the the demolition of Normanton in 1923....

03 May

Posted at 12:46h in

A 17th century Antwerp gilt-bronze-mounted ebony and tortoiseshell cabinet, inlaid with polychrome panels and mother-of-pearl.   The arcaded central cupboard doors open to reveal a classical interior with a painted landscape background. The stand is of ornately carved and gilded wood with eagles at each corner....