London and later moved to 35 Drummond Street
child or baby masks are far more scarce than adult examples and this particular mask is similar to the historic death bust of the first baby in the world delivered with the use of ether anaesthetic by James Young Simpson in 1847
The boxes interior has the remains of the paper lining and we cannot find a makers name
The lions were more than likely painted at least forty years ago but wouldn’t have been painted at the time they were made
Simply stunning decorators pieces that would have been commissioned for only one of the most prominent English country houses of its time
A Principally 17thC Louis XIV Aubusson Tapestry Upholstered French Provincial Wingback Armchair from Chateau Bayenvaal sub-Curios London and later moved toOrigin: French Period: Louis XIV Provenance: Chateau Bayenvaal, Near Paris Date: c. 1680, the tapestry upholstery of the same period, recovered in the 1960s Height: 45. 5 inches Width: 29 inches Depth: 30 inches (all approximate and at extremities) The seventeenth century French armchair, being upholstered in a period floral tapestry and later mid twentieth century powder and peacock blue silk velvet, with additional cushion, the whole with tassel