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‘The tinsel of fashion and the gewgaws of luxury’: the Fonthill sale of 1801
06/2008 | 1263 | 150
Pages: 381-388
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Author:
Gemmett, Robert J. (Gemmett, Robert J.)
Subjects
buildings:
Fonthill Abbey, Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, Great Britain
collectors and dealers:
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
dates:
1800-1809
print:
Beckford, William, 1760-1844
subjects:
Auctions / Sales catalogues / Furniture / Paintings / Decorative arts
Illustrations
Attributed works:
13. William Beckford, by George Romney. 1781–82. Canvas, 239.2 by 144.8 cm. (National Trust, Upton House, Warwickshire).
Attributed works:
14. Fonthill Splendens, by John Buckler. 1806. Watercolour, 32.1 by 50.5 cm. (Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Library, Devizes).
Attributed works:
15a and b. Writing table and dressing commode shown closed and extended, attributed to John Channon. c.1765. Mahogany and padouk, inlaid with brass; gilt-bronze mounts, 90 by 160.5 by 73 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
16. Pair of George III double-chairback hall benches, attributed to John Soane. Late 1780s. Mahogany, each 82 by 137.2 by 53.34 cm. (Courtesy Duke’s of Dorchester, Fine Art Auctioneers).
Attributed works:
17. Personification of Music, by Andrea Casali. c.1760–66. Canvas, 231.1 by 243.8 cm. (Great Hall at Dyrham Park).
Attributed works:
18. Design for the State Bed at Fonthill Splendens, by John Soane. 1788. Pen and watercolour, 22 by 18 cm. (Bodleian Library, Oxford, Beckford MS, bk.VIII, fol.1).