A set of six giltwood side chairs (c.1773) made by Thomas Chippendale for the Saloon at Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, will be offered for sale by Dreweatts in the upcoming auction, Town and Country: The Collections from Cairness House and a Historic Townhouse on Wimpole Street, on 31 January 2024 (Lot 121). Each …
At the Chippendale Society Collection study day in August 2022 there was some discussion about the irregular character of Thomas Chippendale’s marriage license, which the Society owns (1). One of our members, Peter White, subsequently got in touch: ‘Following on from the brief discussion about Thomas Snr’s marriage license, I …
A series of masterclass study days examining the internationally important Chippendale and Trotter furniture collections at Paxton House, Berwickshire, will take place in September 2023. Organised by the Paxton House Trust and led by David Jones and Dr Fiona Salvesen Murrell, masterclasses with cover areas such as furniture type, technical …
A lost piece of Chippendale furniture will soon be returned to its original home at Paxton House in the Scottish Borders. The Paxton Secretaire, commissioned in the 1770s, has recently been re-acquired and conserved by the Paxton Trust with the support of several donors, including The Chippendale Society. The Paxton …
A pair of previously unknown Chippendale chairs were sold last autumn at Denham’s Auctioneers, Sussex (6 October, Lot 168). The chairs are in the familiar Chippendale ‘cabriole’ style of the 1770s and share decorative elements with chairs at Nostell Priory and Petworth House in particular. Traces of the original bright …