Our first destination was Levens Hall, a house built around a pele tower erected by the Redman family about 1350. It was greatly extended by the next occupants, the Bellinghams, and in 1689 was sold to James Grahme, Keeper of the Privy Purse to James II. After the Glorious Revolution of 1688 Grahme thought it... Continue reading→

Mahogany China Case, c.1755, after a design by Thomas Chippendale. Ronald Phillips Ltd. One of the highlights of this year’s catalogue from London dealer Ronald Phillips Ltd is this mid-eighteenth century mahogany China Case, whose design corresponds closely to plate CVI of the first edition of Chippendale’s Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director (1754). The China Case... Continue reading→