Dumfries House

In 2007, HRH The Prince of Wales formed a consortium to purchase Dumfries House - one of the country's most notable heritage properties.

The shape of the legs is closely related to a pair of card tables supplied to Sir Lawrence Dundas for the blue drawing room at Dumfries House and illustrated by Christopher Gilbert, ...

A pair of card tables supplied by Thomas Chippendale for the 5th Earl of Dumfries at Dumfries House, Scotland in 1759. A concertina-action card table, circa 1755-60, with quadrant hi...

She has been selected for a studio residency in Scotland at the Dumfries House and will spend two month at the Vytlacil residency (Art Students League of New York ) next summer.

Furthermore, the plain red wash on the underside of the pedestals of the present desk, is the same as that seen on much of the furniture supplied by Chippendale to Dumfries House, an...

Such rare and magnificent prints adorn the walls of Scotland's historic Dumfries House. This work of art offers a rare opportunity to own something of exceptional craftsmanship and h...

There are drawings of heron supported tables found in Chippendale’s directory, and also designs supplied to Dumfries House by Francis Brody.

Covering his life, business, furniture designs, patrons - including the famous commission for the Earl of Dumfries for Dumfries House (another item for sale in our inventory is a 2 v...

The bills refer to items of Bow bought by Lord Dumfries for Dumfries House where the porcelain still remains and provides a valuable aid to dating.

Reference: To see similar plates with a red enameled border see Christie's Dumfries House sale Volume II lot 356. Dumfries is a Palladian country house in Scotland.

While Chippendale's firm made several examples of this overall form, such as the much more elaborate example at Dumfries House, this piece compares best to pieces at Paxton and Noste...

A rare early George III mahogany supper table plausibly by the most celebrated maker of English furniture, Thomas Chippendale, Circa 1770-1780 On the 5 May 1759, a notably similar...

The simulated fluted and canted corners are a detail favoured by the eminent firm of Ince and Mayhew, (see Christies catalogue volume two, Dumfries House, Fraday 13th July 2007. The ...

On the 5 May 1759, a notably similar table in form was supplied to Dumfries house by Thomas Chippendale “A mahog: breakfast table of fine wood wt. a Writing drawer and wirework round...

Similar examples can be seen in Dumfries House, Normanton Park, Rutland, and also Harewood House, West Yorkshire.

Another table by Chippendale’s hand at Dumfries House also features the same distinctively shaped top with its sinuous lines and butterfly wing flaps, an unusual style for the period...

Another table by Chippendale’s hand at Dumfries House also features the same distinctively shaped top with its sinuous lines and butterfly wing flaps, an unusual style for the period...

Christies 2 volume set catalogue Dumfries House, first edition. Rare and hard to find catalogues as the sale never took place.

It is, however, more closely related to a breakfast table supplied by Chippendale to Dumfries House and several other dressing tables supplied to Paxton and Nostell Priory.

Reference: To see similar plates with a red enameled border see Christie's Dumfries House sale Volume II lot 356. Dumfries is a Palladian country house in Scotland.

This antique English late 18th century chair is almost identical to several in Dumfries House, Scotland. Refs: Christopher Gilbert ‘The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale’ pg. 1...

Around 1899 his Family took up residence at Dalswinton House, just north of Dumfries, which they occupied for the next twenty years.

Provenance: Scottish Country House. By repute The Marquess of Bute, Dumfries House.  

Chippendale’s important commission for Dumfries House, came to public attention in 2007, when the contents of Dumfries House were set to be auctioned at Christie’s in London followin...