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The Family roots can be traced back to Robert of Comyn, a noble who accompanied William the Conquerer in 1066, and who was subsequently made Earl of Northumberland. The house command...

Known for producing furniture of high quality, they counted among their clients the 5th and 6th Dukes of Roxburghe for Floors Castle, and the Earl of Haddington for Mellerstain

London: c 1750. Steel engraving on cream wove paper, 5 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (sheet) (142 x 162 mm), margins trimmed inside the platemark. Scattered handling wear, creasing and edge nic...

Sandon Hall is a 19th-century country mansion, the seat of the Earl of Harrowby, at Sandon, Staffordshire, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Stafford.

Lot Essay These chairs are closely related to those in two recognised Chippendale commissions: Sir Gilbert Heathcote (d. 1785), 3rd Baronet for Normanton Hall, Rutland and William C...

PROVENANCE Robert Clements (1732-1804), 1st Earl of Leitrim, Killadoon, County Kildare, probably acquired during his Grand Tour, 1753-54 (when in Rome his portrait was painted by Pom...

He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel Holled,and their son became William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper PC KC FRS (c. 1665 – 10 October 1723) an English politician who became the first Lord...

During the reign of Alexander II, Umphredus de Kilpatrick received from Malduin, Earl of Lennox, the estates of Colquhoun, Auchentorily and Dumbuck.

Provenance: Documented in a signed letter by Lady Maud Wilbraham, granddaughter of the Earl of Lathom, dated to 1892 and referencing earlier ownership by Mrs.

It was founded in the early 1900s and had an important clientele including the Earl of Pembroke, the Duke of Devonshire and W.H.

The gothic revival designer reputedly made drawings for tiles during his many journeys on the night train from London to Staffordshire, while engaged in works for the Earl of Shrewsb...

A defining feature of Savernake Forest since 1781, the limestone obelisk, topped with a scrolling capital below a decorative bronze urn, was erected by Thomas Bruce, Earl of Ailesbur...

Stood upon a naval type bronze-mounted four wheeled wooden carriage, including its wedge shaped quoin with knob handle. The Earls of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, Cumbria, presumably b...

View of the salon ('Single Cube Room') and great dining room of Wilton House, also known as the 'Double Cube Room' this room was part of a design for a series of state rooms by the a...

By James Sinclair, 14th earl of Caithness (British, 1821-1881) And William Bambridge (British, 1819-1879) Image size 28.3 × 23.3 cm in a custom oak frame by Darbyshire.

Antique print titled 'Edward Prince of Aquitain & Wales Duke of Cornwall & Earl of Chester'. Old print of Edward, Prince of Wales, the Black Prince.

He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England.

Originally designed by Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, the form was made popular by various furniture designers in 18th century England.

It was built by Charles William Bury, Earl of Charleville and was designed by Francis Johnston, one of the leading architects of the day, he also designed the G.P.O in Dublin.

In October 1738 he married Catherine Courtenay, a descendant of the Earls of Devon. Their second son, John Stackhouse (1742-1819), was an influential botanist and classical scholar w...

Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, built the first castle at Dunluce, In the 13th century.

The mouse was discovered in the Cavendish tomb in the vault of Bolsover Church at the time of the internment of the 4th Duke of Portland (1768 - 1854), from the skull of his father W...

This 36" x 36" acrylic on canvas work by Iranian artist Nasim Nekubakht is an abstract adaptation of the legend of Lady Godiva, the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. The legend dates ...

Provenance: The Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, The Earl of Beaconsfield. English c. 1790. Literature: Baker Stately Homes Catalogue, High Point, NC, 1982, p. 39.

It was restored by order of Sir William Hamilton and passed into the collection of his nephew, George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick.

Hallmarked London, 1782 11 1/4” wide x 7 1/2” deep x 5 1/2” high The armorial bearings almost certainly commemorate the marriage of Sir Roger Gresley, the 8th Baronet of Drakelowe, a...

For a similar chandelier, presumably by the same maker, Knebworth House the great banqueting hall, bought by Robert, First Earl of Lytton, British Ambassador in Paris (1887-91).

Provenance: Right Honourable Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. English c. 1790. Literature: Baker Stately Homes Catalogue, High Point, NC, 1982, p. 40.

He became Duke of York and Earl of Ulster in 1794. Promoted to General he enjoyed a couple of military successes in Flanders in 1794, but he and his army had to be evacuated in 1795.

Bought from Cobham Collection Rochester, Kent from the collection of the Earl of Darnley, July 1957 " (note: from wiki's article on the subject of " Earl of Darnley "I figured out t...

John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, was a refined intellect. He represented the discreet power and cultural sophistication of the British aristocracy at the height of the Victoria...

Pugin, responsible for this striking tile and others of its likeness, reputedly made drawings for tiles during his many journeys on the night train from London to Staffordshire, whil...

For a similar chandelier, presumably by the same maker, Knebworth House the great banqueting hall, bought by Robert, First Earl of Lytton, British Ambassador in Paris (1887-91).

By 1873 the company was located at 184 Brompton Road and lists over fifty titled gentleman as customers including The Duke of Richmond, The Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Jersey, th...

Known as "Warwick" from the patronage of the Earl of Warwick who sent him to Italy for 5 years.

Footnote: See George Bullock Cabinet-Maker by John Murray, Blairman & Sons, Chichester, 1988, No. 33, pp95-97 for a related table purchased by the Earl of Wemyss from the Bullock Sal...

Earl of Ormond. His son, Walter, succeeded as 18th.

A book on classical furniture by the 2nd Earl of Snowdon; David Linley. The book explains how the Western mind has gained its beliefs about beauty, harmony, and proportion from class...

"Hewell, the Seat of the Right Honorable the Earl of Plymouth" has toning and uneven discoloration to its sheet.

Francis Eyre had the title of the Earl of Newburgh in 1814 before the estate passed to Col C S Leslie of Balquhain by marriage in the mid 19th century.

The Gillows firm was especially popular with the English nobility and with powerful religious figures throughout the country. Clients included the Earls of Wilton, the Duke of Norfol...

Another virtually identical kingwood bureau plat is in the collection of the earls of Normanton at Somerley, Hampshire, and was probably acquired by Welbore Ellis Agar, 2nd Earl of N...

Other examples of these wine coolers have been found in the collections of various Royal households, including Prince Ernest Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland (the brother of King Geo...

As a member of the British Royal family he was made the United Kingdom's Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Kent and Earl of Ulster in 1866. He was offered the throne of Greece when he was...

He is mentioned in Thomas Sheraton’s 1803 ‘Cabinet Dictionary’ and worked extensively for the 5th Earl of Jersey at Middleton Park, Oxfordshire, and his London mansion in Berkeley Sq...

Twenty-one works of art in this sale would constitute a treasure Trove to any collector with their distinguished provenance associated with, among others, Queen Marie Antoinette, the...

It was restored by order of Sir William Hamilton and passed into the collection of his nephew, George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick.

They are all signed and bear the coat of arms of the Earl of Orford. Good condition, use on frames, not examined out of frame

Their patrons are known to have included the 5th & 6th Dukes of Roxburghe at Floors Castle, and the Earl of Haddington at Mellerstain. Ref: 0721

Lady Dormer, Mary Browne c. 1592 oil on panel 35 x 29 inches, unframed; 41 x 34.75 inches, inc. frame Inscribed 'Lady Dormore' Mary married Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampt...

His son of the same name travelled to Italy from 1747-1754 to purchase artworks and sculptures for British patrons which included the owner of Holkham Hall, Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of ...

She is an artist in residence on the Earl of Edgcumbe’s Estate, in Cornwall. Currently, she has a studio in The Old Cricket Pavilion.

English, circa 1910. Maud Earl (1864-1943) Maud Earl is quite possibly one of the most famous animal and dog painters of the nineteenth century, becoming a celebrity during the Vic...

Note: This remarkable chair is one of a companion set from the library at Althorp, Northamptonshire, the seat of the Earls of Spencer and ancestral home of HRH, Diana, The Princess ...

The group portrays Lord Francis Egerton (afterwards the Earl of Ellesmere) with his family and Landseer's related painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1837.

Originally designed by Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, this form of table was made popular by various furniture designers in 18th century England.

The panel in two parts shows the monogram of William Drury Nathaniel Drury-Lowe JP, DL (1828 - 1906), and Lucy Needham, daughter of Viscount Newry and Sister of the 3rd Earl of Kilmo...