Duke and Duchess of Windsor's Pug Pillows

This is a three volume boxed set of sale catalogues which were produced by Sotheby's in 1999 for the disposal of the effects of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It ranges from large scale pieces of furniture from their homes in France to many personal items...

Pair of Curtain Pelmets From the Collection of the Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle Two curtain pelmets upholstered in stone velour with twisted being and brown silk cord. They could easily be re-upholstered and/or repurposed. The pair of 3 pelmets Length 250cm., 98 1/2" height 52cm., 20 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" Acquired with an identical pair of larger pelmets -being sold separately A pair of pelmets - length 178 70" 5ft10' height 27cm 10 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" A larger single pelmet - 199cm., 78 1/4" 6ft6" height 27cm 10 1/2" depth 14cm., 5 1/2" Provenance : Attic sale of items from Alnwick Castle & as well as the Duke’s official London residence Syon House, Stanwick Hall, Albury Park and other Ducal properties. Alnwick Castle - the origins of the Castle date back to the Norman period. Since 1309, its story has been intertwined with that of the Percy family, a family with a history as illustrious as the castle’s own. The second largest inhabited castle in the UK, Alnwick has served as a military outpost, a teaching college, a refuge for evacuees, a film set, and not least as a family home. The incunbent Duke & Duchess of Northumberland have developed Alnwick Castle as a significant visitor attraction and a garden renaissance in the creation of The Alnwick Garden. Maker : Whytock and Reid...