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Chatsworth House treasures go on sale

Chatsworth House auction: Chatsworth House in Derbyshire
Chatsworth House: Items from the building's attics are being put on sale Photograph: Rex Features
Chatsworth House auction: A George III gilt-bronze mounted library bookcase
A George III gilt and bronze library bookcase, circa 1800, through which the Prince Regent passed to visit Mrs Fitzherbert Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: A Regency gilt-bronze free standing nine light candelabrum
A Regency gilt-bronze free standing nine-light candelabra, circa 1820, originally used in the Painted Hall of Chatsworth House Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: A carved, painted, faux-marble and gilt chimneypiece
A carved, painted, faux-marble and gilt chimneypiece, with carving, to a design by William Kent Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: A detail of a George II carved white marble chimneypiece
A detail of a George II carved white marble chimneypiece by William Kent (circa 1735) Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: A door from the Dining Room of Devonshire House
A door from the dining room, after a design by William Kent Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: A regency carved giltwood and gesso overmantel frame
A regency carved giltwood and gesso overmantel frame, circa 1810, bearing the Devonshire coat of arms and ducal coronet Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: A walnut-veneered combined record ëchangerí and wireless by Garrard & Co
A walnut-veneered combined record player and wireless by Garrard & Co, alongside a smaller radio Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: An eclectic group of architectural fragments
An eclectic group of architectural fragments, dating from the 18th century onwards Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: Louis XV single chairs
A Louis XV single chair Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: The Devonshire Borghese table
The Devonshire Borghese table, an Italian carved giltwood console table with a serpentine alabaster veneered top (mid-18th century) Photograph: Sotheby's
Chatsworth House auction: The Granary at Chatsworth
The Granary at Chatsworth, one of the areas in which fixtures and fittings from the house were stored Photograph: Sotheby's
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