Chatsworth House: Items from the building's attics are being put on salePhotograph: Rex FeaturesA George III gilt and bronze library bookcase, circa 1800, through which the Prince Regent passed to visit Mrs FitzherbertPhotograph: Sotheby'sA Regency gilt-bronze free standing nine-light candelabra, circa 1820, originally used in the Painted Hall of Chatsworth HousePhotograph: Sotheby's
A carved, painted, faux-marble and gilt chimneypiece, with carving, to a design by William KentPhotograph: Sotheby'sA detail of a George II carved white marble chimneypiece by William Kent (circa 1735)Photograph: Sotheby'sA door from the dining room, after a design by William KentPhotograph: Sotheby'sA regency carved giltwood and gesso overmantel frame, circa 1810, bearing the Devonshire coat of arms and ducal coronetPhotograph: Sotheby'sA walnut-veneered combined record player and wireless by Garrard & Co, alongside a smaller radioPhotograph: Sotheby'sAn eclectic group of architectural fragments, dating from the 18th century onwardsPhotograph: Sotheby'sA Louis XV single chairPhotograph: Sotheby'sThe Devonshire Borghese table, an Italian carved giltwood console table with a serpentine alabaster veneered top (mid-18th century)Photograph: Sotheby'sThe Granary at Chatsworth, one of the areas in which fixtures and fittings from the house were storedPhotograph: Sotheby's
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