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Pair of sofas
Artist: John Linnell (1729 - 1796)
Location: Kedleston Hall
Date: 1762 - 1765
Materials: gilt pine wood, upholstered in blue damask
Dimensions: 122 x 342 x 110 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £250,000 (Total: £250,000)
Review number: 3447 (1989)
Description:
Two of the four sofas designed for the drawing room at Kedleston Hall Derbyshire for Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Lord Scarsdale. At either end a triton and sea nymph entwine their tails with a dolphin, in the centre of the back a medallion has a profile head of Juno. The upholstery of blue damask is a modern copy of the original.
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