There were originally three window seats in the Library which were designed en suite with the scroll sofas in the mirror recesses opposite. They remained at Kenwood until the auction of 1922. It is the second of the window seats to return to Kenwood and will join other Adam furniture within the Adam Library, as well as Lord Mansfield’s writing desk.

Artists include

• Robert Adam
• William France Senior

Provenance

Commissioned by 1st Earl of Mansfield for Kenwood House; by descent; C.B.King Ltd, London, 1922; ...; Lincoln Antiques Fair, 2009; Yew Tree House Antiques, New York. The work has been vetted by the Art Loss Register.